NHER 20728 (Find Spot record) - Human remains

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Summary

Part of a human skull was found in salt marshes in 1984.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TF94SW
Civil Parish	WELLS NEXT THE SEA, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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8 September 1984.
In mud in salt marshes.
Human cranium with sutures open; patch of Bryozoa at base of skull. Information from [1].
Released to NCM by Dereham and District Coroner.
W. F. Milligan (NCM), 13 September 1984

Press cuttings (S1) to (S3) in file.

Associated Sources (3)

--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF387 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1984. [Articles on the finding of a skull in Wells Next the Sea].

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Unknown date)

Object Types (1)

HUMAN REMAINS (Unknown date)

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Wells-next-the-Sea (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Feb 18 2025 10:54AM