Spritsail Tor Cave
Also known as Prissens Tor Cave
Excavation
H. de la Beche, 1839; E.R. Wood, 1849; T.K. Penniman, 1945.
Curation
National Museum of Wales, Cardiff; Royal Institution of South Wales, Swansea; University Museum, Oxford; Natural History Museum, London.
Burials
MNI: 1 (adult).
Finds
Early Bronze Age Beaker, flint flakes, Romano-British artefacts, animal bones.
Dates
| Period | Reliability |
|---|---|
| Early Bronze Age | Stratigraphical context of human remains indeterminate |
14C
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External References
| Sites and Monument Record | 00004W |
| Cambrian Caving Council Record | 1086 |
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Article Author Graham Mullan