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
PUBLIC 1970 1753

Finds recorded by these 51 users

Fullname Username Institution Objects Records
Richard Gibson rcgibson78 PUBLIC 1 1
Patrick PatrickBrown PUBLIC 19 19
Sue Clark suzette PUBLIC 14 14
R Guide guide1 PUBLIC 6 6
Paul Sullivan birdman PUBLIC 9 9
Ian ikb1 PUBLIC 9 9
Keith pay pebbles PUBLIC 70 70
martin fulloway fullowaym PUBLIC 1 1
Andy 32midhurst PUBLIC 30 30
David Calow calow1 PUBLIC 106 106
Nick nickb PUBLIC 15 15
Rob dogwalker PUBLIC 1 1
Fiona fionaredmond PUBLIC 4 4
Anthony carthny PUBLIC 1 1
James Mullinger jamesmullinger PUBLIC 21 21
David Cox detectingdavid PUBLIC 2 2
Gary Bankhead garybankhead PUBLIC 2 2
Rowena Hart rowenahart1 PUBLIC 3 3
craig cook craig1 PUBLIC 3 3
Brian Mansfield pastfind PUBLIC 1 1
Mark Davies flintdog1 PUBLIC 2 2
Mark jocky PUBLIC 1 1
john cockneyred1970 PUBLIC 1 1
Si Ashford ash1 PUBLIC 3 3
Linz Linz PUBLIC 2 2
vicky victoria1 PUBLIC 2 2
matt ansell0 PUBLIC 3 3
Miss Lou Albessard loupiote PUBLIC 2 2
Kathy kconder PUBLIC 172 172
Tom Redmayne tomredmayne PUBLIC 89 76
Len Eeles corderus PUBLIC 152 152
Loyd Wix loyd PUBLIC 5 5
alan charman alancharman67 PUBLIC 110 110
Adrian arodda PUBLIC 198 198
Graham Hill grahamhill PUBLIC 394 190
Kevin Clark doverkev PUBLIC 24 24
Jenny vjbeale PUBLIC 57 57
Graham Bould kiwidigger PUBLIC 5 5
Bish bish PUBLIC 16 16
Roger rogsmith PUBLIC 76 76
Donnydave Donnydave PUBLIC 9 9
George gcscott PUBLIC 95 95
David Roberts strebor PUBLIC 13 13
Ann Other annother PUBLIC 1 1
Neil Henry-Robertson louis3 PUBLIC 3 3
Ryan rpsmith PUBLIC 38 38
clivenobbs clivenobbs PUBLIC 44 44
Jim Belk ammotech PUBLIC 51 51
John Dury jonnyd PUBLIC 1 1
Puffin Puffin PUBLIC 15 15
Steve snorthcott PUBLIC 68 68
1970 1753

Quantities by period

Period Objects Records
BRONZE AGE 55 55
EARLY MEDIEVAL 31 31
GREEK AND ROMAN PROVINCIAL 1 1
IRON AGE 7 7
MEDIEVAL 318 318
MESOLITHIC 114 105
MODERN 12 12
NEOLITHIC 945 750
PALAEOLITHIC 1 1
POST MEDIEVAL 227 214
ROMAN 242 242
UNKNOWN 17 17
1970 1753
Finds by period

Number of recorders per insitution

Institution Number of finders
PUBLIC 20
20

Average per month

Month Objects Records
January 1097 1097
February 281 268
March 87 87
April 108 108
May 397 193
1970 1753

Year of discovery

Year Objects Records
No year recorded 117 117
0 10 10
2000 1 1
2002 7 7
2003 26 26
2004 713 713
2005 115 115
2006 64 64
2007 22 22
2008 43 43
2009 69 56
2010 28 28
2011 132 132
2012 618 414
2021 1 1
2027 3 3
2029 1 1
1970 1753

Discovery method

Discovery method Objects Records
Agricultural or drainage work 1 1
Chance find during metal detecting 9 9
Controlled archaeological investigation 2 2
Controlled archaeological investigation (stratified) 3 3
Controlled archaeological investigation (topsoil stripping) 1 1
Controlled archaeological investigation (unstratified) 1 1
Fieldwalking 1113 909
Gardening 1 1
Metal detector 735 722
Metal detector during controlled archaeological investigation 101 101
Other chance find 3 3
1970 1753

Type of landuse

Landuse Objects Records
No landuse recorded 248 248
Coastland 1 1
Cultivated land 1702 1485
Grassland, Heathland 15 15
Open fresh water 2 2
Other 1 1
Wetlands 1 1
1970 1753

Findspot precision

Grid reference precision Objects Records
No grid reference recorded 118 118
0 figure reference 1 1
6 figure reference 313 96
8 figure reference 998 998
10 figure reference 540 540
1970 1753

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