This year marks 15 years of the Portable Antiquities Scheme as a national scheme. Throughout the year we’ll be celebrating finds from each county – a find a day for the whole year! Here are the finds we’ve chosen from Wiltshire: A selection of finds from the county of Wiltshire. Palaeolithic handaxe (WILT-EEFB94): A flint …more
This year marks 15 years of the Portable Antiquities Scheme as a national scheme. Throughout the year we’ll be celebrating finds from each county – a find a day for the whole year! Here are the finds we’ve chosen from the West Midlands: A selection of finds from the West Midlands. Roman figurine (WAW-C54295): A …more
This year marks 15 years of the Portable Antiquities Scheme as a national scheme. Throughout the year we’ll be celebrating finds from each county – a find a day for the whole year! Here are the finds we’ve chosen from Warwickshire: A selection of finds from the county of Warwickshire. Medieval arrowhead (WMID-95AB3B): A copper …more
This year marks 15 years of the Portable Antiquities Scheme as a national scheme. Throughout the year we’ll be celebrating finds from each county – a find a day for the whole year! Here are the finds we’ve chosen from Tyne & Wear: A selection of finds from Tyne & Wear. Post-medieval cannon ball (NCL-A1C882): …more
This year marks 15 years of the Portable Antiquities Scheme as a national scheme. We are sharing a find a day for the whole year. This year also marks 100 years since the end of the First World War so this week we are highlighting finds related to the First World War and Remembrance: They …more
This year marks 15 years of the Portable Antiquities Scheme as a national scheme. Throughout the year we’ll be celebrating finds from each county – a find a day for the whole year! Here are the finds we’ve chosen on the theme of Halloween: A selection of finds on the theme of Halloween. Post-medieval seal …more
It’s Halloween so it’s time to delve into the Database to see what spooky finds dwell within. This year we thought we’d focus on ‘spooky stashes’. These are items that have been deliberately hidden away, often to ward off evil forces. This practice was prevalent in the 16th and 17th centuries, with items typically being …more
This year marks 15 years of the Portable Antiquities Scheme as a national scheme. Throughout the year we’ll be celebrating finds from each county – a find a day for the whole year! Here are the finds we’ve chosen from Sussex: A selection of finds from the county of Sussex. Palaeolithic handaxe (SUSS-AF6EC6): A flint …more
This year marks 15 years of the Portable Antiquities Scheme as a national scheme. Throughout the year we’ll be celebrating finds from each county – a find a day for the whole year! Here are the finds we’ve chosen from Surrey: A selection of finds from the county of Surrey. (Copyright: Portable Antiquities Scheme, Licence: …more
This year marks 15 years of the Portable Antiquities Scheme as a national scheme. Throughout the year we’ll be celebrating finds from each county – a find a day for the whole year! Here are the finds we’ve chosen from Suffolk: A selection of finds from the county of Suffolk. Palaeolithic point (SF-0BE51F): A Neanderthal …more
