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Bacon Hole
Swansea

 

 

Unit J
Epoch: Late Pleistocene; Biozone: Banwell Bone Cave MAZ; MIS: 5a
Site: 3; Horizon: 253

Upper Breccias (Unit J)


Archaeology

No archaeology databased from this horizon.


Fauna

Taxon Family Database source
Ursus arctos Linnaeus, 1758 Ursidae Currant and Jacobi, 2001
Gulo gulo (Linnaeus, 1758) Mustelidae Currant and Jacobi, 2001
Rangifer tarandus (Linnaeus, 1758) Cervidae Currant and Jacobi, 2001
Bison priscus Bojanus, 1827 Bovidae Currant and Jacobi, 2011

 

Unit G - I
Epoch: Late Pleistocene; Biozone: Bacon Hole MAZ; MIS: 5c
Site: 3; Horizon: 251

Grey Clays, Silts, and Sands (Unit G), overlaying upper sands (Unit H), and Upper Cave Earth (Unit I)


Archaeology

No archaeology databased from this horizon.


Fauna

Taxon Family Database source
Sorex araneus Linnaeus, 1758 Soricidae Currant and Jacobi, 2001
Arvicola cantianus (Hinton, 1910) Muridae Currant and Jacobi, 2001
Microtus oeconomus (Pallas, 1776) Muridae Currant and Jacobi, 2001
Clethrionomys glareolus (Schreber, 1780) Cricetidae Currant and Jacobi, 2001
Microtus agrestis (Linnaeus, 1761) Muridae Currant and Jacobi, 2001
Apodemus sylvaticus (Linnaeus, 1758) Muridae Currant and Jacobi, 2001
Crocuta crocuta (Erxleben, 1777) Hyaenidae Currant and Jacobi, 2001
Canis lupus Linnaeus, 1758 Canidae Currant and Jacobi, 2001
Meles meles (Linnaeus, 1758) Mustelidae Currant and Jacobi, 2001
Stephanorhinus hemitoechus (Falconer, 1868) Rhinocerotidae Currant and Jacobi, 2001
Cervus elaphus Linnaeus, 1758 Cervidae Currant and Jacobi, 2001
Capreolus capreolus (Linnaeus, 1758) Cervidae Currant and Jacobi, 2001
Bison priscus Bojanus, 1827 Bovidae Currant and Jacobi, 2001
Palaeoloxodon antiquus (Falconer & Cautley, 1847) Elephantidae Currant and Jacobi, 2001
Mammuthus primigenius (Blumenbach, 1799) Elephantidae Currant and Jacobi, 2001

 

Unit F flowstone
Epoch: Late Pleistocene; Biozone: Bacon Hole MAZ; MIS: 5c
Site: 3; Horizon: 615

Disrupted stalagmite floor lying on and in the Shelly Sands (Unit F)


Archaeology

No archaeology databased from this horizon.


Fauna

No fauna databased from this horizon.


 

Unit E - F
Epoch: Late Pleistocene; Biozone: Joint Mitnor Cave MAZ; MIS: 5e
Site: 3; Horizon: 3

Sandy Cave Earth (Unit E), Shelly Sand (Unit F)


Archaeology

No archaeology databased from this horizon.


Fauna

Taxon Family Database source
Sorex minutus Linnaeus, 1766 Soricidae Currant and Jacobi, 2011
Sorex araneus Linnaeus, 1758 Soricidae Currant and Jacobi, 2011
Lepus sp. Linnaeus, 1758 Leporidae Currant and Jacobi, 2011
Microtus agrestis (Linnaeus, 1761) Muridae Currant and Jacobi, 2011
Arvicola cantianus (Hinton, 1910) Muridae Currant and Jacobi, 2011
Clethrionomys glareolus (Schreber, 1780) Cricetidae Currant and Jacobi, 2011
Apodemus sylvaticus (Linnaeus, 1758) Muridae Currant and Jacobi, 2011
Panthera leo (Linnaeus, 1758) Felidae Currant and Jacobi, 2011
Vulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758) Canidae Currant and Jacobi, 2011
Mustela sp. Linnaeus, 1758 Mustelidae Currant and Jacobi, 2011
Dama dama (Linnaeus, 1758) Cervidae Currant and Jacobi, 2011
Cervus elaphus Linnaeus, 1758 Cervidae Currant and Jacobi, 2011
Bovini indet. Gray, 1821 Bovidae Currant and Jacobi, 2011
Palaeoloxodon antiquus (Falconer & Cautley, 1847) Elephantidae Currant and Jacobi, 2011

 

Unit D
Epoch: Late Pleistocene; Biozone: Joint Mitnor Cave MAZ; MIS: 5e
Site: 3; Horizon: 618

Sandy Breccio-Conglomerate (Unit D)


Archaeology

Industry Database source
No evidence of human presence Lewis et al., 2011

Fauna

Taxon Family Database source
Apodemus sylvaticus (Linnaeus, 1758) Muridae Currant and Jacobi, 2011
Microtus agrestis (Linnaeus, 1761) Muridae Currant and Jacobi, 2011
Cervus elaphus Linnaeus, 1758 Cervidae Currant and Jacobi, 2011

 

Unit B - C
Epoch: Late Pleistocene; Biozone: Joint Mitnor Cave MAZ; MIS: 5e
Site: 3; Horizon: 250

Coarse Sand (Units B-C)


Archaeology

Industry Database source
No evidence of human presence Lewis et al., 2011

Fauna

Taxon Family Database source
Microtus oeconomus (Pallas, 1776) Muridae Currant and Jacobi, 2011
Vulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758) Canidae Currant and Jacobi, 2011
Equus ferus Boddaert, 1785 Equidae Currant and Jacobi, 2011