Record Details
| NHER Number: | 6872 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Roman metal finds and Early Saxon cemetery |
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Summary
Nine Early Saxon cremation urns were found during building works in 1965. Metal detecting in 1982 and 1983 recovered Roman coins.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 317 362 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG33NW |
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| Parish: | MUNDESLEY, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
1965. Field Observation (monitoring).
Nine Early Saxon burial urns were discovered from trenching, associated finds also included fused glass and a bone bead.
Information taken from (S1) also see notes in file.
See (S2) for a drawing of urn 6.
1982 and 1983. Metal detecting. Roman coins found in area.
For full details see file.
E. Rose (NAU), 4 November 1983.
Monument Types
- CREMATION (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 AD)
- CREMATION CEMETERY (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 AD)
Associated Finds
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BEAD (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- HUMAN REMAINS (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- POT (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Unpublished Document: Yardley, C. J. 2011. The Mun Valley: Historic landscape Assessment and Landscape Character Assessment for Norfolk Coast Project. p 18. |
| --- | Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Early Saxon. Mundesley. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| --- | Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service. |
| <S1> | Article in Serial: Wilson, D. M. and Hurst, D. G. 1967. Medieval Britain in 1965. Medieval Archaeology. Vol X pp 168-219. p 127. |
| <S2> | Illustration: Unknown. 1965. Drawing of an Early Saxon cremation urn.. Card. 1:1. |
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