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| Description | Correspondence relating to the analysis of British specimens, includes the following but the list is not extensive;
G Robertson, Gough’s Cave Museum realting to the Chedder Man with lists of specimens that were borrowed from Lord Bath and report with diagrams
T Molleson and E K Tratman, Bristol, relating to two child jaws from Badger Hole, Wookey Hole, with list of material sent
J Campbell, University of Edinburgh, relating to bone samples from Robin Hood’s Cave
H B A Ratclife-Densham relating to 'highdown' skulls from Worthing Museum
A human skull from Aveline’s hole
John Bartlett, City and County of Kingston Upon Hull Museum relating to the analysis of bones, human and animal, of Kirkdale cave
D.L.Dartnall, City of Gloucester Museums relating to human parietal from Maisemore Ham
C McBurney, King’s College relating to excavations of a newly discovered cave in Derbyshire in 1963 and a Jersey skull
Analysis of Ash Tree Cave samples held at BM(NH)
A L Armstrong relating to charcoal samples of Pin Hole Cave excavations that were sent to BM(NH) by Manchester Museum for dating in 1961
J P T Burchell relating to the Halling Man
H O’Conner realting to engraved bone
The testing of “bones” and skull following the demolition of an old Chapel in Bernard Castle
A report on engraved antler, excavated in Norfolk
A L Armstrong about the Baker’s Hole Skull and Branston skeleton |