Scabba Wood Rock Shelter
Excavation
South Yorkshire Archaeological Service, 1992; M. Parker Pearson, 1998.
Curation
Doncaster Museum.
Burials
MNI: 3 (2 adults, 1 juvenile).
Finds
Neolithic axe fragment and flint tools; Neolithic, Early Bronze Age, Iron Age and Roman pottery; animal bones.
Dates
| Period | Reliability |
|---|---|
| Neolithic | 14C date obtained directly on human remains |
14C
4590 bp (UB-3629) on human bone.
Additional Notes
Middle Neolithic
External References
| National Monuments Record | SE 50 SW 52 |
| Sites and Monument Record | 04128/01 |
Bibliography
Chadwick, A.M. (1992) The rock shelter at Scabba Wood. In Francis, M.J. et al. (eds) Archaeology in South Yorkshire 1991-1992. South Yorkshire Archaeological Service, Sheffield, pp. 78-83.
Chamberlain, A.T. (1996) More dating evidence for human remains in British caves. Antiquity 70: 950-953.
Merrony, C., Buckland, P., Dungworth, D. & Parker Pearson, M. (2017) A prehistoric rock shelter burial site and enclosure at Scabba Wood, Sprotbrough, South Yorkshire. Yorkshire Archaeological Journal 89: 1-38.
Rega, E.A. (1992) Analysis of the human skeletal material from Scabba Wood, High Melton, South Yorkshire. University of Sheffield Archaeological Services, Sheffield.
Article Author Graham Mullan