Great prehistoric sites: famous caves – Excavating the CA archive

For my third and final column on the Palaeolithic, I will clamber into some of the most famous caves in the country. Even better – as I will outline at the end of this selection – the majority are open to the public, offering unparalleled opportunities to visit these stunning prehistoric sites. Kents Cavern, Devon The first sustained mention of the Palaeolithic in the pages of Current Archaeology comes in issue 65 (February 1979) and the focus is Kents Cavern in Torquay, Devon – so it is there that I will begin this review. Given its location amid the amusements of the English Riviera, it can be easy to overlook Kents Cavern: it risks not being taken seriously enough. But this is