Record Details

NHER Number:13941
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Early to Late Saxon human remains (poorly located)

Summary

A human female skeleton and animal bones found in Narford. The remains may date from between the Early Saxon and the Late Saxon period. The exact circumstances of their discovery are unknown.

Images - none

Location

Parish:NARFORD, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Full description

(S1) in file by Dr. C. Wells on female skeleton, possibly of Saxon date.
Fragmentary, found with animal bones at Narford.
No date or exact location.
No indication whether this is a re-examination of an older find, or a recent discovery.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)

Associated Finds

  • ANIMAL REMAINS (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • HUMAN REMAINS (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • ANIMAL REMAINS (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • HUMAN REMAINS (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • ANIMAL REMAINS (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • HUMAN REMAINS (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
---Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1>Unpublished Document: Wells, C.. A brief report on some human bones found at Narford, Norfolk.

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