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A farmer undertaking land improvement works in the Dingle Peninsula in Ireland has uncovered an ancient previously undisturbed tomb. The Dingle Peninsula (Irish: Corca Dhuibhne) is in County Kerry ((Irish: Contae Chiarraí) in the south-west of Ireland. This tomb which is thought to date to back to the Bronze Age (2000BC-500BC), but could be earlier,  appears to be completely untouched. It is in its original state and contains human remains.

There needs to be a major international overhaul on how humans treat animals. This is a message that has to come from the present Covid-19 pandemic, but it is also a lesson that should have been learnt from previous disease outbreaks. Whilst there is at present an understandable and necessary global effort on improving treatment and developing vaccinations to tackle Covid-19. There is also a need to address the causes of this type of pandemic and lessen the risk of viruses that jump from animals to humans. Otherwise new such pandemics will emerge and spread.

Recently, concerns were raised by a 'Kernow Matters' member regarding the possible removal of management responsibility for Cornwall's Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and other green areas to a new Westminster Government quango situated to the east of the Tamar.

Accordingly, we wrote to the manager of the Cornwall AONB Partnership, Emma Browing, and have now received a response.

Copies of our communication sent and the reply are recorded hereunder.

Research published in the Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society, has reported on the discovery of traces of the stone age inhabitants of the Cairngorms. A team consisting of students from the universities of Aberdeen and Dublin has uncovered evidence confirming people were living in the Cairngorms from as early as 7500 BC.

Kernow Matters To Us (KMTU) has received a number of communications from folks including some of our own members who have had letters from the Office for National Statistics Census with non compliance warning notices threatening court action and up to £1,000 fines for failing to complete the Census. All these people completed the Census and posted the forms back. We have further established that many received two identical sets of Census forms and believe this is where the confusion arises.

Link to BBC News report: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-56188851

A Bronze Age slab found in Brittany (Breton: Breizh) is thought to be Europe’s oldest 3D map. It is believed to date from the early bronze age between 2150BC and 1600BC. Researchers from the French National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research (Inrap), Bournemouth University, the CNRS and the Université de Bretagne Occidentale (UBO – University of Western Brittany) examined the carved slab from Saint-Bélec (Leuhan, Finistère Department). The results of which have been published in the French journal Bulletin de la Société préhistorique française.

Menhir Champ-Dolent is the largest menhir in Brittany (Breton: Breizh). Brittany is famous for its many megalithic sites. Where large pre-historic stones have been used to create a structure or monument, which can either be alone or in groups. The giant Menhir Champ-Dolent standing stone is a granite Neolithic monument located 2 kilometres (1 mile) south of Dol-de-Bretagne (Breton: Dol). Its height above ground is between 9.3 and 9.5 metres (about 31 feet). It has an estimated weight of around 100 tonnes.

Easter is a Christian festival and holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead. This is described in the New Testament as having occurred on the third day after his burial following his crucifixion by the Romans at Calvary c. 30 AD. The Old Testament and the New Testament combine to make up the Holy Bible. The Holy Bible is defined as a book believed by Christians to contain the revelations of God and is the guiding holy text of the Christian religion.

Thousands have now signed a petition calling for mountain hares on the Isle of Man (Manx: Mannin) to be classed as a protected species. Proposals in the Manx draft Animal Welfare Bill would see the species reclassified from vermin to game.