NGR: SK 0303 1954
NMR: SK 01 NW 16
SMR: 04055
SAM: -
Excavation: 1979, Birmingham University Field Archaeology Unit.
Curation: City Museum, Stoke on Trent.
Burials: MNI: 5 (3 adults, 2 juveniles).
Finds: : Mesolithic flints and hearth.
Date: Mesolithic and Neolithic (1)
14C: 8170 bp (OxA-16865), 4724 bp (OxA-16864), 4725 bp (OxA-16866) on human bone.
Bibliography:
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Cane, C. & Cane, J. (1986) The excavation of a Mesolithic cave site near Rugely, Staffordshire. Staffordshire Archaeology Studies 3: 1-12
Hilton, C. (1979) Bower Farm, near Rugely. CBA Newsheet, Group 8 22: 7.
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