Red Fescue Hole
Excavation
M. Davies, 1986.
Curation
?
Burials
MNI: 1+
Finds
Flint scraper and flake, animal bones, marine shells.
Dates
| Period | Reliability |
|---|---|
| Neolithic | 14C date obtained directly on human remains |
14C
4880 bp (OxA-10649, redated 4634 bp, OxA-OxA-22993) on human bone.
External References
| Royal Commission CARN Database | 401582 |
| Sites and Monument Record | 02215W |
| Cambrian Caving Council Record | 2014-3 |
Bibliography
Davies, M. (1986) Red Fescue Hole, Rhosili. Archaeology in Wales 26: 34.
Davies, M. (1986) Red Fescue Hole, Gower. William Pengelly Cave Studies Trust Newsletter 48: 1-5.
Schulting, R.J. & Richards, M.P. (2002) Finding the coastal Mesolithic in southwest Britain: AMS dates and stable isotope results on human remains from Caldey Island, South Wales. Antiquity 76: 1011-1025.
Oldham, A.D. (1978) The Caves of Gower. Privately printed.
Schulting, R.J. (2020) Claddedigaethau mewn ogofâu: Prehistoric human remains (mainly) from the caves of Wales. Proceedings of the University of Bristol Spelaeological Society 28 (2) : 185-219.
Article Author Graham Mullan