The Neo-Assyrian Empire, centered in northern Iraq and extending from Iran to Egypt -- the largest empire of its time -- collapsed after more than two centuries of dominance at the fall of its capital, Nineveh, in 612 B.C.E. Despite a plethora of cuneiform textual documentation and archaeological excavations and field surveys, archaeologists and historians have been unable to explain the abruptness and finality of the historic empire's collapse.
Articles and Books
Original Articles
This section contains original articles of spelaeological interest
[An overview of the archaeology of Mendip caves and karst] by Vince Simmonds (revised 2016).
[Swildon's - What's in a name?] A Suggestion for the derivation of the name Swildon's by R. M. Taviner
[The Great Wheel Pit Mystery] by R. M. Taviner
[The Sandford Gulf and other lost caves of Sandford Hill] by R. M. Taviner
The documents are in Adobe's PDF format and you will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader to read them.
Forms
If you have any expense claims please use one of the following forms:
* [CSCC Expenses Form (.pdf)]
* [CSCC Expenses Form (Excel format)]
The documents are in Adobe's PDF format and you will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader to read them.
Forms
If you have any expense claims please use one of the following forms:
* [CSCC Expenses Form (.pdf)]
* [CSCC Expenses Form (Excel format)]
Guide Updates
If the Access Guide is out of date and needs updating, please leave details below (most recent at the top).
White Pit gate has been refitted so contact BEC or Wessex for access.
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Banwell Bone & Stalactite Caves - their website allows access from 1st May to end of Sept, not just months listed.
Guide Updates
If the Access Guide is out of date and needs updating, please leave details below (most recent at the top).
White Pit gate has been refitted so contact BEC or Wessex for access.
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Banwell Bone & Stalactite Caves - their website allows access from 1st May to end of Sept, not just months listed.
Identifying geological features in a densely vegetated, steep, and rough terrain can be almost impossible. Imagery like LiDAR can help researchers see through the tree cover, but subtle landforms can often be missed by the human eye.
Latest News & Updates
11 Sep 2019 - ATLAS logs from 2002-2008 recovered from the lost ThrupeLite website added to the digging log archive.
03 Jan 2019 - Collated report for 2018 added to the ATLAS digging log archive.
18 Aug 2018 - Dave Yeandle's caving log books uploaded. Additional material added to the
The documents are in Adobe's PDF format and you will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader to read them.
Forms
If you have any expense claims please use one of the following forms:
* [CSCC Expenses Form (.pdf)]
* [CSCC Expenses Form (Excel format)]
The documents are in Adobe's PDF format and you will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader to read them.
Forms
If you have any expense claims please use one of the following forms:
* [CSCC Expenses Form (.pdf)]
* [CSCC Expenses Form (Excel format)]
Scientists, studying evidence preserved in speleothems in a coastal cave, illustrate that more than three million years ago -- a time in which the Earth was two to three degrees Celsius warmer than the pre-industrial era -- sea level was as much as 16 meters higher than the present day.
