| RefNo | MS/222/54 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Forty-ninth report of progress of excavations by William Pengelly and Edward Vivian, Torquay, to the British Association Kent's Cavern Committee |
| Creator | Pengelly; William (1812-1894); geologist |
| Vivian; Edward (1808–1893); science writer; poet |
| Date | 6 November 1869 |
| Description | Monthly report of the superintendents of excavation. The South Sally Port excavation is very near completion. It is noted that Mr MacEnery believed the South Sally Port branch ended with an external opening unto the hill, however this has proven to be incorrect. There is no external opening - instead, the tunnels were started in the South Sally Port itself. It is believed animals borrowed into the cave-earth, and when they reached a sufficient depth, they 'proceeded horizontally in various directions'.
During October, they found: numerous bones and bone fragments; 22 teeth of horse, 17 of hyena, 14 of rhinoceros, 12 of bear, 5 of fox, 3 of mammoth, 2 of deer, 1 each of lion, fox, and sheep; two flint flakes; and a few pebbles of quartz, flint, and grit. One of the mammoth teeth was an adults. |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA2162 | Pengelly; William (1812 - 1894); geologist | 1812 - 1894 |