Historedia
Person

Daniel Davies

Events
1
Episodes
3
Years
1823

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Daniel Davies, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Buckland inspects the Red Lady of Paviland

    1823

    Role: Discoverer of animal bones

    1. 1823 · Paviland CaveGeological Interpretation

      Buckland attributed the skeleton's presence to a historical grave dug into older layers, adhering to Cuvier's view that humans did not coexist with extinct animals.

    2. January 1823 · Paviland CaveDiscovery of the Red Lady

      Buckland discovered a partial skeleton dyed in red ochre, which he named the 'Red Lady' based on his mistaken assumption it was a female prostitute.

    3. 18-25 January 1823 · Goat's Hole CaveInspection of Paviland Cave

      Buckland arrived at Goat's Hole Cave on 18 January 1823 and spent a week inspecting the site where animal bones had been previously found.

Sources

  1. Red Lady of Paviland Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-07