BRYMBO MAN AT THE MUSEUM OF 2 HALVES
In August 1958 local workmen were digging a trench near to Cheshire View, Brymbo, near Wrexham. There they encountered more than they had expected: a large capstone about 30 cm (1 ft) below the surface. They had stumbled upon what the modern day inhabitants refer to as 'Brymbo Man'.
Archaeologists arrived soon after, the discovery had been made and there discovered a stone-lined box or cist beneath. Within that box, the remains of the so-called "Brymbo Man" were discovered. Closely examining the damage to the skull, experts could tell that he survived a wound because they could see it healed. The teardrop shaped pit points to an arrow being the probable cause.
Estimated at being 3,500 years old, he is often branded Wrexham's oldest resident, and would have been alive back in the early Bronze Age period. He was one of a group of migrants known as the Beaker people, who landed in North Wales from mainland Europe.
In 2001 Manchester University produced a wax model reconstruction of the skull which can also be seen in the galleries of Wrexham Museum. The shape of his skull and the muscle attachments to his skull and leg bones show that he was a powerfully built man.
Brymbo Man's remains are on display at Wrexham County Borough Museum, located on County Buildings, Regent St, Wrexham LL11 1RB. The museum is free admission and is open during week days 10am - 5pm, Saturday's 11am - 4pm; the museum known as the project of two halves, when it will also become the new home for 'The Welsh National Football Museum'.
~ Midlife Writer
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