NHER 2449 (Monument record) - Undated human remains

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Summary

A human skeleton was found in a gravel pit in 1954.

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  • None recorded

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Map sheet TF60SW
Civil Parish RYSTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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1954. Human skeleton found in gravel (sand) pit. Mousehall Farm at approximately 90cm (3 feet)depth. Bones lying east to west, skull at east end face down. No other bones found. Seen by R. R. Clarke (NCM); not preserved. Pit dug for sand for the last thirty years; no other bones found. Report to superintendant Billing by P. C. Thomas Fulcher in file.
R. R. Clarke (NCM).

Details in file.

  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Human Skeletal Remains (HSR). Ryston.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • HUMAN REMAINS (Undated)

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Record last edited

Aug 12 2025 9:06AM

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