The Old Ruminator
Well-known member
We tried hard to save Jackdaw Cave etc at Cannington from destruction saying that the cave was an important archaeological site and bat roost. Sadly nobody listened despite the fact that I personally put the case to the minerals officer at County Hall.
Recent work on remains found there now point to how important the site might have been.
https://cotswoldarchaeology.co.uk/cannington-park-quarry-cave-somerset-human-and-animal-remains/
" These are very exciting dates and are comparable with those for the human remains known as ?Cheddar Man?, recovered from Gough?s cave, nearby in the Mendip Hills, which were dated to 8540-7990 and 8470-8230 cal BC. Mesolithic human remains are extremely rare discoveries in England, with just 20 firmly dated sites known (Meiklejohn, Chamberlain and Schulting 2011). "
Recent work on remains found there now point to how important the site might have been.
https://cotswoldarchaeology.co.uk/cannington-park-quarry-cave-somerset-human-and-animal-remains/
" These are very exciting dates and are comparable with those for the human remains known as ?Cheddar Man?, recovered from Gough?s cave, nearby in the Mendip Hills, which were dated to 8540-7990 and 8470-8230 cal BC. Mesolithic human remains are extremely rare discoveries in England, with just 20 firmly dated sites known (Meiklejohn, Chamberlain and Schulting 2011). "