Bart's Shelter
Excavation
D.G. Stables, 1991-1994.
Curation
R. Jacobi.
Burials
MNI: 6+
Finds
: Upper Palaeolithic flint artefacts, Late Bronze Age brooch, worked bones and teeth, animal bones.
Dates
| Period | Reliability |
|---|---|
| Unknown | Stratigraphical context of human remains indeterminate |
14C
7160 bp (OxA-8069) on bone point.
External References
| National Monuments Record | SD27SE 83 |
| Sites and Monument Record | C 2307 |
| Northern Caves Index | 2056 |
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Article Author Graham Mullan