Whaley Rock Shelter No. 2
Excavation
A.L. Armstrong & A. Court, 1937-1948; J. Radley, 1966.
Curation
Manchester Museum; Natural History Museum, London; Sheffield City Museum.
Burials
MNI: 1+ (adult).
Finds
Neolithic (Peterborough Ware) and Bronze Age pottery; unpolished greenstone axe; flint, chert and quartzite artefacts; Romano-British artefacts; animal bones.
Dates
| Period | Reliability |
|---|---|
| Bronze Age | 14C date obtained directly on human remains |
14C
3470 bp (OxA-4021) on human bone.
Additional Notes
Early Bronze Age
External References
| Derbyshire Cave Registry | 553 |
| National Monuments Record | SK 57 SW 82 |
| Sites and Monument Record | 5202 |
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Article Author Graham Mullan