NHER 1288 (Monument record) - Undated human remains and multi-period finds
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF64SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | OLD HUNSTANTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
| Former Civil Parish | xHUNSTANTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1964.
Human bones found in digging for shingle on irregularly shaped hillock by side of river Hun.
On Caley Hall Farm, 302m (330 yards) eastnortheast of the hall.
E. Rose.
C.J.S. Green noted a report that Roman pottery, ash and iron nails were also found; a sand pit dug into the hillock produced one sherd of pottery with finger-nail decoration, and a large squared piece of York stone was found on the hillock. 'Pits to south and southwest of mound' produced Roman pottery.
E. Rose.
See reference to York stone under NHER 12841 - confusion?
E. Rose.
1952.
'Bones' found in sewer trench about here
Information from (S1).
E. Rose.
Note to D. Gurney (NAU), in 1986, said that Dr Wells had dated the human bones to 6th century AD. 'One adult male interment had his head cut off and placed between his tibias. This was the only interment undisturbed' It also adds 'pottery, oysters, boar's tusk, piece of metal' found but does not give any date.
E. Rose (NAU), 3 December 1986.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF62705 Correspondence: 1964. Correspondence regarding NHER 1288.
- --- SNF99173 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Human Skeletal Remains (HSR). Hunstanton.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF52553 Map: King's Lynn Museum. KLM 6 inch Record Map.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (9)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Unknown date)
- HUMAN REMAINS (Unknown date)
- NAIL (Unknown date)
- OYSTER SHELL (Unknown date)
- POT (Unknown date)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Unknown date)
- WORKED OBJECT (Unknown date)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- HUMAN REMAINS (Early Saxon - 410 AD? to 650 AD?)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Sep 24 2024 12:21PM