Thorpe Common Rock Shelter
Excavation
G. White, 1969; R. Jenkinson, 1987.
Curation
Creswell Crags Museum.
Burials
MNI: 1
Finds
Chert and flint artefacts, animal bones.
Dates
| Period | Reliability |
|---|---|
| Mesolithic | Stratigraphical context of human remains indeterminate |
14C
6433 bp (Q-1116) on charcoal; 6616 bp (Q-1117) on charcoal; 5680 bp (Q-1118) on animal bone.
External References
| National Monuments Record | SK 57 NW 2 |
| Sites and Monument Record | 01097/01 |
Bibliography
Jenkinson, R.D.S. (1978) The Archaeological Caves and Rock Shelters in the Creswell Crags Area. Creswell Crags Visitor Centre Research Report No. 1. Nottinghamshire County Council, Nottingham.
Jenkinson, R.D.S. (1986) Thorpe Common mesolithic rock shelter. Field Guide, Prehistoric Society Summer Conference. Prehistoric Society, Buxton, p.7.
Murray, J. (1989) The sediments from Thorpe Common Rock Shelter. Transactions of the British Cave Research Association 16: 103-106.
Richards, T. (1989) Stone tools and blood residues from Thorpe Common Rock Shelter. Transactions of the British Cave Research Association 16: 106-107.
Switsur, V.R. & West, R.G. (1975) University of Cambridge natural radiocarbon measurements XIII. Radiocarbon 17: 35-51.
Article Author Graham Mullan