Ulva Cave
Also known as A’Chrannag
Excavation
C. Bonsall, 1987, 1990-91.
Curation
?
Burials
MNI: 1 (juvenile).
Finds
Early Neolithic pottery, flint and pitchstone artefacts, animal bones.
Dates
| Period | Reliability |
|---|---|
| Unknown | No reliable dating information available |
14C
5750 bp (OxA-3738) on antler; 4990 bp (GU-2707) on charcoal.
External References
Bibliography
Bonsall, C., Sutherland, D.G. & Lawson, T.J. (1988) Ulva Cave, 1987. Archaeological Journal 145: 3–.
Bonsall, C., Sutherland, D.G. & Lawson, T.J. (1989) Ulva Cave and the early settlement of Northern Britain. Transactions of the British Cave Research Association 16 (3): 109-111.
Bonsall, C., Sutherland, D.G. & Lawson, T.J. (1991) Excavations in Ulva Cave, western Scotland 1987: a preliminary report. Mesolithic Miscellany 12: 18-23.
Bonsall, C. et al. (1992) Excavations in Ulva Cave, western Scotland 1989: a preliminary report. Mesolithic Miscellany 13: 7-13.
Hedges, R.E.M. et al. (1993) Radiocarbon dates from from the Oxford AMS system: Archaeometry Datelist 17. Archaeometry 35: 305-326.
Tolan-Smith, C. (2001) The Caves of Mid Argyll: an Archaeology of Human Use. SAS Monograph Series 20. Edinburgh.
Article Author Graham Mullan