NHER 5920 (Monument record) - Undated cemetery

1970. Casual Observation.
Found at c. TL 8676 8301 [1] while putting in a gas main trench:
Skeletal remains and animal bones.
The bones were found very close to the surface and may have been previously disturbed.
Finds at NCM (not accessioned or washed) [2].
Information from E. B. Green (NCM) and W. F. Milligan (NCM).
Information from record card (S1).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 31 July 2023.

May-June 2016. Watching Brief.
Monitoring of excavation of trench for new electrical cable.
This trench was dug to a maximum depth of 0.7m, disturbing only a deep, mixed humic soil.
Disarticulated human and animal bone was found along the entire length of the trench, becoming particularly frequent in the central and eastern sections.
Three articulated human skeletons were encountered between approximately TL 8675 8300 and TL 8676 8300, close to where remains had been encountered in 1970. No grave cuts could be identified for these burials, which were all aligned east-to-west. The damaged top of a human skull was also exposed several metres to the west of these burials but it is unclear whether it was part of an articulated skeleton. Its presence does at least suggest further burials are present in this area, at a slightly lower level.
No datable finds were recovered.
All disarticulated human bone was replaced within the trench before it was backfilled.
Information from draft report. Final version awaited.
An archive associated with this work has been deposited with Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2023.104).
P. Watkins (HES), 31 July 2023.