Napier street skeleton discovery

Submitted by Guy Thomas on

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HWC file No.: 

HM/GREENOOINT/NAPIER STREET/WAYLEAVE SKELETON DISCOVERY

Street Address: 

Napier street. Green point

Grading: 

Nature of Application: 

Accidental discovery of skeletal remains

Date of Site Visit: 

Friday, 29 July 2016

HWC Representatives: 

As.gt.wd.hb

Met on Site By: 

Vicky gibbon. Natalie kendrick

Reasons for Site Inspection: 

Accidental discovery of skeletons in napier street. Hwc alerted. No s38 approval required. But 35 did trigger. Hwc went on site to assist in recovery of skeletal material. SAHRA confirmed that the remains can be collected under heritage inspector powers.

Findings of Site Inspection: 

Rich deposit of human remains and associated funery material. Trench dug in western pavement of napier street. A little 19th century material also evident in the trench. Hwc offcials in association with NK AND VG collected obviously disturbed bones. Bones will be visually described by

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