Statistical analysis of the database for Sunday 1st January 2012 until Wednesday 30th May 2012

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Finds recorded for this period

County Objects Records
HESH 382 281

Finds recorded by these 1 users

Fullname Username Institution Objects Records
Peter Reavill preavill HESH 382 281
382 281

Quantities by period

Period Objects Records
BRONZE AGE 3 3
IRON AGE 2 2
MEDIEVAL 77 71
MESOLITHIC 36 21
MODERN 8 8
NEOLITHIC 90 30
POST MEDIEVAL 61 58
ROMAN 105 88
382 281
Finds by period

Number of recorders per insitution

Institution Number of finders
HESH 36
36

Average per month

Month Objects Records
January 32 30
February 65 63
March 79 65
April 133 88
May 73 35
382 281

Year of discovery

Year Objects Records
No year recorded 371 273
2011 11 8
382 281

Discovery method

Discovery method Objects Records
Chance find during metal detecting 3 3
Fieldwalking 65 33
Gardening 2 1
Metal detector 303 235
Other chance find 9 9
382 281

Type of landuse

Landuse Objects Records
No landuse recorded 59 59
Cultivated land 265 176
Grassland, Heathland 2 2
Other 56 44
382 281

Findspot precision

Grid reference precision Objects Records
No grid reference recorded 48 48
4 figure reference 80 69
6 figure reference 139 67
8 figure reference 93 78
10 figure reference 22 19
382 281

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