Lynx Cave
Also known as Bryn Alyn Cave 1
Excavation
J.D. Blore, 1962-2003.
Curation
: National Museum of Wales, Cardiff (83.98H); Grosvenor Museum, Chester.
Burials
MNI: 6+ (4 adults, 2 juveniles).
Finds
Upper Palaeolithic flint artefacts, bone point, Romano-British artefacts, animal bones.
Dates
| Period | Reliability |
|---|---|
| Unknown | No reliable dating information available |
14C
11,700 bp (OxA-8164) on bone point; 2945 bp (OxA-8070) on cutmarked bird bone.
External References
| Royal Commission CARN Database | 418688 |
| Sites and Monument Record | 100947 to 100950 |
| Scheduled Ancient Monuments | De 176 |
| Cambrian Caving Council Record | 1448 |
Bibliography
Blore, J.D. (1966) The excavation of Lynx Cave, 1962-1964: a preliminary report. Peakland Archaeological Society Newsletter 21: 17-19 & 35.
Blore, J.D. (2002) The Enigmatic Lynx. Privately printed, Wallasey.
Blore, J.D. (2012) Lynx Cave, Denbighshire - 50 Years of Excavation 1962-2012. Privately printed.
Blore, J.D. (2024) Lynx Cave & Beyond. Privately published.
Bramwell, D. (1963) Notes on some recent cave and gravel pit discoveries in North Wales and the Peak District. Peakland Archaeological Society Newsletter 19: 25.
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Bronk-Ramsey, C. et al. (2000) Radiocarbon dates from the Oxford AMS system: Archaeometry Datelist 29. Archaeometry 42 (1): 243-254.
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Stevens, R.E., Reade, H., Tripp, J., Sayle, K.L. & Walker, E.A. (2021). Changing environment at the Late Upper Palaeolithic site of Lynx Cave, North Wales. In: S. Gaudzinski-Windheuser & O. Jöris (eds.) The Beef behind all Possible Pasts. The Tandem-Festschrift in Honour of Elaine Turner and Martin Street. Monographien des RGZM 157, Mainz. DOI: 10.11588/propylaeum.950.c12581
Thompson, F.H. (1963) Two Romano-British trumpet brooches with silver inlay. Antiquaries Journal 43: 289-290.
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Article Author Graham Mullan