The earliest evidence for modern humans in North West Europe is a jawbone discovered in Devon at Kents Cavern in 1927, which was re-dated in 2011 to between 41, 000 and 44, 000 years old.

In 2011 older modern human remains were identified in the UK ( Kents Cavern at 41, 000BP ) and Italy ( Grotta del Cavallo at 43, 000BP ), nonetheless the Romanian fossils are still among the oldest remains of Homo sapiens in Europe, so they may be representative of the first such people to have entered the continent.

There is some evidence of human occupation of southern England before the last ice age, such as Kents Cavern in Devon, but largely in the south east.

Hand axes found in Kents Cavern date to, and a maxilla fragment known as Kents Cavern 4 may be the oldest example of a modern human in Europe, dating back to 37, 000 – 40, 000 years ago.

That Torbay has been inhabited since paleolithic times is shown by human bones and tools found in Kents Cavern in Torquay.

A maxilla fragment known as Kents Cavern 4 may be the oldest example of a modern human in Europe, dating back to 37, 000 – 40, 000 years ago.

The other key paleolithic sites in the UK are Happisburgh, Pakefield, Boxgrove, Swanscombe, Pontnewydd, Kents Cavern, and Gough's Cave.

* Kents Cavern

A prehistoric maxilla ( upper jawbone ) fragment was discovered in the cavern during a 1927 excavation by the Torquay Natural History Society, and named Kents Cavern 4.

* Kents Cavern

Kents Cavern is a cave system in Torquay, Devon, England.

A prehistoric maxilla ( upper jawbone ) fragment was discovered in the cavern during a 1927 excavation by the Torquay Natural History Society, and named Kents Cavern 4.

In 1903 Kents Cavern, then part of Lord Haldon's estate, was sold to Francis Powe, a carpenter who originally used the caves as a workshop while making beach huts for the Torquay sea front.

Attracting 80, 000 tourists a year, Kents Cavern is an important tourist attraction and this was recognised in 2000 when it was awarded Showcave of the Year award and later in November 2005 when it was awarded a prize for being Torquay's Visitor Attraction of the year.

In March 2011, the sci-fi novel Time Watchers: The Greatest of These by Julie Reilly was published, which uses Kents Cavern as a principal setting in three different time periods: the present, the 24th century and the Mesolithic period.

* Kents Cavern homepage

* Geochronology of Kents Cavern

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Kents Cavern in Torbay is one of the earliest places in England known to have been occupied by modern man.

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In Smallville, Clark Kent ( Superboy's alter ego ) claims to be Claire Kent, an out-of-town relative who is staying with the Kents.

Post-Crisis, Smallville's history ( as well as that of the Kents ) is delved into in the late 1980s World of Smallville miniseries, plus the 1997-1998 miniseries The Kents.

* The 1990s limited series The Kents places Smallville in Eastern Kansas within approximately one day's horse ride of Paola, Kansas, which is located in Miami County.

Much of the town land is made of marshes, and quite a bit is protected land, included in the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Old Town Hill Reservation Area, Kents Island Wildlife Management Area, Downfall Wildlife Management Area and parts of the Mill River Wildlife Management Area and Crane Pond Wildlife Management Area.

Afterwards, the Kents discuss their son, with Pa Kent revealing he is afraid over what Clark could become because of his growing powers.

He was also mentioned in the comic book based on the series when Kara Kent is being raised as the adoptive daughter of the Kents.

In a world where Superman was never found by the Kents, reference is made to Gordon having been murdered shortly before the events of the story, resulting in Gotham's police department being granted extra powers of authority in his absence, although these are never fully explained.

When it is changed so the Kents were not killed when finding the rocket, but the Future Bruce breaks down and kills Chill, the villains join with Ra's al Ghul to take over the world.

Batman and Superman are able to defeat the villains and rescue Lois, but in the process the Kents ' unborn son is exposed to gold kryptonite, meaning the child will never develop superpowers.

The Kents discover their daughter Kara is developing superpowers.

Kents Hill School ( KHS ) is an independent college-preparatory school ( boarding and day ) located in Kents Hill, Maine, outside of the state capital of Augusta.

Kents Hill School is committed to values-based education, promoting the school's ten Core Values in every facet of school life: Altruism, Compassion, Courage, Friendship, Honesty, Perseverance, Responsibility, Scholarship, Sportsmanship, and Tolerance.

Kents Hill is one of the oldest coeducational schools in the United States, and may be the oldest continuously operating co-ed prep school in the nation.

" To promote regular physical activity and sportsmanship is one of Kents Hill's overarching goals in its mission.

In the traditional versions of his origin, after the Kents retrieved Clark from his rocket, they brought him to the Smallville Orphanage and returned a few days later to formally adopt the orphan, giving him as a first name Martha's maiden name, " Clark.

When Darkseid launches his final assault on Earth and Apokolips appears in Earth's system, Jor-El and Jonathan's spirit inform Clark that, to be a true hero, he must accept not only his Kryptonian powers, but the human spirit he learned from the Kents, Clark subsequently donning the Superman suit for the first time to stop Apokolips.

The boat, first owned by William Banford and Rowe Fuller, was later purchased by the Kents.

Additionally, the Kents never owned a general store on Earth-Two, but instead stayed farmers until their deaths.

Post-Crisis comics, however, show the Kents residing on their farm through Clark's adulthood.

In the alternate reality of JLA: The Nail ( where Superman was discovered by a different family after the Kents had a nail in their car tire on the day they would have recovered him ), the Guardians recalled the entire Green Lantern Corps minus Hal Jordan ( who was trapped on Earth by a Kryptonian force field ) to intervene when the cold war between Apokolips and New Genesis escalated.

The Kents do not officially carry out royal duties, although they have on occasion represented Queen Elizabeth II at functions abroad.

Members of Parliament on the palaces committee had demanded the change after the Kents ' rent had come to light.

In that identity, his guardians applied a brown dye patch on his back for a disguise which Krypto could burn off with his heat vision when he went into costume ; later, the Kents devised a pullcord-activated dye applicator and other methods which Krypto could use to switch to " Skip " and back without assistance.

" For a further two hours, soldiers of the 1st West Kents, 2nd Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, 2nd Battalion, Duke of Wellington's Regiment, and 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment held off repeated German assaults on the village despite taking heavy casualties, and then retreated in good order to St. Vaast.

Kents Bank lies on Morecambe Bay.

From the shore at Kents Bank the village is built on a hill that forms part of Hampsfield Fell.

Kents Bank railway station is on the Furness Line from Barrow-in-Furness to Lancaster and is served by both Northern Rail and First TransPennine Express services.

* The Oaks ( Kents Store, Virginia ), listed on the NRHP in Fluvanna County, Virginia