Brownes' Hole
Excavation
P.M. Browne, 1946-55; Wessex Caving Club, 1980.
Curation
Frome Museum (confirmed).
Burials
MNI: 1+
Finds
Romano-British artefacts, animal bones.
Dates
| Period | Reliability |
|---|---|
| Iron Age | 14C date obtained directly on human remains |
14C
2053 bp (BRAMS-6339)
External References
| Mendip Cave Registry and Archive | 411 |
| National Monuments Record | ST 64 NE 5 |
| Sites and Monument Record | S 24956 |
| Scheduled Ancient Monuments | 13263 |
Bibliography
Balch, H.E. (1948) Mendip - Its Swallet Caves and Rock Shelters. Wright, Bristol.
Branigan, K. & Dearne, M.J. (1991) A Gazetteer of Romano-British Cave Sites and their Finds. Department of Archaeology and Prehistory, University of Sheffield.
Browne, L.M. (1953) Browne’s Hole, Stoke Lane (on Mendip). Interim report. British Caver 24: 75.
Chamberlain, A.T. & Mullan, G.J. (2023) Radiocarbon dates on human bone from two Mendip caves. Cave and Karst Science. 50 (3): 119-120.
Irwin, D.J. & Jarrett, A. (1993) Mendip Underground. A Caver’s Guide. 3rd Edition. Mendip Publishing, Castle Cary.
Platten, G. (1949) An interesting discovery (Browne’s Hole). British Caver 19: 44-45.
Article Author Graham Mullan