NHER 29053 (Find Spot record) - Undated human remains and multi-period finds

1991-1992. Watching Brief. Norwich Southern Bypass. Site 26.
Watching Brief undertaken by Norfolk Archaeological Research Group during excavation of extraction pit for Norwich Southern Bypass.

Human remains including a lower jaw, fragments of cranium, vertebrae and ribs. These were found in the corner of the pit closest to the River Yare, retrieved from below the peat horizon, lying in a thin deposit of alluvial sands.
Along the edge of the pit parallel to the river was densely packed wood (branches and twigs) lying horizontally.

Finds from peaty spoil heaps included:
12 undatable prehistoric flint flakes and shatter pieces.
1 Palaeolithic flint flake.
1 ?Palaeolithic handaxe. See drawing (S1).
5 ?Palaeolithic flakes and 1 blade.
1 Neolithic flake.
1 Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age flint dagger and ?associated Beaker pottery sherds.
1 Iron Age pottery sherd (large base).
1 post-medieval bead/toggle.
1 undatable polished horn core with chop marks at base.

Flints identified by P. Robins (NCM). These discoveries were reported in (S2) and the Palaeolithic finds are also noted on (S3).
The flint dagger was subsequently donated to the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1997.572); see copy of drawing in file.

See unpublished document (S5) for further details.
See published monograph (S6) for summary of watching brief work.
E. Rose (NLA), July 1992. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 24 March 2014.

Beaker flint knife found by [1].
See (S4).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 16 June 2000.