Record Details
| NHER Number: | 11801 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Human remains of unknown date |
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Summary
Human remains of unknown date found in an oval pit in 1976.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TL 8458 9584 |
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| Map Sheet: | TL89NW |
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| Parish: | HILBOROUGH, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
October 1976. Found in Battle Area digging slit trench.
Human skeletal remains at 61cm (2ft) deep.
Soldiers claimed that leg bones were at right angles to back bone.
All bones removed before site could be visited, but A. Gregory (NAU) found clear outline of oval pit, about 91cm x 122cm (3ft x 4ft), filled with dark orange sand, cut about 30cm (1ft) into weathered chalk below about 30cm (1ft) topsoil.
Head of body apparently to south.
Presence of barrows to north may be significant.
Monument Types
- INHUMATION (Unknown date)
Associated Finds
- HUMAN REMAINS (Unknown date)
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
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