NHER 4319 (Monument record) - Undated human remains and undated pits
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG50NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GREAT YARMOUTH, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
29 April 1958 Marine Parade: Hippodrome Circus Forecourt. At depth of 1.8m (6 feet). Human skull and bones dug up. Removed by police; no inquest.Submitted to Dr Wells who reported; damaged male skull, few fragments of vertebrae and long bones. (S1) in file. (NCM card).
30 November 1979. Site visited by C. Morris and A. Rogerson (NAU) during development work. Several large pits had been excavated exposing stratification of course yellow sands alternating with layers of very thick grey sandy loam with fishbones, brick fragments etc. Stratification less alternating on east part of site. Below 2m below present pavement level in adjacent St. Georges Road, no loam layers visible, all coarse sand and gravel-shingle. No futher human skeletal remains found. Suggest it may be a stray from a shipwreck.
A. Rogerson (NAU), 3 December 1979.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF99173 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Human Skeletal Remains (HSR). 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 41.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF3804 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1955. Human bones dug up at Yarmouth. 30 April.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (3)
- BRICK (Undated)
- FISH REMAINS (Undated)
- HUMAN REMAINS (Undated)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Jun 21 2016 4:25PM