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IT has been supposed that no long barrows exist in Norfolk and Suffolk, and various theories have been put forward to account for the absence of the long-barrow culture in these counties. Some have supposed that it never existed in these areas, while others have thought that the non-existence of the burial mounds is to be accounted for by their removal through ploughing or other agricultural operations. It now seems that the latter is the more likely explanation as, recently, Mr. J. E. Sainty, of The Hedges, West Runton, near Cromer, and his friend Mr. A. Q. Watson, of Holt, have discovered, in west Norfolk, what has every appearance of being a long barrow, surrounded by a ditch. This is a noteworthy find and the discoverers hope to be able to excavate the site in the near future.
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A Long Barrow in East Anglia. Nature 136, 948 (1935). https://doi.org/10.1038/136948d0
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