NHER 9672 (Find Spot record) - Undated human skull
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Summary
A female human skull was found in river dredgings in 1955.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG20NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | KIRBY BEDON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1955.
On bank of River Yare, 450m to 550m (500 to 600 yards) downstream of main sewer drain, in material dredged from river in early part of World War Two.
Human skull, female.
R. R. Clarke (NCM).
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF99173 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Human Skeletal Remains (HSR). Kirby Bedon (Whitlingham).
- --- 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 20 NE 50; TG 20 NE 52.
- --- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TG 20 NE 50.
- --- SNF86166 Serial: 1955. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries. No 2. p 7.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- HUMAN REMAINS (Unknown date)
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Record last edited
Jun 8 2016 9:31AM