Robin Hood's Cave
Excavation
Mello et al., 1875-1880; Laing, 1885; J.B. Campbell, 1969; R.D.S. Jenkinson, 1981.
Curation
British Museum, London; Manchester Museum; Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford; Creswell Crags Museum; Bolton Museum; Doncaster; Preston; Sheffield; Brewhouse Yard Museum, Nottingham.
Burials
MNI: 2+
Finds
Flints; animal bones.
Dates
| Period | Reliability |
|---|---|
| Neolithic | 14C date obtained directly on human remains |
| Iron Age | 14C date obtained directly on human remains |
| Roman | 14C date obtained directly on human remains |
14C
2020 bp, 1785 bp (OxA-736, OxA-6581) on human bone; 4870 bp, 5000 bp (OxA-1807, OxA-7386) on human bone.
Additional Notes
Early Neolithic, Iron Age and Romano-British
External References
| Derbyshire Cave Registry | 551 |
| National Monuments Record | SK 57 SW 32 |
| Sites and Monument Record | y15106, 15107 |
| Scheduled Ancient Monuments | Dr 237, 275 |
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Article Author Graham Mullan