CAVE BURIAL

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

Conistone Fissure


Excavation

D. Robinson & L. Huff, 1957

Curation

Skipton Museum

Burials

MNI: 3 (2 adults, 1 juvenile)

Finds

Animal bones.

Dates

PeriodReliability
UnknownNo reliable dating information available

14C

2020bp on animal bone.

Conistone with Kilnsey

North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire

NGR: SD 984 676

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External References

National Monuments RecordSD96NE 65
Sites and Monument RecordYD 4066

Bibliography

Jackson, J.W. (1962) Archaeology and Palaeontology. In Cullingford, C.H.D. (ed.) British Caving. London, Routledge and Kegan Paul, pp. 252-346.

Murphy, P.J. & Chamberlain, A.T. (2020) A Roman dog from Conistone Dib, Upper Wharfedale, UK, and its palaeohydrological significance. Cave and Karst Science 47: 39-40.

Article Author Graham Mullan