CAVE BURIAL

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

Chapel Cave

Excavation

R. Donahue, 1996-98

Curation

University of Bradford

Burials

MNI: 3 (2 adult, 1 juvenile)

Finds

Mesolithic and Neolithic stone tools; RB pottery and artefacts.

Dates

PeriodReliability
Mesolithic14C date obtained directly on human remains
Neolithic14C date obtained directly on human remains

14C

6580 bp (OxA-V2138-08), 4805 bp (OxA-V2138-07), 4715 bp (OxA-V2138-09) on human bone.

Field Glossary

Malham

North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire

NGR: SD 881 672

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External References

National Monuments RecordSD86NE 141
Sites and Monument RecordYD 36729

Bibliography

Brook, A. et al. (1991) Northern Caves, Volume 2. The Three Peaks. Dalesman, Skipton.

Donahue, R.E. (1996) A Study of the Archaeology of the Malham Region of the Yorkshire Dales National Park: an Interim Report. University of Bradford, Bradford.

Donahue, R.E. et al. (1997) The 1997 Field Season of the Hunter-Gatherer Mobility and Subsistence in the Yorkshire Dales Archaeological Research Project. University of Bradford, Bradford.

Donahue, R.E. & Lovis, W. (2000) Yorkshire Dales Hunter-Gatherer Research Project - Interim Report 1999. University of Bradford, Bradford

Article Author Graham Mullan