North End Pot
Excavation
R. Marsden & Earby Potholing Club, 1985-8.
Curation
T.C. Lord.
Burials
MNI: 4 (2 adult, 2 juvenile); 1 adult (Iron Age)
Finds
Animal bones, Neolithic antler macehead.
Dates
| Period | Reliability |
|---|---|
| Late Iron Age | 14C date obtained directly on human remains |
| Neolithic | 14C date obtained directly on human remains |
14C
4176 bp (OxA-14265); 2260 bp (HAR-8056) on human bone.
External References
| National Monuments Record | SD 67 NE 43 |
| Sites and Monument Record | YD 2305 |
| Northern Caves Index | 1635 |
Bibliography
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Gilks, J.A. & Lord, T.C. (1993) A Neolithic antler macehead from North End Pot, Ingleton, North Yorkshire. Transactions of the Hunter Archaeological Society 17: 57-59.
Leach, S. (2015) Going Underground: an Anthropological and Taphonomic Study of Human Skeletal Remains from Caves and Rock Shelters in Yorkshire. Leeds. Yorkshire Archaeological Society.
Onody, F. (1995) An aurochs skeleton from North End Pot, North Yorkshire. BSc dissertation, Department of Archaeological Sciences, University of Bradford.
Morgan, P. (1990) North End Pot (Marble Steps area). Caves and Caving 49: 26-27.
Article Author Graham Mullan