Gaping Gill
Excavation
B. Varley, 1999
Curation
?
Burials
MNI: 1+
Finds
Animal bones.
Dates
| Period | Reliability |
|---|---|
| Neolithic | 14C date obtained directly on human remains |
14C
4988 bp (GU67963) on human rib; 4016 bp (Wk-12429) on animal bone
External References
| National Monuments Record | SD77SE 51 |
Bibliography
Brook, A. et al. (1991) Northern Caves, Volume 2. The Three Peaks. Dalesman, Skipton.
Cordingley, J. (2000) Bones lead to resurvey in Gaping Gill. Descent 156: 10.
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 25 2: 253-264.
Peterson, R. (2023) Overground-Underground: Ingleborough Caving Project. Centre for Field Archaeology and Forensic Taphonomy. University of Central Lancashire.
Article Author Graham Mullan