Madawg Rock Shelter
Excavation
T.F. Hewer, 1924; R.N.E. Barton, 1993.
Curation
R.N.E. Barton.
Burials
MNI: 1
Finds
Later Mesolithic flint flakes, microliths, perforated shell beads, food vessel pottery, animal bones.
Dates
| Period | Reliability |
|---|---|
| Bronze Age | Burial associated with non-diagnostic prehistoric artefacts |
| Mesolithic | Burial associated with non-diagnostic prehistoric artefacts |
| Neolithic | Burial associated with non-diagnostic prehistoric artefacts |
14C
6655 bp (OxA-6082), 8930 bp (OxA-6113) on charred hazelnuts, 8710 bp (OxA-6081) on charred sloe seed.
Additional Notes
Mesolithic, Neolithic or Early Bronze Age.
External References
| National Monuments Record | SO 51 NW 35 |
| Sites and Monument Record | 26386 |
| Cambrian Caving Council Record | F131 |
Bibliography
Barton, R.N.E. (1993) An interim report on the survey and excavations in the Wye Valley, 1993. Proceedings of the University of Bristol Speleological Society 19 (3): 337-346.
Barton, R.N.E. (1994) Second interim report on the survey and excavations in the Wye Valley, 1994. Proceedings of the University of Bristol Speleological Society 20: (1) 63-73.
Barton, R.N.E. (1995) Third interim report on the survey and excavations in the Wye Valley, 1995. Proceedings of the University of Bristol Speleological Society 20 (2): 153-159.
Barton, R.N.E. (1997) Fifth interim report on the survey and excavations in the Wye Valley, 1997 and new AMS radiocarbon dating results from Madawg Rockshelter. Proceedings of the University of Bristol Speleological Society 21 (1): 99-108.
Barton, R.N.E. et al. (1997) Wye Valley caves Project: recent investigations at King Arthur’s Cave and Madawg Rock Shelter. In Lewis, S.G. and Maddy, D. (eds) The Quaternary of the South Midlands and the Welsh Marches. Field Guide. Quaternary Research Association, London.
Barton, R.N.E. & Roberts, A.J. (2015) Marine shell beads from three inland Later Mesolithic sites in western Britain. In Ashton, N. and Harris, C. (eds) No Stone Unturned: Papers in Honour of Roger Jacobi. London, Lithic Studies Society, 191-207.
Hedges, R.E.M. et al. (1998) Radiocarbon dates from the Oxford AMS system: Archaeometry datelist 25. Archaeometry 40: 227-239.
Hewer, T.F. (1924) First report on excavations in the Wye Valley. Proceedings of the University of Bristol Speleological Society 2 (2): 147-155.
Article Author Graham Mullan