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Wikidata identifier:
Q113369985
Also known as:
Creswell Crags Museum, Creswell Crags Museum and Visitor Centre
Instance of:
museum; independent museum
Museum/collection status:
Accredited museum
Accreditation number:
133
Persistent shareable link for this record:
https://museumdata.uk/museums/q113369985/

Collection-level records:

  • Collection overview (Cornucopia)

    Archaeology Collection

    Core collection of Pleistocene artefacts and ecofacts originating largely from excavations in Creswell Gorge and Creswell Heritage Area, the earliest 1875 (Boyd Dawkins and Mello), but mainly from excavations carried out in 1970s and 80s. Ancillary collection of Holocene artefacts and ecofacts from various excavations in Creswell Crags Heritage Area between 1976-1990. Small ancillary collection of miscellaneous Quaternary artefacts and ecofacts from other parts of the East Midlands and other parts of the UK. Small collection of similar material from Jordan, Israel and Pakistan. Local significance and International interest.

    Subjects

    Prehistory; Archaeology; Prehistoric period; Archaeological objects; Archaeological excavations

    Photography Collection

    Local significance. A collection of excavation and other record photographs.

    Subjects

    Photographs; Archaeology; Archaeological excavations

    Geology Collection

    Local significance. A small collection of geological specimens.

    Subjects

    Geology

    Biology Collection

    Collection of modern and replica specimens used for comparative study and educational purposes: skeletal collection of modern fauna; marine molluscs; invertebrate specimens. Local significance.

    Subjects

    Natural Sciences; Biology

    Archives Collection

    Archives consist of documents and excavation records relating to the Creswell Crags site. Local significance.

    Subjects

    Prehistory; Archaeological sites; Archaeology; Archives; Prehistoric period; Archaeological excavations

    Source: Cornucopia

    Date: Not known, but before 2015

    Licence: CC BY-NC

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