Frank i' th' Rocks Cave
Also known as Palmer's Dig Cave
Excavation
G.H. Wilson, pre-1925; L.S. Palmer, 1925.
Curation
Buxton Museum.
Burials
MNI: 11 (4 adults, 7 juveniles).
Finds
Iron Age and Romano-British artefacts, animal bones.
Dates
| Period | Reliability |
|---|---|
| Roman | 14C date obtained directly on human remains |
14C
1765 bp (OxA-34199), 1786 bp (OxA-34200) on human bone.
External References
| Derbyshire Cave Registry | 440 |
| National Monuments Record | SK 15 NW 37 |
| Sites and Monument Record | 7024 |
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.
Fear, C.M. & O’Regan, H.J. (2019) The archaeology and human remains from Frank-i’-th’-Rocks Cave, Derbyshire: a reassessment of the evidence. Cave and Karst Science 46 (3): 99-106.
Holmes, F.A. (1928) Frank-i’-th’-Rocks Cave, Beresford Dale, Dovedale, Derbyshire in Hill, G.H. Borough of Buxton Museum Guide [Buxton; Buxton Museum.]
Palmer, L.S. & Lee, L.S. (1926) Frank-i’-th’-Rocks Cave and other northern caves in relation to the ice ages. Proceedings of the University of Bristol Speleological Society 2 (3): 244-260.
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 Unpublished MSc dissertation, Department of Archaeology, University of Sheffield.
Potts, J. (2020) The puzzle of Frank i’ th’ Rocks Cave, Wolfscote Dale, Derbyshire, UK. Cave and Karst Science 47: 51.
Article Author Graham Mullan