Blue John Cavern, Castleton, Derbyshire


NGR: SK 1319 8320

NMR: SK 18 SW 45

SMR: 33104

SAM: -

DCR: 37

Excavation: D. Nixon, 2010.

Curation: University of Manchester

Burials: MNI: 1 (Adult).

Finds: : Animal bones.

Date: Neolithic (1)

14C: 4125 bp (SUERC-30061) on human bone.

Bibliography:

Barker, I. & Beck, J.S. (2010) Caves of the Peak District. Hucklow Publishing, Derbyshire.

Ford, T.D. (2008) Castleton Caves. Landmark, Ashbourne.

Nixon, D. (2011) Human and faunal remains from Blue John Cavern, Castleton, Derbyshire, UK. Cave and Karst Science 38: 93-95.

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