Skeleton Cave
Excavation
G. Workman & A.D. Oldham 1965.
Curation
Bristol City Museum
Burials
MNI: 1
Finds
flint artefacts, animal bones.
Dates
| Period | Reliability |
|---|---|
| Neolithic | 14C date obtained directly on human remains |
14C
4889 bp (BRAMS-1258)
External References
| Mendip Cave Registry and Archive | 2011 |
Bibliography
Mullan, G.J., Meiklejohn, C. & Babb, J. (2017) Skeleton Cave, Leigh Woods, Bristol. Proceedings of the University of Bristol Spelaeological Society 27 (2) 197-209.
Oldham, A.D. 1966. New discoveries … The Mendip Caver. 2 (3): 15.
Article Author Graham Mullan