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Bronze fibulae found in excavations at Creswell Crags

Jackson J W1920

Derbyshire Record Office

Derbyshire Record Office
Matlock, United Kingdom

Bronze fibulae found in excavations at Robin Hood Cave and Church Hole Cave, Creswell Crags, a limestone gorge on the border between Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire.

Evidence for ancient human activity can be found at Creswell Crags, a limestone gorge filled with caves, and rock shelters. It was used as a seasonal camp by Ice Age hunters over 45,000 years ago. Archaeologists have found fossil animal bones including mammoth and hyena, and flint stone. Church Hole is a world-famous cave, with examples of the oldest verified cave art in the UK. This includes images of bison, reindeer, birds, and some abstract symbols which may have had religious meaning.

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  • Title: Bronze fibulae found in excavations at Creswell Crags
  • Creator: Jackson J W
  • Date Created: 1920
  • Location: Creswell, Worksop, Nottinghamshire
  • Location Created: Unknown
  • Provenance: Buxton Museum and Art Gallery (DCBM200617)
  • Subject Keywords: Archaeology, Artifacts, Tools, Ice Age
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