Statistical analysis of the database for Sunday 1st January 2012 until Thursday 9th February 2012

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Quantities of objects and records found

Quantities recorded per Officer and assistants

Fullname Institution Objects Records
Michael Byard BERK 92 92
Anni Byard BERK 193 138
Julian Watters BH 127 127
Jason Lundock BM 1 1
Jennifer Moss BUC 365 177
Helen Hyre BUC 108 107
Helen Fowler CAM 160 160
Anna Tyacke CORN 249 246
Jeff Spencer CPAT 2 2
Abi McCullough CPAT 31 31
Patricia Davidson DENO 34 24
Charlotte Burrill DENO 144 71
Nina Corey DEV 6 6
Alice Lowson DEV 2 1
Danielle Wootton DEV 16 16
Ciorstaidh Hayward Trevarthen DOR 175 79
Emma Morris DUR 136 136
Laura McLean ESS 155 155
Sam Matthews ESS 119 115
Kevin Leahy FAKL 60 60
Sam Moorhead FASAM 5 5
Kurt Adams GLO 78 78
Benedict GLO 21 21
Ellie Vandyk HAMP 56 56
Jennie Hughes HAMP 3 3
Robert Webley HAMP 281 176
Lucy Ellis HAMP 15 15
Peter Reavill HESH 47 43
Frank Basford IOW 244 239
Karen Dunford KENT 58 58
Geoff Burr KENT 37 37
Jen Jackson KENT 56 52
Stuart Noon LANCUM 39 39
Dot Boughton LANCUM 196 88
Alex Whitlock LANCUM 62 62
Rebecca Czechowicz LEIC 17 17
Wendy Scott LEIC 85 81
Michaela LEIC 22 22
Phil Harding LEIC 24 24
Chan Allen LIN 34 30
Becky LIN 23 23
Adam Daubney LIN 350 330
Kath Creed LON 96 95
Teresa Gilmore LVPL 65 64
Vanessa Oakden LVPL 225 225
Julie Cassidy NARC 272 246
Robert Collins NCL 191 112
Philippa Walton NCL 1 1
Lucy Cummings NCL 3 3
Alex Sangster NCL 2 2
Martin Foreman NLM 695 628
Adrian Marsden NMS 140 139
Mary Chester-Kadwell NMS 87 87
Erica Darch NMS 19 19
Graham Bould PUBLIC 4 4
Bish PUBLIC 14 14
Roger PUBLIC 76 76
Donnydave PUBLIC 5 5
George PUBLIC 95 95
David Roberts PUBLIC 5 5
Ann Other PUBLIC 1 1
Neil Henry-Robertson PUBLIC 3 3
Ryan PUBLIC 38 38
clivenobbs PUBLIC 2 2
Jim Belk PUBLIC 50 50
John Dury PUBLIC 1 1
Puffin PUBLIC 4 4
Steve PUBLIC 68 68
Richard Gibson PUBLIC 1 1
Patrick PUBLIC 1 1
Sue Clark PUBLIC 9 9
R Guide PUBLIC 5 5
Paul Sullivan PUBLIC 1 1
Kathy PUBLIC 172 172
Tom Redmayne PUBLIC 49 49
Len Eeles PUBLIC 97 97
Loyd Wix PUBLIC 5 5
alan charman PUBLIC 12 12
Adrian PUBLIC 198 198
Graham Hill PUBLIC 180 180
Kevin Clark PUBLIC 16 16
Jenny PUBLIC 57 57
Andrew Brown SF 327 310
Andy Woods SF 8 8
Jane Carr SF 155 91
Justine SF 183 144
Carly West SOM 14 14
Georgia Goldsmith SOM 14 14
Laura Burnett SOM 196 156
Katie Marsden SOM 38 35
Margaret Broomfield SUR 50 43
David Williams SUR 327 299
Stephanie Smith SUSS 16 16
Toby SUSS 87 76
Claire Goodey SUSS 47 46
Garry Crace SUSS 20 20
Elizabeth Walker SUSS 36 33
carole bloom SWYOR 3 3
Mary Blevins SWYOR 108 107
Amy Downes SWYOR 390 151
Wakefield Volunteer SWYOR 96 96
Richard Henry WAW 151 135
Katie Hinds WILT 243 159
Tom Brindle WMID 154 141
Ellie YORYM 17 8
Becky Morris YORYM 405 323
9978 8461

Quantities recorded per Institution

Institution Objects Records
BERK 285 230
BH 127 127
BM 1 1
BUC 473 284
CAM 165 165
CORN 249 246
CPAT 33 33
DENO 178 95
DEV 24 23
DOR 175 79
DUR 136 136
ESS 269 265
FAKL 60 60
FASAM 5 5
GLO 99 99
HAMP 355 250
HESH 47 43
IOW 244 239
KENT 151 147
LANCUM 297 189
LEIC 148 144
LIN 407 383
LON 96 95
LVPL 290 289
NARC 272 246
NCL 197 118
NLM 695 628
NMS 256 255
PUBLIC 1169 1169
SF 673 553
SOM 262 219
SUR 377 342
SUSS 196 181
SWYOR 597 357
WAW 151 135
WILT 243 159
WMID 154 141
YORYM 422 331
9978 8461

Quantities by period

Period Objects Records
BRONZE AGE 154 154
BYZANTINE 1 1
EARLY MEDIEVAL 298 284
GREEK AND ROMAN PROVINCIAL 3 3
IRON AGE 338 127
MEDIEVAL 1905 1775
MESOLITHIC 200 154
MODERN 151 135
NEOLITHIC 1295 1083
PALAEOLITHIC 3 3
POST MEDIEVAL 2014 1639
ROMAN 3294 2902
UNKNOWN 322 201
9978 8461

Number of recorders per insitution

Institution Number of finders
BERK 76
BH 8
BM 1
BUC 40
CAM 21
CORN 2
CPAT 7
DENO 19
DEV 3
DOR 11
DUR 36
ESS 26
FAKL 2
FASAM 4
GLO 12
HAMP 41
HESH 6
IOW 58
KENT 27
LANCUM 40
LEIC 30
LIN 35
LON 27
LVPL 70
NARC 21
NCL 19
NLM 39
NMS 52
PUBLIC 6
SF 23
SOM 20
SUR 63
SUSS 42
SWYOR 70
WAW 25
WILT 20
WMID 27
YORYM 32
1061

Average per month

Month Objects Records
January 7815 6554
February 2163 1907
9978 8461

Year of discovery

Year Objects Records
No year recorded 2352 1900
0 20 20
1970 1 1
1978 1 1
1980 28 28
1986 2 2
1987 2 2
1988 1 1
1990 7 7
1991 6 6
1998 1 1
1999 3 3
2000 11 11
2001 6 6
2002 30 30
2003 53 36
2004 712 712
2005 168 130
2006 80 80
2007 49 49
2008 301 297
2009 76 76
2010 458 342
2011 4873 4015
2012 718 686
2027 18 18
2029 1 1
9978 8461

Discovery method

Discovery method Objects Records
Agricultural or drainage work 60 23
Building work 20 3
Chance find during metal detecting 112 82
Controlled archaeological investigation 79 1
Controlled archaeological investigation (unstratified) 1 1
Fieldwalking 1458 1226
Gardening 46 21
Metal detector 8127 7031
Metal detector during controlled archaeological investigation 39 39
Other chance find 36 34
9978 8461

Type of landuse

Landuse Objects Records
No landuse recorded 2095 1681
Coastland 72 56
Cultivated land 7336 6407
Grassland, Heathland 352 236
Open fresh water 37 37
Other 82 40
Wetlands 1 1
Woodland 3 3
9978 8461

Findspot precision

Grid reference precision Objects Records
No grid reference recorded 718 610
0 figure reference 14 14
2 figure reference 1 1
4 figure reference 194 184
6 figure reference 3674 3072
8 figure reference 2942 2498
10 figure reference 2425 2072
12 figure reference 9 9
16 figure reference 1 1
9978 8461

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