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| HER Number: | MDV9728 |
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| Name: | CAVE DEPOSIT in the Parish of |
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Summary
Kent's cavern. The swallow gallery.58 finds were made. These included the teeth of bear, fox, horse and sheep, numerous bones, one chert nodule, and three chips and flakes of chert and flint:- a. A chert nodule. It had never been used. It was found in the fourth foot level of the breccia in january 1879. B. A small chip or fragment of flint. It was found alone in the third foot level of the breccia in february 1879. C. A small flake of flint. It was probably a fragment of a flake implement. It was found near a bear tooth and bone pieces on the surface in february 1879. D. A small chip of chert. It was found with three teeth of bear and numerous bones in the first foot level of the breccia in april 1879.
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/4/45
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAVE DEPOSIT (Palaeolithic - 698000 BC to 8001 BC (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV316856.
Kent's cavern. The swallow gallery.58 finds were made. These included the teeth of bear, fox, horse and sheep, numerous bones, one chert nodule, and three chips and flakes of chert and flint:- a. A chert nodule. It had never been used. It was found in the fourth foot level of the breccia in january 1879. B. A small chip or fragment of flint. It was found alone in the third foot level of the breccia in february 1879. C. A small flake of flint. It was probably a fragment of a flake implement. It was found near a bear tooth and bone pieces on the surface in february 1879. D. A small chip of chert. It was found with three teeth of bear and numerous bones in the first foot level of the breccia in april 1879.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV316857.
Pengelly, w. /tda/16(1884)416-418/the literature of kent's cavern, part 5.
Sources / Further Reading
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Associated Monuments
| MDV124198 | Related to: Kent's Cavern: The Swallow Gallery (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 11 2017 12:00AM |
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