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Ice Age Art at Creswell Crags
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Summary
The engravings and paintings of the last Ice Age represent the first known flowering of art. The spectacular limestone gorge known as Creswell Crags is thought to have been occupied by as early as 43,000BC. This network of caves, weathered deep into the rock, no doubt provided shelter from the harsh conditions of the last Ice Age. The area is now home to Britain’s most important collection of occupation sites from this period.
The first ‘hint’ of Creswell’s ancient art was found in 1876, when Victorian antiquarians discovered what has become known as the Ochre Horse, an engraving on a rib bone hidden in the caves at Creswell. However, it was not until 2003 that Britain’s only confirmed examples of Ice Age cave art were discovered - and by none other than Dr Bahn himself, who leads this Study Day. Thanks to that discovery, the Crags obtained a lottery grant which paid for a magnificent new museum/visitor center where the original material from the caves (portable art, tools and animal remains) can be seen on display. This is a glimpse into the remote, enigmatic world of our Ice Age ancestors.
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Dr Paul Bahn
Guide Lecturer
Dr Paul Bahn is the leading expert on prehistoric rock art worldwide, and is certainly one of our best-known archaeologists.
Your itinerary
Study Day -
Meeting time / place
10:30 at the Creswell Crags Visitor Centre, Creswell.Worksop, S80 3LH
End time / place
16:00 at the Creswell Crags Visitor Centre
The Day
The day’s itinerary will be flexible depending on timings, highlights include a visit to Church Hole and Robin Hood Cave. We also have guided tours of the visitors centre and museum and a private illustrated presentation by Dr Paul Bahn.
Lunch
A light sandwich lunch will be provided.
Tour dates & prices
| Tour Departure | Tour ID | Departure date | Guided by | Price | Availability |
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| June 11 2021 | AXCC210611 | June 11 2021 (Friday) | Dr Paul Bahn | $180 (ex. flights) |
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| August 13 2021 | AXCC210813 | August 13 2021 (Friday) | Dr Paul Bahn | $180 (ex. flights) |
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