Bergh Apton Anglo-Saxon Cemetery
Bergh Apton Anglo-Saxon cemetery is a late-5th to late-6th century Anglo-Saxon burial site discovered at Bergh Apton, Norfolk. The site was excavated in 1973 and 63 graves were found. The south and west portions of the site had previously been destroyed. The state of preservation of the skeletal remains was described as "very poor" due to the acidity of the soil and the sex of individuals was determined by grave goods. Grave goods found at the site included weapons, shields, spears and jewellery. One grave, possibly of a minstrel-poet, was found to contain a lyre similar to that found at Sutton Hoo. Twelve of the graves were those of children aged under 12 years. No evidence for an Anglo-Saxon settlement adjacent to the cemetery has been found.
The artefacts are currently held by Norwich Castle Museum.
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References
- ^ Penn, Kenneth; Brugmann, Birte; Høilund Nielsen, Karen (2007). Ayers, Brian; Glazebrook, Jenny (eds.). "Aspects of Anglo-Saxon inhumation burial: Morning Thorpe, Spong Hill, Bergh Apton and Westgarth Gardens". East Anglian Archaeology Reports (119). Dereham: Norfolk Museums and Archaeology Service. ISBN 978-0-905-59445-3.
- ^ "Bergh Apton Anglo-Saxon cemetery collection". Museums, Libraries and Archives Council. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
- ^ Green, Barbara; Rogerson, Andrew (1978). "The Anglo-Saxon Cemetery at Bergh Apton, Norfolk: Catalogue". East Anglian Archaeology Reports (7). Gressenhall: Norfolk Archaeological Unit. OCLC 13595544.
- ^ Buckberry, Jo (2000). "Missing, Presumed Buried? Bone Diagenesis and the Under-Representation of Anglo-Saxon Children". Assemblage: The Sheffield Graduate Journal of Archaeology. Sheffield: University of Sheffield. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
- ^ Spooner, Sarah (16 August 2005). "Parish Summary: Bergh Apton". Norfolk Heritage Explorer. Norfolk Historic Environment Service. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
- ^ Hoggett, Richard (2010). The Archaeology of the East Anglian Conversion. Woodbridge: The Boydell Press. p. 120. ISBN 978-1-843-83595-0.
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