Record Details
NHER Number: | 2546 |
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Type of record: | Monument |
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Name: | Neolithic or Bronze Age skeleton |
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Summary
A human skeleton was found beneath the peat in 1932. This has been interpreted as Neolithic or Bronze Age.
Images - none
Location
Grid Reference: | TL 6855 9652 |
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Map Sheet: | TL69NE |
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Parish: | METHWOLD, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
1932. Southwest of Catsholme House in Methwold Severals.
A skeleton ? Neolithic.
[1] found beneath peat.
Seen 1935, skull preserved.
R.R.Clarke (NCM).
Doubtful Neolithic, probably Bronze Age.
R.R. Clarke (NCM).
Monument Types
- INHUMATION (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- INHUMATION (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
Associated Finds
- HUMAN REMAINS (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- HUMAN REMAINS (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
--- | Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TL 69 NE 2. |
--- | 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. Methwold. |
Related records - none
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