OHIO
Archaeological and Historical
PUBLICATIONS
SOME OHIO CAVES AND ROCK SHELTERS
BEARING
EVIDENCES OF HUMAN OCCUPANCY
BY H. C. SHETRONE,
Curator of Archaeology
CANTER'S CAVES -- KETTLE HILL CAVE
Caves, caverns and rock-shelters are
fruitful sources
of archaeological evidence,
particularly as regards the
early phases of human development.
Primitive humans
the world over very naturally repaired
to these ready-
made retreats in time of stress,
whether from inclement
weather, danger from wild beasts or
threats from their
own kind. Thus every cave is a
potential prehistoric
habitation.
Augmentation of the floors of caves
through deposi-
tion of wind-blown and water-carried
debris and soil
and through decomposition of the rock
in which they
occur, provides an ideal repository for
the material evi-
This report, dealing with the so-called
Canter's Caves and Kettle
Hill Cave, admittedly is incomplete and is submitted as
a preliminary paper,
to be supplemented later by fuller
information. It is the sentiment of the
Society that where exhaustive
exploration cannot be anticipated immediately,
the results of partial examination should not be
withheld from the public
and the student. No attempt is made to
include herein studies of the
skeletal material and textiles found in
the shelters.
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