Dowkerbottom Cave
Also known as Dowkabottom/Douky Bottom Cave
Excavation
Jackson, 1850s; H. Denny, 1858; J. Farrer, 1863; Poulton, 1881
Curation
British Museum, London; Craven Museum, Skipton; Leeds City Museum; Dept. of Biological Anthropology, University of Cambridge
Burials
MNI: 3+ (2 adults, 1 juvenile)
Finds
Pottery, flint artefacts, RB artefacts, animal bones.
Dates
| Period | Reliability |
|---|---|
| Neolithic | Burial associated with non-diagnostic prehistoric artefacts |
14C
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External References
| National Monuments Record | SD96NE 1 |
| Sites and Monument Record | YD 4015 |
| Scheduled Ancient Monuments | NY 296 |
Bibliography
Branigan, K. & Dearne, M.J. (1991) A Gazetteer of Romano-British Cave Sites and their Finds. Department of Archaeology and Prehistory, University of Sheffield.
Denny, H. (1859) On the geological and archaeological contents of the Victoria and Dowkabottom Caves in Craven. Proceedings of Geological and Polytechnic Society of the West Riding of Yorkshire 4: 45-74.
Farrer, J.W. (1857) Dowkerbottom Cave, near Arncliffe, Yorkshire. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of London 4: 111-112.
Farrer, J. & Denny, H. (1865) Further exploration in the Dowkerbottom Caves, in Craven. Proceedings of the Geological and Polytechnic Society of the West Riding of Yorkshire 4: 414-422.
Latham, A.G. & Crabtree, H. (1975) Survey: Dowkybottom Cave. University of Leeds Speleological Association.
Poulton, E.B. (1881) A preliminary account of the working of Dowkerbottom Cave, in Craven, during August and September 1881. Proceedings of the Geological and Polytechnic Society of the West Riding of Yorkshire 7: 351-368.
Raistrick, A. (1939) Iron Age settlements in West Yorkshire. Yorkshire Archaeological Journal 34: 115-150.
Smith, H.E. (1865) The limestone caves of Craven and their ancient inhabitants. Transactions of the Historical Society of Lancashire and Cheshire 5: 199-230.
Article Author Graham Mullan