Record Details

NHER Number:10027
Type of record:Monument
Name:Late Saxon to medieval human skeleton

Summary

During development of the Bunwell bypass a mechanical digger unearthed a skeleton of a woman aged between 40 and 50 years old. The skeleton was dated to the Late Saxon or early medieval period. Some pottery recorded as NHER 10003 may come from the area where the skeleton was found.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TM 1263 9272
Map Sheet:TM19SW
Parish:BUNWELL, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

1967.
Late Saxon/early medieval burial.
See (S1).
R. R. Clarke (NCM).

Monument Types

  • INHUMATION (Late Saxon to Medieval - 851 AD to 1539 AD)

Associated Finds - none

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Unpublished Document: Day, P. G. 1985. The Archaeology of Bunwell. p 145.
---Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
---Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Late Saxon. Bunwell.

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