Spong Hill

GPTKB entity

Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkbp:artifactsFound gptkb:ceramics
beads
weapons
urns
brooches
glass vessels
combs
bone objects
gptkbp:contains gptkb:cemetery
gptkb:settlement
gptkbp:country gptkb:England
gptkbp:excavatedBy gptkb:Norfolk_Archaeological_Unit
1972
1981
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Spong Hill
gptkbp:location gptkb:Norfolk
gptkbp:managedBy gptkb:Norfolk_Museums_Service
gptkbp:notableFor largest Anglo-Saxon cremation cemetery in England
gptkbp:numberOfCremations over 2,000
gptkbp:numberOfInhumations 57
gptkbp:osGridReference TF 984 164
gptkbp:period gptkb:Old_English
gptkbp:publishedIn Spong Hill: Part I–VII (East Anglian Archaeology series)
gptkbp:significance important for study of Anglo-Saxon migration and settlement
provides evidence for early Anglo-Saxon burial practices
gptkbp:startDate 5th to 7th centuries AD
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Old_English
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5