NHER 4931 (Monument record) - Undated human skeletons
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL79SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | FELTWELL, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
January 1958. Found in digging postholes on Manor Farm, 60 to 90 cm (2 to 3 feet) down.
Female human skull, jaw and thigh bones (two bodies). No evidence of date. Handed to [1] February 1958. [2] informed [3] that the farm was the Manor of Bishop of Ely. This manor had 'Liberty of Gallows' and a pillory which possibly has some connection.
Information from [3].
March 1958. Visit.
There were a great many bones 60 to 90cm (2 to 3 feet) below ground level.
R. R. Clarke (NCM) 8 March 1958.
1963.
More bones just below surface - under and beside building to north.
E. Rose (NAU).
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF99173 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Human Skeletal Remains (HSR). Feltwell.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- --- SNF2300 Serial: 1958. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries. Vol 5. p 3.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
Object Types (1)
- HUMAN REMAINS (Undated)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Jun 30 2016 4:31PM