Tooth Cave
Excavation
D.P. Webley & J. Harvey, 1962.
Curation
National Museum of Wales, Cardiff; Duckworth Collection, University of Cambridge.
Burials
MNI: : 8+ (6 adults, 2 juveniles).
Finds
Collared Urn pottery, discoidal knife, flaked knives, scraper, flint flakes, bone spatula, needle, bead, animal bones.
Dates
| Period | Reliability |
|---|---|
| Bronze Age | 14C date obtained on organic material closely associated with a burial, or, undated human remains closely associated with diagnostic prehistoric artifects or other datable material |
14C
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External References
| Royal Commission CARN Database | 305613 |
| Sites and Monument Record | 00230W |
| Scheduled Ancient Monuments | Gm 284 |
| Cambrian Caving Council Record | 1117 |
Bibliography
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Price, G. (1984) Llethrid Swallett, Tooth Cave and the caves associated with the Wellhead Resurgence, Gower Peninsula. Cerberus Speleological Society Journal 14: 13-19.
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Valdemar, A.E. (1972) Bibliography of Welsh Cave archaeology and palaeontology. Transactions of the Cave Research Group of Great Britain 14 (1): 33-42.
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Article Author Graham Mullan