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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