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
LON 303 268

Finds recorded by these 2 users

Fullname Username Institution Objects Records
Kate Sumnall ksumnall LON 49 49
Kath Creed kcreed LON 254 219
303 268

Quantities by period

Period Objects Records
EARLY MEDIEVAL 11 7
IRON AGE 6 6
MEDIEVAL 66 65
MESOLITHIC 2 2
MODERN 3 3
NEOLITHIC 24 6
POST MEDIEVAL 139 139
ROMAN 49 37
UNKNOWN 3 3
303 268
Finds by period

Number of recorders per insitution

Institution Number of finders
LON 58
58

Average per month

Month Objects Records
January 65 64
February 79 79
March 29 29
April 44 44
May 86 52
303 268

Year of discovery

Year Objects Records
No year recorded 224 189
1990 1 1
2005 1 1
2009 1 1
2010 3 3
2011 51 51
2012 22 22
303 268

Discovery method

Discovery method Objects Records
Chance find during metal detecting 5 1
Controlled archaeological investigation (stratified) 1 1
Gardening 20 2
Metal detector 200 200
Other chance find 77 64
303 268

Type of landuse

Landuse Objects Records
No landuse recorded 68 68
Cultivated land 55 39
Open fresh water 158 157
Other 22 4
303 268

Findspot precision

Grid reference precision Objects Records
No grid reference recorded 96 96
6 figure reference 44 27
8 figure reference 129 111
10 figure reference 34 34
303 268

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