THE LATEGLACIAL FAUNA FROM THE ROBIN HOOD CAVE, CRESWELL CRAGS: A RE‐ASSESSMENT

• Published in: Oxford Journal of Archaeology
• Main Authors: CHARLES, R., JACOBI, R.M., Cook, J., Beasley, M.J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1994
• Subjects: Arctic; Arctic hare
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0092.1994.tb00029.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1468-0092.1994.tb00029.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1468-0092.1994.tb00029.x

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.