Snail Cave
Excavation
G. Smith, 2011
Curation
?
Burials
MNI: 1
Finds
Worked flints and chert, shell bead, prehistoric pottery, animal bones.
Dates
| Period | Reliability |
|---|---|
| Bronze Age | Burial associated with non-diagnostic prehistoric artefacts |
| Neolithic | Burial associated with non-diagnostic prehistoric artefacts |
14C
4494 bp (SUERC-45180), 8836 bp (SUERC-45181) on animal bone.
External References
| Royal Commission CARN Database | 417232 |
| Sites and Monument Record | 44425, 58505 |
| Cambrian Caving Council Record | 2016-3 |
Bibliography
Smith, G. (2011) Snail Cave Rock Shelter, Great Orme, Llandudno, Conwy: evaluation excavation 2011 (GAT project G2179). Preliminary report. Gwynedd Archaeological Trust, Report 1002.
Smith, G. & Walker, E.A. (2014) Snail Cave Rock Shelter, North Wales: a new prehistoric site. Archaeologia Cambrensis 163: 99-131.
Article Author Graham Mullan