Statistical analysis of the database for Sunday 1st January 2012 until Monday 31st December 2012

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Quantities of objects and records found

Quantities recorded per Officer and assistants

Fullname Institution Objects Records
Anni Byard BERK 503 364
Michael Byard BERK 477 477
Julian Watters BH 710 686
Jason Lundock BM 97 97
Janina Parol BM 5 5
Richard Kelleher BM 1 1
Helen Hyre BUC 224 208
Jennifer Moss BUC 460 261
Ros BUC 12 12
Laura Schenck CAM 18 18
Helen Fowler CAM 420 397
Anna Tyacke CORN 418 373
Jeff Spencer CPAT 2 2
Abi McCullough CPAT 138 138
Charlotte Burrill DENO 312 221
Patricia Davidson DENO 34 24
Danielle Wootton DEV 124 124
Nina Corey DEV 15 15
Alice Lowson DEV 2 1
Ciorstaidh Hayward Trevarthen DOR 332 235
Emma Morris DUR 550 499
Marion Page DYFED 8 8
Laura McLean ESS 501 424
Sam Matthews ESS 119 115
Kevin Leahy FAKL 178 178
Sam Moorhead FASAM 9 9
Roland GAT 2 2
Kurt Adams GLO 351 346
Benedict GLO 127 127
Emma Whitcombe GLO 40 20
Robert Webley HAMP 543 437
Lucy Ellis HAMP 49 49
Ellie Vandyk HAMP 190 190
Jennie Hughes HAMP 9 9
Peter Page HAMP 2 2
Peter Reavill HESH 382 281
Frank Basford IOW 906 761
Geoff Burr KENT 60 60
Elissia Burrows KENT 18 18
Jen Jackson KENT 169 151
Braena KENT 44 44
Karen Dunford KENT 1171 158
Carl Savage LANCUM 42 41
Katie Marsden LANCUM 39 35
Stuart Noon LANCUM 69 69
Dot Boughton LANCUM 384 245
Alex Whitlock LANCUM 147 111
James Kirton LEIC 24 24
Giulia LEIC 4 4
Phil Harding LEIC 49 49
Rebecca Czechowicz LEIC 115 103
Wendy Scott LEIC 268 242
Michaela LEIC 105 103
Leicvol LEIC 254 254
Becky LIN 44 44
Adam Daubney LIN 955 903
Chan Allen LIN 62 54
A. Vallee LIN 182 177
Kate Sumnall LON 49 49
Kath Creed LON 254 219
Vanessa Oakden LVPL 539 534
Julie Cassidy NARC 745 706
Robert Collins NCL 509 339
Philippa Walton NCL 708 481
Lucy Cummings NCL 98 86
Erin Slack NCL 41 31
Martin Foreman NLM 1437 1181
Mark Lodwick NMGW 7 6
Mary Chester-Kadwell NMS 250 250
Erica Darch NMS 143 69
Adrian Marsden NMS 1422 1294
Caroline Barton PAS 5 5
Ian Richardson PAS 1 1
john PUBLIC 1 1
Loyd Wix PUBLIC 5 5
Si Ashford PUBLIC 3 3
Linz PUBLIC 2 2
vicky PUBLIC 2 2
matt PUBLIC 3 3
Miss Lou Albessard PUBLIC 2 2
alan charman PUBLIC 127 127
Adrian PUBLIC 198 198
Graham Hill PUBLIC 394 190
Kevin Clark PUBLIC 24 24
Jenny PUBLIC 57 57
Graham Bould PUBLIC 5 5
Bish PUBLIC 16 16
Roger PUBLIC 76 76
Donnydave PUBLIC 9 9
George PUBLIC 95 95
David Roberts PUBLIC 13 13
Ann Other PUBLIC 1 1
Neil Henry-Robertson PUBLIC 3 3
Ryan PUBLIC 38 38
clivenobbs PUBLIC 44 44
Jim Belk PUBLIC 51 51
John Dury PUBLIC 1 1
Puffin PUBLIC 15 15
Steve PUBLIC 68 68
Richard Gibson PUBLIC 1 1
Patrick PUBLIC 19 19
Sue Clark PUBLIC 14 14
R Guide PUBLIC 6 6
Paul Sullivan PUBLIC 9 9
Ian PUBLIC 9 9
Keith pay PUBLIC 70 70
martin fulloway PUBLIC 1 1
Andy PUBLIC 30 30
David Calow PUBLIC 113 113
Nick PUBLIC 15 15
Rob PUBLIC 1 1
Fiona PUBLIC 4 4
Anthony PUBLIC 1 1
James Mullinger PUBLIC 21 21
David Cox PUBLIC 2 2
Gary Bankhead PUBLIC 2 2
Rowena Hart PUBLIC 3 3
Kathy PUBLIC 172 172
craig cook PUBLIC 3 3
Tom Redmayne PUBLIC 89 76
Len Eeles PUBLIC 152 152
Brian Mansfield PUBLIC 1 1
Mark Davies PUBLIC 2 2
Mark PUBLIC 1 1
Jane Carr SF 319 255
Justine SF 1575 1030
Andrew Brown SF 1255 1027
Andy Woods SF 129 129
Laura Burnett SOM 701 545
Daria SOM 8 8
Carly West SOM 140 22
Georgia Goldsmith SOM 28 28
David Williams SUR 1022 822
Margaret Broomfield SUR 177 159
Elizabeth Walker SUSS 156 153
Stephanie Smith SUSS 84 84
Toby SUSS 173 150
Claire Goodey SUSS 71 70
Garry Crace SUSS 101 101
Mary Blevins SWYOR 208 196
Amy Downes SWYOR 1039 497
Wakefield Volunteer SWYOR 212 209
carole bloom SWYOR 132 128
Angie Bolton WAW 29 29
Richard Henry WAW 874 818
Emily WAW 33 33
Katie Hinds WILT 681 540
Tom Brindle WMID 802 417
Teresa Gilmore WMID 212 211
Rebecca Griffiths YORYM 1208 987
Ellie YORYM 187 161
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Quantities recorded per Institution

Institution Objects Records
BERK 980 841
BH 710 686
BM 103 103
BUC 696 481
CAM 443 420
CORN 418 373
CPAT 140 140
DENO 346 245
DEV 141 140
DOR 332 235
DUR 550 499
DYFED 8 8
ESS 615 534
FAKL 178 178
FASAM 9 9
GAT 2 2
GLO 518 493
HAMP 1258 1147
HESH 382 281
IOW 906 761
KENT 1462 431
LANCUM 681 501
LEIC 819 779
LIN 1243 1178
LON 303 268
LVPL 539 534
NARC 745 706
NCL 1356 937
NLM 1437 1181
NMGW 7 6
NMS 1901 1699
PAS 6 6
PUBLIC 1977 1760
SF 3278 2441
SOM 877 603
SUR 1199 981
SUSS 520 493
SWYOR 1591 1030
WAW 390 341
WILT 758 615
WMID 1014 628
YORYM 1395 1148
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Quantities by period

Period Objects Records
BRONZE AGE 844 509
BYZANTINE 4 4
EARLY MEDIEVAL 1153 957
GREEK AND ROMAN PROVINCIAL 9 9
IRON AGE 1246 413
MEDIEVAL 6551 6154
MESOLITHIC 522 344
MODERN 361 306
NEOLITHIC 2386 1461
PALAEOLITHIC 10 10
POST MEDIEVAL 6202 5258
ROMAN 12145 9873
UNKNOWN 800 544
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Number of recorders per insitution

Institution Number of finders
BERK 277
BH 56
BM 4
BUC 61
CAM 46
CORN 24
CPAT 34
DENO 40
DEV 13
DOR 33
DUR 71
DYFED 1
ESS 62
FAKL 4
FASAM 8
GAT 0
GLO 37
HAMP 92
HESH 36
IOW 96
KENT 91
LANCUM 81
LEIC 66
LIN 67
LON 58
LVPL 108
NARC 50
NCL 76
NLM 56
NMGW 5
NMS 144
PAS 6
PUBLIC 20
SF 77
SOM 48
SUR 129
SUSS 86
SWYOR 150
WAW 46
WILT 74
WMID 101
YORYM 73
2607

Average per month

Month Objects Records
January 7814 6551
February 7815 5726
March 5614 4757
April 5133 4371
May 5857 4437
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Year of discovery

Year Objects Records
No year recorded 7875 6324
0 76 63
201 1 1
1960 2 2
1965 1 1
1970 1 1
1978 2 2
1980 30 30
1982 5 5
1986 3 3
1987 2 2
1988 1 1
1989 1 1
1990 9 9
1991 7 7
1992 1 1
1995 5 5
1996 2 2
1997 2 2
1998 5 5
1999 6 6
2000 16 16
2001 9 9
2002 52 52
2003 946 102
2004 816 743
2005 232 185
2006 177 177
2007 138 138
2008 376 372
2009 314 285
2010 1708 1237
2011 10972 9511
2012 8400 6502
2021 1 1
2027 37 37
2029 2 2
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Discovery method

Discovery method Objects Records
Agricultural or drainage work 98 56
Building work 23 6
Chance find during metal detecting 914 490
Controlled archaeological investigation 102 20
Controlled archaeological investigation (stratified) 8 8
Controlled archaeological investigation (topsoil stripping) 1 1
Controlled archaeological investigation (unstratified) 4 4
Fieldwalking 2118 1477
Gardening 107 60
Metal detector 28294 23302
Metal detector during controlled archaeological investigation 168 168
Other chance find 396 250
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Type of landuse

Landuse Objects Records
No landuse recorded 7820 6334
Coastland 166 115
Cultivated land 22580 18415
Grassland, Heathland 997 556
Open fresh water 224 223
Other 437 190
Wetlands 2 2
Woodland 7 7
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Findspot precision

Grid reference precision Objects Records
No grid reference recorded 3094 1833
0 figure reference 15 15
2 figure reference 1 1
4 figure reference 486 453
6 figure reference 11172 8866
8 figure reference 9995 8162
10 figure reference 7443 6485
12 figure reference 18 18
14 figure reference 6 6
16 figure reference 3 3
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