Little Orme's Head Quarry
Excavation
1981.
Curation
Llandudno Museum.
Burials
MNI: 1 (adult).
Finds
Bronze spear head (not associated with skeleton) animal bones.
Dates
| Period | Reliability |
|---|---|
| Neolithic | 14C date obtained directly on human remains |
14C
4720 bp (Beta-87306) on human bone.
External References
| Royal Commission CARN Database | 401618 |
| Sites and Monument Record | 4547 |
| Cambrian Caving Council Record | 2014-13 |
Bibliography
Dibble, K. (1997) The Lady of the Little Orme. Privately printed.
Gregory, R.A., Roberts, J., Robinson, M.E. & Shimwell, D.W. (2000). A retrospective assessment of 19th-century finds from a Little Orme quarry. Archaeology in Wales 40: 3-8.
Morton, G.H. (1898) The carboniferous limestone of the country around Llandudno (North Wales). Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London 54: 382-400.
Article Author Graham Mullan