Record Details
| NHER Number: | 33568 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Prehistoric burnt mound and undated human remains |
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Summary
A layer of prehistoric burnt flints was noted in a dyke in 1998. A fragment of human skull, perhaps also prehistoric, was found neaby.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 6721 1164 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF61SE |
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| Parish: | WORMEGAY, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Earlier 1998 at TF 6719 1166 to 6721 1161.
Visible in dyke on northeast side of Petticoat Lane; layer of burnt flint beneath peat on post glacial land surface.
On field in upcast: a human cranial fragment (90 by 63mm), in good condition, some dark (?peat) staining and a trace of blue deposit (vivianite). Part of edge showing fresh break.
For location, see blown up 1:10,000 map in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 21 April 1998.
Monument Types
- BURNT MOUND (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
Associated Finds
- HUMAN REMAINS (Undated)
- HUMAN REMAINS (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
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