Kirkdale Cave
Cave in North Yorkshire, England, known for its Ice Age hyena bones. A subject in Anders Ericsson & Robert Pool’s “Not All Practice Makes Perfect”: Cave where Buckland founded coprolite study; a hyena den, not Noah’s flood.
At a glance
| Source | Author | Role | In one line |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not All Practice Makes Perfect | Anders Ericsson & Robert Pool | subject | Cave where Buckland founded coprolite study; a hyena den, not Noah’s flood |
Not All Practice Makes Perfect — Anders Ericsson & Robert Pool (2016)
Source: Original · Readwise highlight
Buckland became the father of the field after studying remains in Great Britain’s Kirkdale Cave, thought to be prime evidence of Noah’s flood.
- Role: subject
- In the article: William Buckland studied remains in Kirkdale Cave, which was thought to be evidence of Noah’s flood. He found it was a hyena den, and its fossilized feces let him sketch an ecological system.
- Why it matters: A founding site for coprolite science in the text’s account, though only the cave’s name and country are given.