NHER 9967 (Find Spot record) - Possible Early Saxon to medieval human remains
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TM19NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | FLORDON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1968. Field Observation.
Exposed in side of gravel pit.
Tibia and fibula - heads to east. Details in fieldwork notebook.
E. B. Green (NCM) and T. H. Mck. Clough (NCM).
1972. Casual Observation.
Skull and leg bone fragments. Consultant [1] says they are Early Saxon to early medieval type, mature male.
January 1983. Casual Observation.
Northeast edge of pit, 46cm (1.5ft) below surface just below plough layer.
Fragments human bone including almost complete lower jaw of same type as 1972 finds.
Donated to Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1983.85).
W.F. Milligan (NCM), 19 January 1983.
Associated Sources (2)
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (3)
- HUMAN REMAINS (Unknown date)
- HUMAN REMAINS (Early Saxon to Medieval - 411 AD? to 1539 AD?)
- HUMAN REMAINS (Early Saxon to Medieval - 411 AD? to 1539 AD?)
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Record last edited
Sep 7 2023 1:15PM