Cave Ha
Also known as Cave Hole
Excavation
T.M. Hughes et al., 1870s; E. Simpson, 1940; J. Tobin, 1954-55
Curation
Craven Museum, Skipton; T.C. Lord
Burials
4 (1 adult, 3 juv.) in Cave Ha #3; 1 (adult) in Cave Ha #4
Finds
Flint flakes; chert scrapers; stone bead; pottery; animal bones.
Dates
| Period | Reliability |
|---|---|
| Neolithic | 14C date obtained directly on human remains |
14C
4808 bp (OxA-13539); 4595 bp (OxA-14266) on human bone
External References
| National Monuments Record | SD76NE 6 |
| Sites and Monument Record | YD 3638 |
Bibliography
Brook, A. et al. (1991) Northern Caves, Volume 2. The Three Peaks. Dalesman, Skipton.
Hughes, T.M. (1874) Exploration of Cave Ha, near Giggleswick, Settle, Yorkshire. Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute 3: 383-387.
Leach, S. (2015) Going Underground: an Anthropological and Taphonomic Study of Human Skeletal Remains from Caves and Rock Shelters in Yorkshire. Leeds. Yorkshire Archaeological Society.
Marr, J.E. (1876) Note on the occurrence of phosphatised carbonate of lime at Cave Ha, Yorkshire. Geological Magazine 13: 268-269.
Pentecost, A. et al. (1990) Some radiocarbon dates for tufas of the Craven District of Yorkshire. Radiocarbon 32: 93-97.
Tobin, J. (1955) Cave Ha No. 3. British Speleological Association Archaeological Report: 1-3
Warburton, K.C. (2023) The Descent: Geographical Information System Mapping as a Method of Quantification in Osteoarchaeological and Taphonomic Analysis of Early Neolithic Human Remains from Cave Burials in North-Western England. PhD thesis, University of Central Lancashire.
Article Author Graham Mullan