Cae Gronw Cave
Excavation
H.S. Green, 1979, 19801985.
Curation
National Museum of Wales, Cardiff (86.32H).
Burials
MNI: 1+
Finds
animal bones.
Dates
| Period | Reliability |
|---|---|
| Neolithic | 14C date obtained directly on human remains |
14C
3955 bp (OxA-5731) on human bone
External References
| Sites and Monument Record | 19412 |
| Cambrian Caving Council Record | 1365 |
Bibliography
Aldhouse-Green, S. et al. (1996) Holocene humans at Pontnewydd and Cae Gronw caves. Antiquity 70: 444-447.
Aldhouse-Green, S., Peterson, R. & Walker, E.A. , editors (2012). Neanderthals in Wales. Pontnewydd and the Elwy Valley Caves. Oxbow, Oxford.
Green, H.S. (1986) The Palaeolithic settlement of Wales research project: a review of progress 1978-85. In Colcutt, S.N. (ed.) The Palaeolithic of Britain and its Nearest Neighbours: Recent Trends. University of Sheffield, Sheffield, pp. 36-42..
Article Author Graham Mullan