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Cheddar Man

remains of a 8150 BC human male found in Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, UK
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Cheddar Man

Summary

Cheddar Man is a human[1]. He was born on 9000 BC[2]. He worked as a hunter-gatherer[3]. He ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,244 views/month, #6,737 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Cheddar Man was born on 9000 BC[2].
  • Cheddar Man worked as a hunter-gatherer[3].
  • Cheddar Man is recorded as male[5].
  • Cheddar Man's instance of is recorded as human[6].
  • Cheddar Gorge is named after Cheddar Man[7].
  • Cheddar Man's location of discovery is recorded as Gough's Cave[8].
  • Cheddar Man's Commons category is recorded as Cheddar Man[9].
  • Cheddar Man's mtDNA haplogroup is recorded as Haplogroup U[10].
  • Cheddar Man's Y-DNA Haplogroup is recorded as Haplogroup I2[11].

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Origins and Family

Cheddar Man was born on 9000 BC[2].

Career and Affiliations

Cheddar Man worked as a hunter-gatherer[3].

Why It Matters

Cheddar Man ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,244 views/month, #6,737 of 1,000,298).[4] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

FAQs

What did Cheddar Man do for work?

Cheddar Man worked as hunter-gatherer[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Cheddar Man. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/cheddar-man
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_cheddar-man_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Cheddar Man}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/cheddar-man}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 13h ago · Charp238 · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Y-dna haplogroup → Haplogroup I2
    Instance of → human
    Location of discovery → Gough's Cave
    Named after → Cheddar Gorge
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P8885]]: 체더 맨"
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