CAVE BURIAL

Gazetteer of Caves, Fissures and Rock Shelters in Britain Containing Human Remains

Little Cave


Excavation

H.E. Balch, 1907-22; C.B.M. McBurney, 1955.

Curation

Wells and Mendip Museum.

Burials

MNI: 1 (adult)

Finds

Roman pottery, worked flints, sandstone axe, animal bones.

Dates

PeriodReliability
UnknownNo reliable dating information available

14C

-

St Cuthbert Out

Somerset

South West

NGR: ST 5247 4863

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External References

Mendip Cave Registry and Archive176
National Monuments RecordST 54 NW 103
Sites and Monument RecordS 22783

Bibliography

Balch, H.E. (1913-22) Mendip Nature Research Committee Report 6: 41-49; 12: 28-29; 15: 21-24.

Branigan, K. & Dearne, M.J. (1991) A Gazetteer of Romano-British Cave Sites and their Finds. Department of Archaeology and Prehistory, University of Sheffield.

Article Author Graham Mullan