CAVE BURIAL

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

Perwick Cave


Excavation

F.J. Radcliffe, 1968-70, 1975-76.

Curation

?

Burials

MNI: 1 (adult).

Finds

Worked bone points, animal bones.

Dates

PeriodReliability
UnknownNo reliable dating information available

14C

1880 bp (Birm-271) on wood.

Rushen

Isle of Man

North West

NGR: SC 2053 6725

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External References

National Monuments RecordSC26NW 20

Bibliography

Chiverrell, R.C. et al. (1999) Radiocarbon dates for the Isle of Man. In Davey, P.J. (ed.) Recent Archaeological Research on the Isle of Man. British Archaeological Reports, British Series, 278. BAR, Oxford, pp. 321-336.

Garrad, L.S. (1976) Recent research on Manx wildlife, 1964-74. Proceedings-Isle of Man Natural History and Antiquarian Society 8: 71.

Garrad, L.S. (1978) Evidence for the history of the vertebrate fauna of the Isle of Man. In Davey, P. (ed) Man and Environment in the Isle of Man. British Archaeological Reports, British Series 54. BAR, Oxford, pp. 63-68.

Shotton, F.W. and Williams, R.E.G. (1973) Birmingham University radiocarbon dates VI. Radiocarbon 15 (1): 1-12.

Article Author Graham Mullan