NHER 1869 (Monument record) - Probably medieval human skeletal remains
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF94SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | STIFFKEY, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
14 June 1955; by coast road, 60cm (2 feet) below surface. 68.5m (75 yards) west of Stiffkey Church. Human remains; suggestion of wooden coffin with one found while digging trenches for water mains. Probably extra-mural part of medieval churchyard. Report by C. F. B. Wells.
R. R. Clarke (NCM).
C. F. B. Wells report 23 January 1957.
1.Fairly sturdy man aged about 25 to 30.
2. Woman about 25 to 30, femur strongly platymeric and a squatting facet on tibia. Might be Anglo-Saxon.
3. 6 year old child, fragment of femur only.
4. Probably female, aged 25 plus, fragment of left iliac bone (cannot come from 1 or 2).
5. Probably male fragment of united occipital bone or left parietal bone. Not 1 or 2 and probably not the same individual as 4.
R. R. Clarke (NCM).
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF11924 Aerial Photograph: TF9742A-C.
- --- SNF87263 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Stiffkey.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF86166 Serial: 1955. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries. No 2. p 6.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (3)
- COFFIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- HUMAN REMAINS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- HUMAN REMAINS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2022 10:44AM