Oreston Third Bone Cave
Excavation
J. Whidbey, 1822.
Curation
Royal College of Surgeons (collection destroyed); Bristol City Museum; British Geological Survey, Keyworth; Oxford University Museum; Natural History Museum, London.
Burials
MNI: 1
Finds
Faunal remains.
Dates
| Period | Reliability |
|---|---|
| Mesolithic | 14C date obtained directly on human remains |
14C
8615 bp (OxA-4777) on human bone (possibly contaminated).
External References
| National Monuments Record | SX 55 SW 17 |
| Devon and Cornwall Cave Registry | 430 |
Bibliography
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Pengelly, W. (1872) The literature of the Oreston Caves near Plymouth. Transactions of the Devonshire Association 5: 249-361.
Whidbey, J. & Clift, W. (1823) On some fossil bones discovered in caverns in the limestone quarries of Oreston. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society 113: 78-90.
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Article Author Graham Mullan