Mill Pot Cave
Excavation
B. Bently, 1960; P. Turner, 1962.
Curation
Hanley Museum, Stoke-on-Trent.
Burials
MNI: 1 (adult).
Finds
Beaker and Bronze Age pottery, worked bone and tooth, animal bones.
Dates
| Period | Reliability |
|---|---|
| Neolithic | Stratigraphical context of human remains indeterminate |
| Bronze Age | Stratigraphical context of human remains indeterminate |
14C
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Additional Notes
Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age.
External References
| Derbyshire Cave Registry | 701 |
| National Monuments Record | SK 05 NE 21 |
| Sites and Monument Record | 02655, 04114 |
Bibliography
Bramwell, D. (1963) Notes on some recent cave and gravel pit discoveries in North Wales and the Peak District. Peakland Archaeological Society Newsletter 19: 25-26.
Bramwell, D. (1973) Archaeology in the Peak District. Moorland Publishing.
Ryder, M.L., Longworth, I.H. & Gunstone, A.J.H. (1971) Prehistoric bone and pottery finds from Mill Pot Cave, near Wetton, Staffordshire. North Staffordshire Journal of Field Studies 11: 39-48.
Trent and Peak Archaeological Trust (1993) Manifold Valley, Staffordshire, Cave Survey. Trent and Peak Archaeological Trust and RCHME.
Article Author Graham Mullan