Kendrick's Cave — Llandudno
Kendrick's Cave — Llandudno Complex
Late Palaeolithic (12000 BCE)·Creswellian·🇬🇧 Conwy, North Wales Coast, United Kingdom
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About Kendrick's Cave — Llandudno
Kendrick's Cave — Llandudno in Conwy, North Wales Coast, United Kingdom is a Late Palaeolithic (12000 BCE) cave attributed to Creswellian culture. Detailed survey and excavation document architectural phasing. The site includes a principal feature and ancillary settlement or ceremonial elements.
Why it mattersKey Creswellian site illustrating Late Palaeolithic (12000 BCE) cave traditions.
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Kendrick's Cave — Llandudno
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Creswellian
- 02Defensive and ritual focus
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 12000 BCE occupation
- Period
- Late Palaeolithic (12000 BCE)
- Culture
- Creswellian
- Purpose
- Cave with human remains and decorated horse mandible
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 12000 BCE occupation
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
53.3245° N · 3.8311° W · 299 m · 3 mapped features
- Kendrick's Cave — Llandudno — Principal FeaturestructurePrimary cave feature at Kendrick's Cave — Llandudno53.3253° N · 3.8303° W
- Kendrick's Cave — Llandudno — Ancillary ComplexcomplexAncillary complex at Kendrick's Cave — Llandudno with settlement traces53.3238° N · 3.8317° W
- Kendrick's Cave — Llandudno — Outlierrock artOutlier alignment or rock art at Kendrick's Cave — Llandudno53.3256° N · 3.8321° W
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