Poole's Cavern
Excavation
F. Redfern, 1854-1887; D. Bramwell, 1981-84.
Curation
Buxton Museum, Poole’s Cavern Museum; Manchester Museum.
Burials
MNI: 7+
Finds
Flint tools, Romano-British artefacts, animal bones.
Dates
| Period | Reliability |
|---|---|
| Early Medieval | Stratigraphical context of human remains indeterminate |
| Roman | Stratigraphical context of human remains indeterminate |
14C
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External References
| Derbyshire Cave Registry | 322 |
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | 457 |
| National Monuments Record | SK 07 SW 1 |
| Sites and Monument Record | 2827 |
Bibliography
Baker, A., Proctor, C.J. & Barnes, W.L. (1999) Variations in stalagmite luminescence laminae structure at Poole’s Cavern, England, AD 1910-1996: calibration of a palaeoprecipitation proxy. The Holocene 9: 683-688.
Bramwell, D. et al. (1983) Excavations at Poole’s Cavern, Buxton: an interim report. Derbyshire Archaeological Journal 103: 47-74.
Branigan, K. & Bayley, J. (1989) The Romano-British metalwork from Poole’s Cavern, Buxton. Derbyshire Archaeological Journal 109: 34-50.
Branigan, K. & Dearne, M.J. (1991) A Gazetteer of Romano-British Cave Sites and their Finds. Department of Archaeology and Prehistory, University of Sheffield
Crofton, D. (1864) On vestiges of ancient human habitations in Poole’s Cavern, Derbyshire. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 9: 536-539.
Dawkins, W.B. (1874) Cave Hunting. Macmillan, London.
Smithson, P.A. (1993) Vertical temperature structure in a cave environment. Geoarchaeology 8: 229-240.
Smithson, P. & Branigan, K. (1991) Poole’s Cavern, Buxton - investigation of a Romano-British working environment. Derbyshire Archaeological Journal 111: 40-45.
Article Author Graham Mullan