NHER 4291 (Monument record) - Possible Roman or Early Saxon cremation cemetery
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG50NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GREAT YARMOUTH, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
May 1879. Runham Vauxhall, Baly & Sutton's chemical works.
Roman coins including copper alloy of Augustus Caesar and fragments of cinerary urns dug up by workmen carting brick earth. Probably Early Saxon cremation cemetery.
See (S1) to (S5).
R. R. Clarke (NCM)
A few years before 1883.
Cinerary urns found with a coin of one of Constantine family, were on property of brother of Hamlet Watling in what was then west bank of backwater.
See (S3).
R. R. Clarke (NCM)
The siting of these remains are unusual: they are rather close to the water and only at about +1.80OD. It is possible that this site may consist of redeposited material (e.g. a saltern), rather than an in situ cremation cemetery.
See (S6).
K. Hamilton (NLA). 30 October 2006.
Associated Sources (10)
- --- SNF87261 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Early Saxon. Yarmouth (Great).
- --- SNF87260 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Roman. Yarmouth (Great).
- --- 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 50 NW 32.
- <S1> SNF4238 Newspaper Article: Eastern Evening News. 1879. [unknown]. 9 November. Q.248.
- <S2> SNF7784 Article in Serial: [anonymous]. 1849. [proceedings of meeting held Thursday, May 16, 1844]. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of London. First Series Vol I pp 43-44. p 43.
- <S3> SNF1032 Article in Serial: Raven, J. J. 1888. Garianonum, and the Count of the Saxon Shore. Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and Natural History. Vol VI Pt 3 pp 345-359. p 349.
- <S4> SNF1951 Publication: 1938. Norfolk Annual. p.6. p 6.
- <S5> SNF1996 Article in Serial: Clarke, R. R. 1940. Norfolk in the Dark Ages, 400-800 A.D., Part II. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XXVII Pt II pp 215-249. p 249.
- <S6> SNF65658 Article in Serial: Green, B. 1980. The Yarmouth Area. The Archaeological Journal. Vol 137 pp 298-300.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (6)
Object Types (4)
- CINERARY URN (Roman to Early Saxon - 43 AD? to 650 AD?)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Roman to Early Saxon - 43 AD? to 650 AD?)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Nov 12 2024 4:05PM