Fishmonger's Swallet
Excavation
Hades Caving Club (HCC), 1994-2001; HCC and UBSS ongoing.
Curation
University of Bristol Spelaeological Society.
Burials
MNI: 6+
Finds
Pottery; animal bones.
Dates
| Period | Reliability |
|---|---|
| Late Iron Age | 14C date obtained directly on human remains |
14C
1940 bp (Beta-150613), 1990 bp (Wk-8222), 2036 bp (BRAMS-5057), 2052 bp (BRAMS-5058), 2063 bp (BRAMS-5059), 2048 bp (BRAMS-5060) 2024 bp (BRAMS-6676), 1973 bp (BRAMS-6675), 2020 bp (BRAMS-6674) on human bone.
Additional Notes
The 14C dates indicate a late Pre-Roman Iron Age date for the site.
External References
| Mendip Cave Registry and Archive | 2275 |
| National Monuments Record | ST 68 NW 60 |
| Sites and Monument Record | 14033 |
Bibliography
Appleing, D. (2000) Fishmongers Swallet, Alveston, near Bristol. Caves and Caving 89: 11.
Bricking, A., Hayes, A.J. & Madgwick, R. (2022) An interim report on the histological analysis of human bones from Fishmonger’s Swallet, Gloucestershire. Proceedings of the University of Bristol Spelaeological Society 29 (1): 67-86.
Brickling, A., Peto, J., Horton, M. & Mullan, G.J. (2022) Fishmonger’s Swallet, Alveston, Gloucestershire, Radiocarbon dating. Proceedings of the University of Bristol Spelaeological Society 29 (1): 29-32.
Bricking, A. & Mullan, G.J. (2024) New Radiocarbon dates from Fishmonger’s Swallet, Alveston, South Gloucestershire, UK. Cave and Karst Science 51 (2): 81-83.
Cox, M. & Loe, L. (2022) The Human skeletal remains from Fishmonger’s Swallet, Alveston, Gloucestershire: Evidence for anthropogenic modification. Proceedings of the University of Bristol Spelaeological Society 29 (1): 33-66.
Hardwick, D. (1997) Fishmongers Swallet update - October 1997. Hades Caving Club Newsletter 253.
Hardwick, D. & Randell, J. (2001) The Fishmonger’s bones. Descent 158: 20-22.
Article Author Graham Mullan