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One regret for Dr Milner is that Star Carr has not yielded "a single human bone" and only about 5% of the potential site has been dug, she estimated.

Other finds at Star Carr have included headdresses made from red deer skulls, thought to be used in rituals.

Star Carr hit the headlines in 2010 when a circular Stone Age structure found was dated to about 8,500 BC.

Star Carr is a Mesolithic, or Middle Stone Age, site near Scarborough in North Yorkshire dating to almost 11,000 years ago.

For example, bone deterioration has been documented at Star Carr, an archaeological site in northern England.