Accession No
1976.286.2 C
Description
Bone fragment, likely a rib, in two refitting pieces.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Devon; Yealmpton
Period
Palaeolithic
Source
Burkitt, M. M. [donor]; Burkitt, Miles Crawford [collector]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1976.286.2 C
Cultural Affliation
Material
Bone
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Related Documents)
Catalogue card reads: "Was in a box marked 'Yealmpton' along with 76.28[7], Roman"
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
Likely from Miles Burkitt's second excavation of the cave site in 1925 or early 1926. No animal bones are mentioned in Burkitt's report of the first investigation in 1924 or early 1925 (see 1976.286.1 A), although it is a very brief report.
Event Date 1925
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (References)
Burkitt, M. C. (1926). '5. Archaeological Notes'. Man, vol. 26 (January), pp. 10–13.
Event Date 1926
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1976.286.2 [A-C]: 'Three bone fragments.'
Event Date 1976
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Bone fragment, likely a rib, in two refitting pieces.
Event Date 30/7/2025
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
FM:327337
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