Bracelet Cave
Excavation
E.C. Harris, 1955.
Curation
Wells and Mendip Museum.
Burials
MNI: 9+ (6 adult, 2 adolescent, 1 juvenile).
Finds
Bronze Age gold bracelet; chert blades; Romano-British pottery.
Dates
| Period | Reliability |
|---|---|
| Roman | Stratigraphical context of human remains indeterminate |
14C
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External References
| Mendip Cave Registry and Archive | 109 |
| National Monuments Record | ST 54 NW 34 |
| Sites and Monument Record | S 24334 |
| Scheduled Ancient Monuments | 13267 |
Bibliography
Haldane, J.W. (1969) A bracelet from Hope Wood, Wookey Hole. Proceedings of the Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural History Society 113: 99-101.
Mason, E.J. (1972) Excavation of a rockshelter, Bracelet Cave, at Hope Wood, Ebbor, Wookey Hole. Proceedings of the Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural History Society 116: 111-112.
Mullan, G.J. (2025) The Bracelet from Bracelet Cave Proceedings of the University of Bristol Spelaeological Society. 30. 1. 31-35.
Article Author Graham Mullan