NHER 5857 (Monument record) - Early Saxon cremation urn (poorly located)
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Summary
At sometime in 1797 or before an Early Saxon urn containing ashes was found in the Thetford area.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | THETFORD, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Full Description
1797 or before. ?Site perhaps only Thetford area.
Anglian type urn containing ashes when found (21cm (8.2in) high) neck broken.
Held by Cambridge University Museum of Archaeology and Ethnography, as part of Clare College Loan Collection.
See (S1) and (S2).
R. R. Clarke (NCM).
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF87262 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Late Saxon. Thetford.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF1959 Article in Serial: Clarke, R. R. and Myres, J. N. L. 1939. Norfolk in the Dark Ages, 400-800 A.D., Part I. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XXVII, Pt II pp 163- 214. pp 210-211.
- <S2> SNF6083 Publication: Fox, C. 1923. The Archaeology of the Cambridge Region: a topographical study of the Bronze, Early Iron, Roman, and Anglo-Saxon Ages, with an introductory note on the Neolithic Age. p 264.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- POT (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
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Record last edited
Aug 26 2016 2:30PM