Cheshire Wood Cave
Excavation
G.T. Emery & E. Mills, 1959.
Curation
Hanley Museum, Stoke-on-Trent.
Burials
MNI: 4 (2 adults, 2 juveniles).
Finds
Antler tine; chert flake; Grimston Ware pottery; Iron Age and Romano-British pottery; animal bones.
Dates
| Period | Reliability |
|---|---|
| Neolithic | Stratigraphical context of human remains indeterminate |
14C
-
Additional Notes
Possibly Early Neolithic in date.
External References
| Derbyshire Cave Registry | 650 |
| National Monuments Record | SK 15 SW 71 |
| Sites and Monument Record | 02662 |
Bibliography
Branigan, K. & Dearne, M.J. (1991) A Gazetteer of Romano-British Cave Sites and their Finds. Department of Archaeology and Prehistory, University of Sheffield.
Emery, G.T. (1962) Excavations in Falcon Low and Cheshire Wood Caves in the Manifold Valley. North Staffordshire Journal of Field Studies 2: 33-36.
Pennington, R. (1877) Notes on the Barrows and Bone-Caves of Derbyshire. With an Account of a Descent into Eldon Hole. Macmillan, London.
Gunstone, A.J.H. (1964) An archaeological gazetteer of Staffordshire. Part I: chance finds and sites excluding barrows and their contents. North Staffordshire Journal of Field Studies 4: 11-45.
Article Author Graham Mullan