Out from the Darkness and Into the Light: the significance of Welsh caves to Palaeolithic archaeology

An account of some of the Welsh caves once inhabited during the Palaeolithic period. The paper explains how our knowledge and understanding of the Welsh Palaeolithic has developed over the past two centuries and explains the place Welsh caves currently hold in an ever-changing story It includes accounts of some new work and new thinking that is transforming our understanding and the picture we can paint of peoples' lives during this time.