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Monument Number 387592
Hob Uid: 387592
Location : Norfolk Breckland Great Ellingham
Grid Ref : TM0190097300
Summary : Inhumation cemetery, certainly Mediaeval, and possibly Saxon. Roman, Saxon and Mediaeval pottery were found during excavations in 1958, but, apart from a single inhumation which had a Roman coin in the skull, only the Mediaeval pottery was found directly associated with the inhumations.
More information : A female skeleton with the skull containing a Roman coin c AD 270 was found among a group of inhumatins, during road widening at Great Ellingham. Later excavations produced nearly two dozen inhumations all associated with medieval sherds and debris. A few pieces of Romano-British pottery were found on the site, but not in association with any bones. The ? RB inhumation is in Norwich Museum. Registration 241.957. (1) Anglo Saxon sherds were also found on the site. The finds all came from the area TM 020973 but the farmer gave evidence to suggest that the burials extended to the cross roads at TM 019974 and south along the E side of the by-road. (2)

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Source details : Norwich and its Regions 1961 Physical Anthropology 84 88 (Calvin Wells)
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Source details : Letter R R Clarke 30.4.58
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Roman
Display Date : Roman
Monument End Date : 410
Monument Start Date : 43
Monument Type : Inhumation
Evidence : Sub Surface Deposit

Monument Period Name : Early Medieval
Display Date : Early Medieval
Monument End Date : 1066
Monument Start Date : 410
Monument Type : Cemetery
Evidence : Sub Surface Deposit

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Medieval
Monument End Date : 1540
Monument Start Date : 1066
Monument Type : Cemetery
Evidence : Sub Surface Deposit

Components and Objects:

Period : Roman
Component Monument Type : Inhumation
Object Type : COIN, VESSEL
Object Material : Pottery

Period : Early Medieval
Component Monument Type : Cemetery
Object Type : VESSEL
Object Material : Pottery

Period : Medieval
Component Monument Type : Cemetery
Object Type : VESSEL
Object Material : Pottery

Related Records from other datasets:

External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Norfolk)
External Cross Reference Number : 4257
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : TM 09 NW 7
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1957-01-01
End Date : 1958-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1976-01-01
End Date : 1976-12-31

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 387592