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Record Number:
1320
Author(s)/Creator(s):
Hoare , Peter G. and Caroline S. Sweet
Contributor(s):
Title:
A Grave Error Concerning the Demise of "Hunstanton Woman" [long thought to date from the Ice Age, radiocarbon tests indicate that the skeleton is Anglo-Saxon, dating to the period 656-892 C.E.].
Source:
Antiquity 68, 260 (September 1994): Pages 590 - 596.
Description:
Article Type:
Journal Article
Subject
(See Also)
:
Archaeology
Burials
Human Remains
Award Note:
Geographic Area:
British Isles
Century:
7-8
Primary Evidence:
Human Remains; Ipswich, Ipswich Museum, specimen R1931.40. Known as Hunstanton Woman.
Illustrations:
Three illustrations. Two maps on page 591; the first shows the location of Hunstanton, while the second shows the location of the Gasworks Gravel Pit in Hunstanton. A photograph taken in 1897 at the time of discovery indicates the location of the skeletom and the layers of deposited gravel. A photograph of the remains of "Hunstanton Woman" now held by the Ipswich Museum (specimen R1931.40).
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Author's Affiliation:
Anglia Polytechnic University, Anglia Polytechnic University
Conference Info:
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Year of Publication:
1994.
Language:
English
ISSN/ISBN:
Not Available