Record Details

NHER Number:3665
Type of record:Monument
Name:Bronze Age cremation from Norwich Road

Summary

A Bronze Age urn containing a human cremation was found near Norwich Road in the late 19th century.

Images - none

Location

Parish:GREAT MASSINGHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

Late 19th century.
'Cinerary urn found full of bones; pot very much broken from gravel pit, Norwich Road.'
An overhanging rim urn.
R. R. Clarke (NCM)

Monument Types

  • CREMATION (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

Associated Finds

  • HUMAN REMAINS (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
  • POT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---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 - Bronze Age. Massingham.

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