Excavation was undertaken in Covesea Cave 2 (the Deer Cave) over two weeks in May ? June 2018 as part of the Covesea Caves Project, following successful field seasons in May 2014 (DES 2014: 135) and September 2015 (DES 2015: 124). Previous work has provided evidence for complex Late Bronze Age funerary activity rites but has also demonstrated the presence of Neolithic, Early Bronze Age and Iron Age activity. Excavation in 2018 was prompted by the discovery a new chamber (the Wolf Chamber), at the rear of Cave 2 in 2017; a substantial chamber, accessed via a low passage at the rear of the main chamber, measuring some 26 x 6.4m. The floor of the chamber had been recently disturbed near its entrance but the interior otherwise appeared substantially intact, with a surface scatter of animal remains including seal and possible wolf bones, as well as domesticates (sheep) and a preponderance of bird remains.
Archive: University of Leicester and University of Bradford (currently) and NRHE (intended)
Funder: HES and Aberdeenshire Council
Ian Armit and Lindsey Buster University of Leicester and University of Edinburgh
(Source: DES Volume 19)
Cave vsited in May 2014. Recent cliff collapse observed around cave entrance. Large talus mound in front of cave.
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Covesea Cave 2 (Deer Cave) is the cave on the right with the talus mound extending in front. Fresh collapse is evident in the freshly broken cliff face around the entrance/
