Old Hannah's Hole
Also known as Redhurst Cave
Excavation
T. Wardle, 1896.
Curation
Hanley Museum, Stoke-on-Trent.
Burials
MNI: 5 (4 adults, 1 juvenile).
Finds
Neolithic or Bronze Age pottery; flints.
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
?Neolithic or Bronze Age
External References
| Derbyshire Cave Registry | 705 |
| National Monuments Record | SK 05 NE 19 |
| Sites and Monument Record | 00368 |
Bibliography
Bramwell, D. (1950) Cave dwellers and dens of late Pleistocene animals. Transactions of the Cave Research Group of Great Britain 1 (4): 47-52.
Branigan, K. & Dearne, M.J. (1991) A Gazetteer of Romano-British Cave Sites and their Finds. Department of Archaeology and Prehistory, University of Sheffield.
Carrington, S. (1870) Explosions of gas in mountain limestone. The Reliquary 11: 27-29.
Cooper, R.G. (1977) A suggested mechanism for the ‘Redhurst’ explosions. North Staffordshire Journal of Field Studies 17: 12-19.
Wardle, T. (1899) Notes on explosions and reports in Redhurst Gorge, and the recent exploration of Redhurst Cave. Transactions of the North Staffordshire Field Club 33: 97-116.
Article Author Graham Mullan