CAVE BURIAL

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

Langscar Cave


Excavation

T. Lord, 1938.

Curation

T.C. Lord private collection.

Burials

MNI: 1 (adult)

Finds

Worked bone, animal bones.

Dates

PeriodReliability
UnknownNo reliable dating information available

14C

-

Malham

North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire

NGR: SD 881 651

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External References

National Monuments RecordSD86NE 5
Sites and Monument RecordYD 3753

Bibliography

Brook, A. et al. (1991) Northern Caves, Volume 1: Volume 2. The Three Peaks. Dalesman, Skipton.

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

Article Author Graham Mullan