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| Location | betweenPaviland andPort Eynon |
|---|---|
| Region | Wales |
| Coordinates | 51°32′34″N4°14′5.6″W / 51.54278°N 4.234889°W /51.54278; -4.234889 |
| Type | limestone cave |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1861, 1969 |
| Archaeologists | E. R. Wood, J. B. Campbell |
Long Hole, also spelledLonghole, is a limestone cave on the south coast of theGower Peninsula betweenPaviland andPort Eynon. It is relatively small, measuring about 15 m (49 ft) deep after several excavations. It was first excavated in 1861 by Colonel E. R. Wood. Wood found evidence of a lithic assemblage andfaunal remains. The faunal remains includedcave hyena,reindeer,Woolly rhinoceros,mammoth,straight-tusked elephant and wild horse.[1]
A second excavation was conducted in 1969 by J. B. Campbell. Analysis of the evidence from the two excavations, including sediment and pollen as well as the lithic evidence, has identified Long Hole as anAurignacian site contemporary with and related to the site atPaviland, evidence of the first modern humans in Britain.[1]