Possible Clues:

• Primitive sort near the land by isle
• Worked meaner land than earlier people
• Ancient inhabitant of Western Europe
• Cruelly harm lean tanned primitive type
• Improperly handle a remnant from prehistoric times, old chap
• Lost name brought to enthral DNA analysis, old chap!
• Primitive type had learnt name, misspelt with extra 'n'
• Chap around earlier near the land, swimming to island