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
SUR 1196 978

Finds recorded by these 2 users

Fullname Username Institution Objects Records
David Williams dwilliams SUR 1019 819
Margaret Broomfield margaretb SUR 177 159
1196 978

Quantities by period

Period Objects Records
BRONZE AGE 14 14
EARLY MEDIEVAL 18 18
IRON AGE 23 23
MEDIEVAL 218 213
MESOLITHIC 19 5
MODERN 3 3
NEOLITHIC 3 3
PALAEOLITHIC 2 2
POST MEDIEVAL 337 314
ROMAN 557 381
UNKNOWN 2 2
1196 978
Finds by period

Number of recorders per insitution

Institution Number of finders
SUR 129
129

Average per month

Month Objects Records
January 306 274
February 273 253
March 180 176
April 176 165
May 261 110
1196 978

Year of discovery

Year Objects Records
No year recorded 601 412
2006 1 1
2008 1 1
2009 2 2
2011 483 457
2012 108 105
1196 978

Discovery method

Discovery method Objects Records
Agricultural or drainage work 4 3
Chance find during metal detecting 13 10
Fieldwalking 5 5
Gardening 21 6
Metal detector 1152 953
Other chance find 1 1
1196 978

Type of landuse

Landuse Objects Records
No landuse recorded 132 112
Cultivated land 1000 817
Grassland, Heathland 15 15
Open fresh water 19 19
Other 30 15
1196 978

Findspot precision

Grid reference precision Objects Records
No grid reference recorded 7 7
6 figure reference 588 400
8 figure reference 167 157
10 figure reference 434 414
1196 978

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