Spurge Hole
Excavation
J.G. Rutter & M. Davies, 1985-86.
Curation
National Museum of Wales, Cardiff (91.37H, 92.11H).
Burials
MNI: 2+ (adults).
Finds
None.
Dates
| Period | Reliability |
|---|---|
| Middle Neolithic | 14C date obtained directly on human remains |
14C
4830 bp (OxA-3815) on human bone.
External References
| Royal Commission CARN Database | 231732 |
| Sites and Monument Record | 02219W |
| Cambrian Caving Council Record | 2014-6 |
Bibliography
Aldhouse-Green, S. et al. (1996) Holocene humans from Pontnewydd and Cae Gronw Caves. Antiquity 70: 444-447.
Brassil, K.S. (1994) A Neolithic burial from Spurge Hole, Gower. Archaeologia Cambrensis 143.
Davies, M. (1985) Spurge Hole. William Pengelly Cave Studies Trust Newsletter 46: 1-4.
Davies, M. (1986) Spurge Hole, Southgate. Archaeology in Wales 26: 34.
Davies, M. (1989) Recent advances in cave archaeology in southwest Wales. In Ford, T.D. (ed.) Limestones and Caves of Wales. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 79-91.
Article Author Graham Mullan