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  1. BrightAire

    Beginner Caves in Yorkshire Dales, please.

    Ha. Yes. You're right. Forgot to turn left after Kilnsey...
  2. BrightAire

    Beginner Caves in Yorkshire Dales, please.

    As others have mentioned, Scoska Cave is a good beginners' cave near Buckden. Search "Scoska Skeleton" for added interest.
  3. BrightAire

    The Scoska Skeleton - What else is known?

    Thanks very much for this.
  4. BrightAire

    A "Classic Rock" of UK Caves?

    Yes. That's the idea. Of course, what a novice might aspire to quickly these days would be different to what they'd aspire to when Classic Rock was written. Still, easyish caves. Enjoyable, interesting and with scenic qualities (perhaps as much in the approach walk) and/or historic significance...
  5. BrightAire

    The Scoska Skeleton - What else is known?

    Thanks, everyone, for your contributions. I've had a bit of a soft spot for the Scoska skeleton since first reading about her and the possible circumstances of her death. It seems likely she may have been fleeing some sort of attack and, perhaps, people with facial disfigurement were subject to...
  6. BrightAire

    The Scoska Skeleton - What else is known?

    Hmm. This text from Steadman's thesis looks bad for the Scoska skeleton's survival - "...the loss of the majority of these collections during the bombing in 1941. Both Philosophical Hall and the collections suffered severe damage from the bombing raid on the town...".
  7. BrightAire

    The Scoska Skeleton - What else is known?

    Thanks so much for that. That's information worth following up, I think.
  8. BrightAire

    The Scoska Skeleton - What else is known?

    That seems a bit of an omission. It seems a pretty significant find for the area.
  9. BrightAire

    The Scoska Skeleton - What else is known?

    Thanks Andy. That's really kind.
  10. BrightAire

    The Scoska Skeleton - What else is known?

    Thanks Andy. Do you have a reference? I wonder if there's anything in Cave & Karst... Vol. 1 but I don't have it to hand.
  11. BrightAire

    A "Classic Rock" of UK Caves?

    Thanks for that. I've already made some headway on your list (some definitely worth a return trip) and on Classic Rock too (not as much as you though). It's another project I need to revive.
  12. BrightAire

    The Scoska Skeleton - What else is known?

    The article then seems to contradict itself, putting the age of the skeleton at "anything between 1500 and 2000 years". I'll take the more recent radiocarbon date, I think.
  13. BrightAire

    The Scoska Skeleton - What else is known?

    That's interesting. Thanks. The YRC article has it as bronze age (2500-700 BC). Do you know if the finger bone was a recent find or recovered from the cave much earlier, nearer the time of the original excavation. That might indicate if the skeleton is effectively curated.
  14. BrightAire

    A "Classic Rock" of UK Caves?

    Rock climbing cavers will be familiar with Ken Wison's Classic, Hard and Extreme Rock series of coffee table climbing books which have become the basis of "tick lists" for keen rock climbers for many years now. "Not for The Faint Hearted" probably covers the Hard Rock territory for the Dales...
  15. BrightAire

    The Scoska Skeleton - What else is known?

    I've often wondered that, these days, isotope analysis could shed light on where the person of the skeleton originated. Also I can't find any reference to where the skeleton is curated. Perhaps it's lost, and that seems a shame. Does anyone know more about the Scoska Skeleton than is...
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