Bob's Cave
Excavation
J. Wright, 1986.
Curation
Plymouth City Museum.
Burials
MNI: 1 (adult).
Finds
None.
Dates
Period | Reliability |
---|---|
Early Neolithic | 14C date obtained directly on human remains |
14C
bp (OxA-4983) on human bone.
External References
National Monuments Record | SX 55 SE 21 |
Sites and Monument Record | DV 56356 |
Devon and Cornwall Cave Registry | 116 |
Bibliography
Chamberlain, A.T. (1996) More dating evidence for human remains in British caves. Antiquity 70: 950-953.
Chamberlain, A.T. & Ray, K. (1994) A Catalogue of Quaternary Fossil Bearing Cave Sites in the Plymouth Area. Plymouth City Council, Plymouth.
Hedges, R.E.M. et al. (1998) Radiocarbon dates from the Oxford AMS system: Archaeometry datelist 26. Archaeometry 40: 437-455.
Article Author Graham Mullan