CAVE BURIAL

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

Badger Cave


Excavation

T. Taylor, c.2003

Curation

Museum

Burials

MNI: 1

Finds

Bronze Age pottery, animal bones

Dates

PeriodReliability
UnknownNo reliable dating information available

14C

3380 bp on human bone

Malham

North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire

NGR: SD 9032 6431

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External References

National Monuments Record?
Sites and Monument RecordYD 56110

Bibliography

Murphy, P.J. (2011) A gazetteer of vertebrate remains from caves in the Yorkshire Dales referenced from caving club journals and allied literature. Proceedings of the University of Bristol Speleological Society 252: 253-264.

Taylor, T. (2008) Badger Cave, Malham aka Badger Hole; Barney’s Hole. Unpublished report.

Thorp, J. (1999) Badger Cave. Caves and Caving 83: 6.

Article Author Graham Mullan