Falcon Low Cave
Also known as Old Park Hill Cave
Excavation
G.T. Emery & E. Mills, 1958; Leek Field Club, 1967.
Curation
Hanley Museum, Stoke-on-Trent.
Burials
MNI: 7 (3 adults, 4 juveniles).
Finds
Flint flakes, Neolithic and Bronze Age pottery, deer antler, animal bones.
Dates
| Period | Reliability |
|---|---|
| Bronze Age | Burial associated with non-diagnostic prehistoric artefacts |
| Neolithic | Burial associated with non-diagnostic prehistoric artefacts |
14C
-
Additional Notes
Neolithic or Bronze Age in date.
External References
| Derbyshire Cave Registry | 706 |
| National Monuments Record | SK 15 SW 70 |
| Sites and Monument Record | 02638, 40044 |
Bibliography
Anon (1972) Staffordshire Archaeology 1: 22.
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.
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 Unpublished MSc dissertation, Department of Archaeology, University of Sheffield.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