Shelter Cave
Also known as Kitley Caves
Excavation
M.C. Burkitt, 1926; A. Chamberlain, 1995-97.
Curation
Cambridge Museum of Archaeology; Plymouth City Museum; University of Sheffield; University of Wales Lampeter.
Burials
MNI: 1 (adult).
Finds
Flint flakes; pottery; animal bones.
Dates
| Period | Reliability |
|---|---|
| Middle Bronze Age | 14C date obtained directly on human remains |
14C
3140 bp (OxA-7186) on human bone.
External References
| National Monuments Record | SX 55 SE 23 |
| Sites and Monument Record | DV 56357 |
| Devon and Cornwall Cave Registry | 524 |
Bibliography
Burkitt, M.C. (1925) Archaeological notes. Man 3: 11-12.
Burkitt, M.C. (1926) Archaeological notes. Man 4-5: 10-13.
Coard, R. & Chamberlain, A.T. (1999) The nature and timing of faunal change in the British Isles across the Pleistocene/Holocene transition. The Holocene 9: 373-377.
Chamberlain, A.T. & Ray, K. (1994) Plymouth City Council, Plymouth.
Hedges, R.E.M. et al. (1998) Radiocarbon dates from the Oxford AMS system: Archaeometry datelist 26. Archaeometry 40: 437-455.
Oldham, A.D. et al. (1972) The Caves of Devon. Privately Printed.
Article Author Graham Mullan