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Creswell Crags
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Creswell Crags
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Crags Road, Creswell, Worksop S80 3LH, United Kingdom

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About Creswell Crags
Creswell Crags is an archaeological site located in England, United Kingdom. It is situated between the borders of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. The site contains a number of caves which existed since the ice age. It is estimated to be occupied about 43,000 and 10,000 years ago. It is estimated that the site was used for dwelling in Bronze Age, Neolithic, and also by Romans and post-medieval times. It was designated as a World Heritage Site in 1986.

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  • Numerous flint tools and split bones are found at the site.
    Numerous flint tools and split bones are found at the site.
  • There is also a Robin Hood's Cave where several bones and a horse's head were found. It is estimated that the occupant of this cave used to hunt and trap wooly rhinoceros and Arctic hare.
    There is also a Robin Hood's Cave where several bones and a horse's head were found. It is estimated that the occupant of this cave used to hunt and t
  • The site is also a location of the Pinhole Caveman which was founded a hundred years before in the 1920s.
    The site is also a location of the Pinhole Caveman which was founded a hundred years before in the 1920s.
  • The engravings and bas-reliefs were also discovered on the walls and ceilings of few caves. All the figures in the caves are believed to be human-made.
    The engravings and bas-reliefs were also discovered on the walls and ceilings of few caves. All the figures in the caves are believed to be human-made
  • There are also thin layers of calcium carbonate flowstone which overlay some of the engravings. It is estimated that the older one of these were founded about 12800 years before. Surely the engravings were from a period before these flowstones.
    There are also thin layers of calcium carbonate flowstone which overlay some of the engravings. It is estimated that the older one of these were found

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