The remains of a skeleton found underneath a medieval ship discovered buried in the banks of the River Usk in Newport are that of an Iron age man.
Tests carried out on the bones which were found in December 2002, have shown that they date back to 170BC.
It makes the skeleton about 1,500 years older than the 15th century ship.
The man is thought to have been about 5ft 9in tall and very muscular. He was probably in his late 20s or early 30s when he died.
Ordinarily, its position would have been considered in "good archaeological context" and related to the ship. Good thing for C-14.