NHER 10687 (Find Spot record) - Undated pot and human remains

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Summary

A bowl containing a fragmented human skull was found during construction work in 1962. A watching brief while footings were being dug nearby in 2001 observed no archaeological finds or features.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TM39SE
Civil Parish	GELDESTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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1962. Hannays, Farthing Green.
Bowl with fragmentary human skull found in digging foundations for bungalows.
R.R. Clarke (NCM).

January 2001. Watching Brief.
Monitoring of groundworks associated with construction of new porch on private house.
Nothing of archaeological significance observed.
See report (S1) for further details.
S. Underdown (NAU), 5 January 2001. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 31 January 2017.

Associated Sources (4)

--- SNF99172 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Miscellaneous. Geldeston.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF49437 Unpublished Document: Underdown, S.. NAU Watching Brief Report.. Norfolk Archaeological Unit.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Unknown date)

Object Types (2)

HUMAN REMAINS (Unknown date)
POT (Unknown date)

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Geldeston (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Jan 31 2017 12:04PM