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ANTIQUE #SA947760

A Collection Of Animal Bone Fragments (mousterian Level) Excavated By Albert Leslie Armstrong From The Creswell Caves - (circa 1930)

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The following collection of notated animal bone fragments was unearthed in 1930 during a well-documented archaeological dig by Albert Leslie Armstrong (Leslie) at the Creswell Caves site which is situated on the Derbyshire / Nottinghamshire border - Wooly Rhinocerous (15cm Long x 6 cm high x 8 deep); Mammoth (possibly Tibia, 18 cm x 4 cm high x 2 cm deep); probably mammoth (14xm long x 3 cm high x 4.5 cm deep); reindeer antler (14 cm long, 9 cm high x 1 cm deep); bone gnawed by hyaenas (11cm long x 3 cm high x 1cm deep); possible reindeer bone 8 cm long x .5 cm high x 2 cm deep).
 
To find out more about the fascinating Cresswell cave site, the periods of its occupation and Albert Leslie Armstrong, please use the following secure links -
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creswell_Crags
 
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/AUTH233364
 
https://plesiosauria.com/pdf/bestwick&smith_2015_creswell_crags_notnh.pdf
 
https://www.archaeopress.com/Archaeopress/DMS/2A2A7FF232...
Antique SA947760 shown on this page was made in Before 1700. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was created:
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