22nd August

Vince

Spent the morning continuing to clean around and recover faunal remains in the SE side passage/alcove at the current end of the cave beyond Trick or Treat. Some nice finds too including bear canine, more phalanges (also bear), and many more bone fragments. Excavation can be frustrating at times especially as some of the bones are so fragile requiring some careful digging using wooden (clay modelling) tools. Some remains are mineralised, some are quite abraded perhaps suggesting some turbulent flow has affected the remains (at some time!)

Adult bear (Ursus arctos) canine tooth (identification of species confirmed by Professor Danielle Schreve (University of Bristol) 23/08/2024