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===Stone Age until the Norman Conquest=== Evidence of [[Prehistoric Britain#Palaeolithic|Stone Age]] occupation of the Lesser Garth Cave near Morganstown was discovered in 1912 and included worked flints.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Roman Britain in 1963: I. Sites Explored |last1=Wilson |first1=D.R. |last2=Wright |first2=R.P. |year=1964 |journal= Journal of Roman Studies|pages=152β185 |jstor=298662 |volume=54 |doi=10.2307/298662}}</ref> In 1916 excavation of a mound of {{convert|30|m|ft|-1}} in [[#Radyr Woods Nature Area|Radyr Woods]] revealed charcoal and [[British Iron Age|Iron Age]] pottery.<ref name=TC&G/> Radyr developed after the [[Norman invasion of Wales]] at the start of the 12th century and formed part of the Welsh Lordship or [[cantref]] of [[Miskin]] under the Lordship of [[Glamorgan]] created by the Norman King, [[King William Rufus|William Rufus]], in 1093.<ref name=TC&G/>
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