NHER 5040 (Monument record) - Undated inhumation and Neolithic flint flake
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL89NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | STANFORD, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1974. In slit trench in battle area.
Human skeletal remains apparently head to west; size of trench suggests contracted inhumation no grave pit visible. Fragments of cranium, vertebrae, pelvis and femur recovered.
Site visited by E. B. Green (NCM) and T. H. Mck. Clough (NAU) on 15 August 1974. Some bone brought to NCM for C. Wells to analyse.
E. Rose (NAU).
Also in spoil, flake from Neolithic polished axe.
T. H. Mck. Clough (NAU).
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Hilboruogh.
- --- SNF99173 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Human Skeletal Remains (HSR). Hilborough.
- --- SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Hilborough.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF2500 Serial: 1974. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1974. No 21. p 8.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (3)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- HUMAN REMAINS (Unknown date)
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Record last edited
Jun 7 2016 4:48PM