NHER 6006 (Monument record) - Site of Bronze Age bowl barrow with inhumation on Overa Heath
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL98NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | QUIDENHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Full Description
1931. On Overa Heath north of railway below 30.5m (100ft) contour, 76cm (2ft 6in) high; 18m (60ft) diameter; sand. Dug by [1].
Bowl barrow.
Cremated interment of small woman of about 20 years old with Middle Bronze Age pigmy cup (NCM).
R. R. Clarke (NCM) 24 December 1936.
Made mound around 30cm (1ft) high grass covered, 25 paces diameter. No visible ditch.
R.R. Clarke (NCM) and [1] 12 September 1934.
No sign in field of young cereal (S1).
A. J. Lawson (NAU) 12 February 1976.
September 2012. Norfolk NMP.
The site was not visible on any of the consulted aerial photographs.
E. Bales (NMP), 04 September 2012.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF4372 Article in Serial: Apling, H. 1931. Bronze Age Settlements in Norfolk. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society of East Anglia. Vol VI Pt IV pp 365-370. p 369.
- --- SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Quidenham.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TL 98 NE 6 [2]; TL 98 NE 21.
- <S1> SNF6746 Monograph: Lawson, A.J.. The Barrows of East Anglia.. East Anglian Archaeology. No 12 2.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
Object Types (2)
- HUMAN REMAINS (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- PYGMY CUP (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
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Record last edited
Jan 16 2025 5:10PM