BONE CAVES

A Gazetteer of Vertabrate Remains From Caves in the Yorkshire Dales Referenced In Caving Club Journals and Allied Literature

Aquamole Pot


Bones

“upper right molar (M1) of a large bovid, probably bison (Bison priscus) or auroch (Bos primigenius) or, much less likely, musk ox (Ovibos moschatus)”. “rib fragment may belong to the same animal or a large ruminant of similar size”

Position in Cave

In a deposit of sorted pebbles in a horizontal series of passages approximately 50 m above the sumped level.

Identification

T. Lord

Location of Finds

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Additional Notes

The finds were made by climbing from the West Kingsdale phreas - the surface entrance was opened by digging approximately 20 years later (Skorupka, 2002)

Kingsdale

Yorkshire

North Yorkshire

NGR: SD 6992 7834

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References

Lord, T. (1981) Animal remains from Jingling Aven. Caves and Caving. 11: 5.

Skorupka, R. (2002) A pot into Aquamole. Descent. 168: 20-22.

Article Author Graham Mullan