ENN111248 - 25 The Woodlands, 2020 (Casual observation)
Please read our guidance about the use of Northamptonshire Historic Environment Record data.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 8956 8327 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GEDDINGTON, North Northamptonshire (formerly Kettering District) |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Private
Date
July 2020
Description
Building work being undertaken on the frontage of 25 The Woodlands. The spoil from the work was being used as a base layer for a patio elsewhere and a human mandible was found in one of the barrow loads of spoil. The police were contacted and the mandible was sent for radiocarbon dating. It was dated to the Iron Age. No other human remains appear to have been found.
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SNN115386 Note: Bentley, I. 2023. Northamptonshire Police- Human Jaw Bone identified as Iron Age 36-50 BC. Northamptonshire Police. 20000382802.
- <2> SNN115385 Report: Bentley, I. 2020. Photographic images of 25 The Woodlands Geddington.
- <3> SNN115384 Report: Cook, Prof GT. 2020. Radiocarbon dating report to Cellmark Forensic Services on a Human Mandible. SUERC Radiocarbon Laboratory. University of Glasgow.
External Links (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- 8703/0/1 Probable Iron Age burial (Monument)
Record last edited
Nov 11 2024 3:33PM
