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Summary

Kent's cavern. The rocky chamber. Five finds were made: a part of the skull of a large hyena, the teeth and jaw of a hyena, a sheep skull, the lower jaw of a wolf, and a piece of flint. The piece of flint was of nondescript form, and several flakes had been dislodged from it. It was not rolled, the edges were tolerably sharp, and it had not been used. It was of a chalky texture. It was found in the fourth foot level below the granular stalagmite in september 1879.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1010745: Kent's Cavern, Torquay

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX96SW/4/48

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• CAVE DEPOSIT (Palaeolithic - 698000 BC to 8001 BC (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV316845.

Kent's cavern. The rocky chamber. Five finds were made: a part of the skull of a large hyena, the teeth and jaw of a hyena, a sheep skull, the lower jaw of a wolf, and a piece of flint. The piece of flint was of nondescript form, and several flakes had been dislodged from it. It was not rolled, the edges were tolerably sharp, and it had not been used. It was of a chalky texture. It was found in the fourth foot level below the granular stalagmite in september 1879.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV316846.

Pengelly, w. /tda/16(1884)422-424/the literature of kent's cavern, part 5.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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