Shuttleworth Pot
Excavation
2010.
Curation
?
Burials
MNI: 1
Finds
Animal bones.
Dates
| Period | Reliability |
|---|---|
| Early Bronze Age | 14C date obtained directly on human remains |
14C
2200 – 2026 BC (calibrated radiocarbon date on human bone).
External References
| Northern Caves Index | 2584 |
Bibliography
Allshorn, S. & Swire, P. (2017) Northern Caves. The Three Counties System and the North West. High Mead, Leeds.
Council of Northern Caving Clubs (2012) Witches Cave and Shuttleworth Pot. A Cave Conservation Plan. Council of Northern Caving Clubs with Natural England.
Lord, T. & Howard, J. (2013) Cave archaeology. In Waltham, T. & Lowe, D. (eds) Caves and Karst of the Yorkshire Dales. BCRA, pp. 239-251.
Monk, P. (ed.) 2011. Shuttleworth Pot into Witches Cave II. Council of Northern Caving Clubs.
Thorp, J.A. 2012. An archaeological review of the Three Counties System, including recent excavations. Yorkshire Geological Society Circular 572: 10.
Wood, K., Ramsey, D. & Bendall, R. 2011. Deep under Leck Fell: the dig into Shuttleworth Pot. Descent 218: 21-24.
Article Author Graham Mullan