Darfar Crag Cave
Also known as Wetton Mill Fissure
Excavation
W. Finn and C. Stonier, 1986.
Curation
Stoke-on-Trent Museum.
Burials
MNI: 2 (1 adult, 1 juvenile).
Finds
Animal bones.
Dates
| Period | Reliability |
|---|---|
| Neolithic | 14C date obtained directly on human remains |
14C
4669 bp (OxA-V2137-50), 4914 bp (OxA-V2137-51) on human bone.
External References
| Derbyshire Cave Registry | 654 |
| National Monuments Record | SK 05 NE 31 |
| Sites and Monument Record | 40041 |
Bibliography
Barker, I. & Beck, J.S. (2010) Caves of the Peak District. Hucklow Publishing, Derbyshire.
Blockley, S.M. (2006) Living and dying in transition: funerary behaviour, subsistence and landscape use in Britain 16,000-6,000 Cal BP. Unpublished PhD. Thesis, University of Bradford.
Milner, M. & Johnson, S. (1983) Brief history of the Manifold Valley Caves. The Manifold Caver, 1983: 5-10.
Papakonstantinou, N. (2009) Human Skeletal Remains from Neolithic Caves in the Peak District: an Osteoarchaeological and Taphonomic Approach. Unpublished MSc dissertation, Department of Archaeology, University of Sheffield.
Trent and Peak Archaeological Trust (1993) Manifold Valley, Staffordshire, Cave Survey. Trent and Peak Archaeological Trust and RCHME.
Article Author Graham Mullan