NHER 21967 (Find Spot record) - Undated human skull from northeast of dyke

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Summary

An undated complete human skull was dug up by farm machinery in 1985.

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  • None recorded

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Map sheet TL69NW
Civil Parish METHWOLD, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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March 1985.
Note grid reference provided by police - may not be strictly accurate.
Human skull, very blackened, good and complete condition, dug up by farm machinery.
Not taken to KLM until November 1985 by [1].
(S1) in file.
Note skull from across modern dyke to south in 1968 - site NHER 16017.
E.M. James (KLM) and E. Rose (NAU), November 1985.

  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Unpublished Document: McKinley, J.I.. 1986. Skull from bog at Methwold Decoy. April.
  • HUMAN REMAINS (Undated)

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Record last edited

Dec 16 2011 12:29PM

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