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Description: | Core collection of pleistocene artefacts and ecofacts originating largely from excavations in Creswell Gorge and Creswell Heritage Area, the earliest 1875 (Boyd Dawkins & Mello), but mainly from excavations carried out in 1970s and 80s. Ancillary collection of Holocene artefacts and ecofacts from various excavations in Creswell Crags Heritage Area between 1976-1990. Small ancillary collection of miscellaneous Quaternary artefacts and ecofacts from other parts of the East Midlands and other parts of the UK. Small collection of similar material from Jordan, Israel and Pakistan.
Local significance and International interest | Format: | 40 000 objects | Subjects: | Prehistory Archaeology Prehistoric period Archaeological objects Archaeological excavations | Temporal: | Stone age - pre 2500BC | Source: | Cornucopia - Discovering UK Collections | FAX: | 01909 724 726 | Telephone: | 01909 720 378 | Identifier: | oai:www.cornucopia.org.uk:4038 | Format: | 40 000 objects | Go to resource |
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