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Beaker Shelter
Hob Uid: 197154
Location : Somerset Mendip St. Cuthbert Out
Grid Ref : ST5262048660
Summary : A rock shelter containing Beaker-associated material was excavated in 1931 by HE Balch. The finds are in Wells Museum. Jackson (in Cullingford 1962) states that the discoveries were made in 1953, while Barrington and Stanton attribute the Beaker finds to 1931 and refer to further work in 1951. Finds included a skeleton and the remains of three other individuals, associated with a large Beaker sherd and a floor of limestone flagstones. The sherd and bones are in Wookey Hole Museum.
More information : ST 5262 4866: Beaker shelter excavated in 1931 by H Balch. Finds in Wells Museum (a) (1)

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Source details : RCHME Excavations Index
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Source Number : 1a
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Source details : Balch, HE
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Vol(s) : 43, 1931

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Source details : 3rd edition, 1977
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Neolithic
Display Date : Neolithic
Monument End Date : -2200
Monument Start Date : -4000
Monument Type : Cave
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : ST 54 NW 81
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Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1931-01-01
End Date : 1931-12-31

Beaker Shelter