Harborough Cave
Excavation
W. Storrs Fox, 1907; A.L. Armstrong, 1920-1922; D. Bramwell, ?
Curation
?Buxton Museum; Derby Museum; Sheffield Museum; British Museum, London; Manchester Museum.
Burials
MNI: 2+
Finds
Neolithic (Peterborough ware), Beaker, Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age pottery; leaf-shaped arrowheads; flint and chert artefacts; Romano-British artefacts; animal bones.
Dates
| Period | Reliability |
|---|---|
| Bronze Age | Stratigraphical context of human remains indeterminate |
| Neolithic | Stratigraphical context of human remains indeterminate |
14C
-
Additional Notes
Later Neolithic or Bronze Age
External References
| Derbyshire Cave Registry | 364 |
| National Monuments Record | SK 25 NW 6 |
| Sites and Monument Record | 3475 |
| Scheduled Ancient Monuments | Dr 152 |
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Article Author Graham Mullan