Find Spot record MNT26905 - Human bone from alluvial deposit near Wensor Bridge, Cotham

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Fragment of human bone from section through alluvial deposit during watching brief by APS at Wensor Bridge, Cotham.

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Grid reference SK 7868 4583 (point)
Map sheet SK74NE
District Newark
Civil Parish Cotham, Newark

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Recorded at the base of section 2 was a reddish brown sand which contained a fragment of human bone, a femur, as well as animal bone. It is unknown if the femur washed out from a riverside grave further upstream. (1)


<1> APS, 2003, Archaeological Watching Brief at Wensor Bridge, Cotham (Unpublished document). SNT4635.

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  • <1> Unpublished document: APS. 2003. Archaeological Watching Brief at Wensor Bridge, Cotham.

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Record last edited

Jan 12 2017 10:40AM

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