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Hole was a difficult cave to work in. Myself and Garfitt had
to squeeze along the passage which eventually broadened out
into a chamber. We dug the deposits in layers of 6-12 inches*
in thickness as we progressed through the cave.
At
the top of the layers a hard stalagmite floor sealed softer
cave-earth underneath. We broke through this hard layer
and while I was digging the fine and dry cave-earth, Garfitt
sieved the deposits with a one quarter inch sieve. Garfitt
certainly excels in the number of bones of small mammals
and small flint chips he is able to collect. We progressed
into the cave foot by foot and finally finished the excavation
80 feet from the entrance leaving a 12 foot high section
of cave fill for future work. Next
*The
measurements given here are imperial rather than metric
which we use today. 1 inch = 2.54cm, 1 metre = 3 feet 3
inches, 1/4 inch = 4mm
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