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The Continental Affiliations of Two Palaeolithic Engraved Bones Found in England

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 April 2011

Ann Sieveking
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The figurative and schematic designs on two pieces of decorated bone from Creswell, Derbyshire are related to motifs used in later Magdalenian portable art in south-western and northern France, and are assigned to a period between 11,000–12,000 years ago on grounds of design and environmental evidence. One piece, that from Robin Hood's Cave, which is carefully engraved with complex motifs on both sides, shows handling traces indicating carriage over a period of time by one or more individuals. As the late Glacial Hunters at Creswell are thought to be nomadic, and the cave to have been inhabited only in the Summer months, the piece may have been made elsewhere and carried to Derbyshire, possibly from the continent.

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The Antiquaries Journal , Volume 72 , March 1992 , pp. 1 - 17
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Copyright © The Society of Antiquaries of London 1992

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