Greater Kelcoe Cave
Excavation
J. Hartley, 1846; J. Jackson, 1850; Settle Naturalist & Antiquarian Society, 1928-37.
Curation
Craven Museum, Skipton; British Museum, London; T.C. Lord private collection.
Burials
MNI: 4 (3 adults, 1 juvenile)
Finds
Peterborough Ware; RB artefacts; animal bones.
Dates
| Period | Reliability |
|---|---|
| Unknown | No reliable dating information available |
14C
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External References
| National Monuments Record | SD86SW 2 |
| Sites and Monument Record | YD 3811 |
Bibliography
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Jackson, J.W. (1938) Schedule of cave finds (part IV). Caves and Caving 1 4: 127-130.
Leach, S. (2006) Going Underground: an Anthropological and Taphonomic Study of Human Skeletal Remains from Caves and Rock Shelters in Yorkshire. PhD thesis, University of Winchester.
Simpson, E. (1950) The Kelcow Caves, Giggleswick, Yorkshire. Cave Science 2: 258-262.
Article Author Graham Mullan