Happaway Cave
Excavation
W. Pengelly, 1863.
Curation
British Geological Survey; NHM, London.
Burials
MNI: 2 (1 adult, 1 juvenile)
Finds
: Animal bones, flint flakes.
Dates
| Period | Reliability |
|---|---|
| Neolithic | 14C date obtained directly on human remains |
14C
4891 bp (OxA-11021) on human bone.
External References
| National Monuments Record | SX 96 SW 143 |
| Devon and Cornwall Cave Registry | 236 |
Bibliography
Garson, J. (1885) On the human remains found in Happaway Cave, Torquay. Reports of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 55 Transactions of Sections 1220.
Harrison, C.J.O. (1980) A re-examination of British Devensian and earlier Holocene bird bones in the British Museum (Natural History). Journal of Archaeological Science 7: 53-68.
Oldham, A.D. et al. (1972) The Caves of Devon. Privately Printed.
Pengelly, W. (1885) Happaway Cavern, Torquay. Reports of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 55 Transactions of Sections 1219-20.
Pengelly, W. (1886) Happaway Cavern, Torquay. Transactions of the Devonshire Association 18: 161-170.
Schulting, R.J. (2020) Claddedigaethau mewn ogofâu: Prehistoric human remains (mainly) from the caves of Wales. Proceedings of the University of Bristol Spelaeological Society 28 (2) : 185-219.
Article Author Graham Mullan