Well, it was March since the last update!
We did manage to get out twice in April with some success.
The first visit was on a newly drilled field where we have recovered several Medieval artefacts, both metal and ceramic.
We also found some Roman coinage too.
One of the hammered coins was a cut-half penny of Stephen and Matilda which, according to the coin experts, is one of the "rarest hammered Medieval coins out there".
Another find of note was an Anglo-Saxon wrist clasp dating to the C5th - C6th. There was also a dress hook that was Anglo-Saxon.
Quite a couple of the Roman coins had been 'Saxonised', being pierced.
A fragment of a Roman glass bangle was amongst the recoveries.
One of the signals was ferrous, but there was something sweet about it.
The signal turned out to be a lovely iron Medieval key!
Another 12 hammered coins came up along with several other items, and LOTS of Medieval pottery.
The HD picture link to this day out can be seen here.
The second outing was to two different fields (both freshly drilled) on the same farm as above.
This visit produced more Medieval hammered coins, pottery, and other artefacts.
The HD picture link to this visit can be seen here.
So, the two outings were pretty good considering.
We aren't too sure where, or when, we'll be out again, but we have some exciting projects coming up soon.
We did manage to get out twice in April with some success.
The first visit was on a newly drilled field where we have recovered several Medieval artefacts, both metal and ceramic.
We also found some Roman coinage too.
One of the hammered coins was a cut-half penny of Stephen and Matilda which, according to the coin experts, is one of the "rarest hammered Medieval coins out there".
Another find of note was an Anglo-Saxon wrist clasp dating to the C5th - C6th. There was also a dress hook that was Anglo-Saxon.
Quite a couple of the Roman coins had been 'Saxonised', being pierced.
A fragment of a Roman glass bangle was amongst the recoveries.
One of the signals was ferrous, but there was something sweet about it.
The signal turned out to be a lovely iron Medieval key!
Another 12 hammered coins came up along with several other items, and LOTS of Medieval pottery.
The HD picture link to this day out can be seen here.
The second outing was to two different fields (both freshly drilled) on the same farm as above.
This visit produced more Medieval hammered coins, pottery, and other artefacts.
The HD picture link to this visit can be seen here.
So, the two outings were pretty good considering.
We aren't too sure where, or when, we'll be out again, but we have some exciting projects coming up soon.
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