NHER 10422 (Find Spot record) - Undated human and animal bones
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG40SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | REEDHAM, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
June 1958. In widening dyke for boatyard (grid reference may be slightly incorrect; dyke to east may be meant).
Between surface and 2.4m (8 feet) deep. Young adult human skull and other bones, stained and sheeps jaw and fowl bone in grey clay.
(S1) 'Human skull at Reedham' 'A human skull was found yesterday in the boatyard of Pearson Barberballs Marine Craft Ltd at The Hove, Reedham, and was later handed over to the police. [1] said men had been using a floating grab to excavate a dyke in order to widen it. 'The mud was thrown onto the bank and when we were levelling it we found the skull' he said'. Remains to Dr. Wells for report.
R. R. Clarke (NCM).
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF99173 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Human Skeletal Remains (HSR). Reedham.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TG 40 SW 8.
- --- SNF2300 Serial: 1958. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries. Vol 5. p 4.
- <S1> SNF1104 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1958. [unknown]. 19 June.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (2)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Undated)
- HUMAN REMAINS (Undated)
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Record last edited
Jun 21 2016 11:27AM