CAVE BURIAL

Gazetteer of Caves, Fissures and Rock Shelters in Britain Containing Human Remains

Whaley Rock Shelter No. 1


Excavation

A.L. Armstrong, 1937.

Curation

Weston Park Museum, Sheffield; Natural History Museum, London.

Burials

MNI: 1+

Finds

Flint and quartzite artefacts, Romano-British pottery, animal bones.

Dates

PeriodReliability
UnknownNo reliable dating information available

14C

-

Old Bolsover

Derbyshire

Midlands

NGR: SK 5152 7170

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External References

National Monuments RecordSK 57 SW 4
Sites and Monument Record11232

Bibliography

Oakley, K.P. et al. (1971) Catalogue of Fossil Hominids. Part II. Europe. London, British Museum (Natural History).

Radley, J. (1967) Excavations at a rock shelter at Whaley, Derbyshire. Derbyshire Archaeological Journal 87: 1-17.

Article Author Graham Mullan