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| HER Number: | MDV9708 |
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| Name: | CAVE DEPOSIT in the Parish of |
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Summary
Kent's cavern. Smerdon's passage. Large number of bones and more than 700 teeth found, and three limpet shells, charcoal and four good flint flakes. A further 2200 teeth found. Thirteen flint and chert flakes and chips found in the second reach of the passage. All white except one, which is a well-designed but roughly-finished lanceolate implement. A lance-shaped bone tool also found, flat on one face and uniformly convex on the other, reduced to a thin edge all round the margin except at the butt end, where it was cut off abruptly, and tapering gradually to a rounded point. An amber bead found in the cave earth with the usual mammalian remains. Ellipsoidal in form. Cylindrical perforation at its centre.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 934 641 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX96SW |
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| Civil Parish | Torbay |
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| District | Torbay |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | TORMOHAM |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX96SW/4/25
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAVE DEPOSIT (Prehistoric - 698000 BC to 42 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV316932.
Kent's cavern. Smerdon's passage. Large number of bones and more than 700 teeth found, and three limpet shells, charcoal and four good flint flakes. A further 2200 teeth found. Thirteen flint and chert flakes and chips found in the second reach of the passage. All white except one, which is a well-designed but roughly-finished lanceolate implement. A lance-shaped bone tool also found, flat on one face and uniformly convex on the other, reduced to a thin edge all round the margin except at the butt end, where it was cut off abruptly, and tapering gradually to a rounded point. An amber bead found in the cave earth with the usual mammalian remains. Ellipsoidal in form. Cylindrical perforation at its centre.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV316933.
Pengelly, w. /tda/16(1884)288-297/the literature of kent's cavern, part 5.
Sources / Further Reading
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Associated Monuments
| MDV124178 | Related to: Kent's Cavern: Smerdon's Passage (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 11 2017 12:00AM |
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