Priscan Archaeology
  • PA Home Page
  • PA Blogs
  • Meet The PA Team
  • PA Methodology & Techniques
  • The Badge of St Ursula
  • PA Milestones
  • Priscan Archaeological Treasures

Post Lindisfarne 2023

13/11/2023

0 Comments

 
Well, our season may have got off to a slow start due to the extremely wet weather but the finds have far than made up for it!

8th October saw us visit a new permission that is predominantly Anglo-Saxon.
Other finds include Roman, Medieval and Post medieval items.
The Anglo-Saxon (AS) coinage included a sceat of Eadberht dating AD 738 with two styca's, both of Aethelred II dating to AD 810. Three AS pin heads were also recovered.
One intriguing find was the foot of a Roman brooch showing a modification to the catch plate.
Pictures of the finds can be seen here: flic.kr/s/aHBqjAY6MD 

Ironically, our next site visit was to another field that has produced quite a few AS finds too.
This included sceatta's dating from AD 588 to AD 810.
The Wodan sceat is in fantastic condition.
One find in particular is very interesting, it looks to be an AS girdle hanger dating anywhere between the C5th and C7th century.
A Roman brooch and a couple of Roman grots came up too.
For the Neolithic fans out there, a lovely flint blade was recovered that is still incredibly sharp!
Please check these finds out here: flic.kr/s/aHBqjAZG4t

Meanwhile, we managed to return to a favourite permission on Sunday 12th November where we've found all sorts of artefacts covering all the periods from Neolithic to Post Medieval.
The field was quite claggy in parts resulting in heavy boots and spades.

This particular field has part of a DMV in it with evidence that there may have been an impromptu market held there over the years supported by the fact that several Medieval coins ie; cut halves and quarters have been found here.
Several fragments of C13th - C14th pottery has also been recovered here.
On this occasion, at least 25 Medieval jug handles were found with several rim sherds and base sherds found.
In all, over 5kg of pottery was bagged.

Pictures of the finds will follow soon.

Next week we are hoping to visit a field that has a Roman farmstead in it that is posh enough to have a tegulae floor in it!
​

0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Picture

    Archives

    November 2024
    October 2024
    September 2024
    August 2024
    July 2024
    April 2024
    March 2024
    February 2024
    January 2024
    November 2023
    September 2023
    August 2023
    May 2023
    March 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    July 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    April 2021
    December 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

    Picture
Home   Team   St Ursula   Artefacts  Blog