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
IOW 906 761

Finds recorded by these 1 users

Fullname Username Institution Objects Records
Frank Basford fbasford IOW 906 761
906 761

Quantities by period

Period Objects Records
BRONZE AGE 5 5
EARLY MEDIEVAL 24 24
GREEK AND ROMAN PROVINCIAL 1 1
IRON AGE 25 22
MEDIEVAL 252 252
MESOLITHIC 5 5
MODERN 7 7
NEOLITHIC 12 12
POST MEDIEVAL 366 292
ROMAN 168 126
UNKNOWN 41 15
906 761
Finds by period

Number of recorders per insitution

Institution Number of finders
IOW 96
96

Average per month

Month Objects Records
January 215 210
February 148 117
March 168 167
April 255 147
May 120 120
906 761

Year of discovery

Year Objects Records
No year recorded 82 8
2009 2 2
2011 102 92
2012 720 659
906 761

Discovery method

Discovery method Objects Records
Chance find during metal detecting 26 25
Gardening 1 1
Metal detector 862 719
Other chance find 17 16
906 761

Type of landuse

Landuse Objects Records
No landuse recorded 2 2
Coastland 33 25
Cultivated land 587 525
Grassland, Heathland 206 205
Other 78 4
906 761

Findspot precision

Grid reference precision Objects Records
No grid reference recorded 2 2
4 figure reference 1 1
6 figure reference 34 18
8 figure reference 3 1
10 figure reference 866 739
906 761

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