Monument record LKH 170 - Joist Fen

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Summary

Human skull fragment found by a digger driver while excavating ponds and channels.

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 68856 85468 (50m by 50m)
Map sheet TL68NE
Civil Parish LAKENHEATH, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Human skull fragment found by a digger driver while excavating ponds and channels thorugh peat deposits for the new RSPB reserve. Noticed when it rolled off a spoil heap. It came from an area of woody peat with bog oaks and patches of shelly deposits, beneath humified and cultivated peat.
Fragment consists of the rear right side of a skull, peat stained, with no fresh breaks. No other remains were noticed or visible (S1).
For other human remains found nearby see LKH 067 and 107.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. (S1).
  • <S1> Finds Report: Plouviez, J.. 1995. SCCAS Finds Record:. SCCAS, Martin E, 1995.

Finds (1)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Mar 11 2002 12:00AM

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