NHER 4735 (Find Spot record) - Possible Bronze Age human remains
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Summary
A human lower jaw bone was found in Borough Fen by a mechanical dredger. It may date to the Bronze Age.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL79NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | FOULDEN, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
18 February 1956. Uncovered by mechanical dredger. 0.8km (1/2 mile) east of My Lord's Wood at Borough Fen in peat.
Human skull with lower jaw missing.
R. R. Clarke (NCM).
Associated Sources (3)
- --- SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Foulden.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF2259 Serial: 1956. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries. No 3. p 3.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- HUMAN REMAINS (Bronze Age - 2350 BC? to 701 BC?)
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Record last edited
Nov 19 2025 8:38AM