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THE LATEGLACIAL FAUNA FROM THE ROBIN HOOD CAVE, CRESWELL CRAGS: A RE‐ASSESSMENT
Author(s) -
CHARLES R.,
JACOBI R.M.,
Cook J.,
Beasley M.J.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
oxford journal of archaeology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.382
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1468-0092
pISSN - 0262-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-0092.1994.tb00029.x
Subject(s) - cave , fauna , radiocarbon dating , archaeology , geology , excavation , arctic , geography , oceanography , ecology , biology
Summary. Re‐study of the fauna recovered in 1969 during excavations by John Campbell in front of the West Entrance to Robin Hood Cave, Creswell Crags, Derbyshire, England, shows it to include components of different ages. Arctic hare is the only species certainly exploited by humans and it is suggested that the position and character of cut‐marks preserved on bone surfaces documents the processing and possible consumption of uncooked meat. It has not been possible to identify the time(s) of year when these hares died. Radiocarbon results for cut‐marked bones are important for dating the Creswellian.