NHER 16021 (Monument record) - Roman or Early Saxon inhumation (poorly located)

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Summary

In the late 1970s a Roman or Early Saxon inhumation was discovered with an iron knife and a pottery flagon. The circumstances of its discovery are unknown.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet Not recorded
Civil Parish HOCKWOLD CUM WILTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Late 1970s. Forestry Commission plantation, north of Drove Road, west of Fossditch. Circumstances of discovery unknown.
Grave cut into chalk, containing human skeleton.
Large iron knife about 30cm (12in) long.
Rim and neck of white fabric flagon, compare with example Cam.139 except flat, rather than round sectioned handle.
Flagon seen by A. Gregory (NAU) 18 April 1980.
Skeleton and knife retained by finder whose name was not revealed.
A. Gregory (NAU) 21 April 1980.

  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • FLAGON (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • KNIFE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FLAGON (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • KNIFE (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)

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Record last edited

Aug 26 2016 2:42PM

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