NHER 8113 (Monument record) - Bronze Age cremation, Sprowston Cemetery
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Summary
In 1968 a Bronze Age cremation urn containing ashes was recovered from an area of the cemetery to the north of the church.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG21SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SPROWSTON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1968. Stray Find.
From Sprowston cemetery to north of church:
Bronze Age urn with ashes: cremation burial.
Some sherds recovered and donated to Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1968.175).
Information from (S1). This discovery was reported in (S2).
Noted in (S3).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 14 July 2018.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- 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. TG 21 SW 37.
- <S1> SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Sprowston.
- <S2> SNF2351 Serial: 1968. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1968. No 15. p 10.
- <S3> SNF2643 Article in Monograph: Lawson, A. J. 1980. The evidence for Later Bronze Age settlement and burial in Norfolk. Settlement and Society in the British Late Bronze Age. Barrett, J. and Bradley, R. BAR British Series 83 pp 271-293. No 24.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (2)
- HUMAN REMAINS (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- POT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
Related NHER Records (0)
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Record last edited
Jul 15 2018 5:52PM