Record ID: CAM-1B06A6
Object type: WORKED OBJECT
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: City of Peterborough
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete piece of worked quartzite stone identified by Mr John Lord at a public event held in Peterborough Museum on the 16th of July 2010. This worked stone is Palaeolithic in date. Found in the area of a Limestone quarry. One end of the stone has broken off transversely. The tool has a flattened back and three facets to the upper surface. The tool tapers to a rounded point. The largest facet on the upper surface has a width of c.17.92mm, the central facet has a width of c.18.03mm and the final facet is c. 8.53mm wide. If this stone had been made into a tool then it would have o…
Created on: Saturday 17th July 2010
Last updated: Monday 20th August 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Swaddy Well Pit', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CAM-A35EE0
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
A lead alloy weight or bead of unknown date. The object is biconical with a circular perforation. It measures 29mm in length and has a maximum width of 16mm. It weighs 32g.
Created on: Friday 27th January 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: CAM-16ADC4
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
Ceramic head of a woman, possibly Roman. In style, it resembles the faces seen on face-neck flagons of the third to fourth century AD, however the fabric of the object is coarse and is likely to be of building material type rather than vessel fabric. The head has centrally parted hair and is wearing a headdress although the highly abraded nature of the object has obscured the detail of this. Likewise, the features of the face are visible but the detail is lost to abrasion. The anthropomorphic object measures 56mm in length, 49mm maximum width and is 14mm thick.
Created on: Monday 19th November 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 14th July 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: CAM-342558
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
A Roman rim sherd from a ceramic mortarium. The fabric is a pale cream colour and the eleven surviving pieces of grit are black and angular. Weight 59.29g, thickness 6.35mm, the sherd is 83.85mm x 44.47mm. Use of a rim chart shows that the vessel would have had a diameter of 260mm and that 12.5% of the circumference of the vessel is represented by this sherd. In places the sherd has lost patches of its surface and none of the outer tip of the rim is present. Mortaria were used to grind food in the same way that a pestle and mortar are used today. A rough surface was created by pu…
Created on: Wednesday 30th March 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 14th July 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'South Cambridgeshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CAM-230D81
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: City of Peterborough
Workflow stage: Published
A single sherd of ceramic prehistoric vessel found at the same location and just a few days after the two sherds recorded as record CAM-4F1413. It has not been possible to date the sherd more precisely than to say that it is likely to have been made between the Neolithic and Iron Age. Both of the sherds are formed of a ubiquitus flint gritted fabric and both are from hand made vessels. The sherd weighs 3.3g, length is 22.23mm, width is 20.06mm and thickness is 6.56mm. It is not possible to determine whether this sherd was part of the same vessel as either or both of the sherds re…
Created on: Friday 10th June 2011
Last updated: Friday 21st February 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Peterborough Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CAM-A50620
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
A small ceramic sherd of a Roman decorated Samian vessel. The surface has worn off in places including from the relief decoration. The small sherd weighs 2.13g, is 6.96mm thick. The sherd is triangular in shape, each side measuring 27.95mm, 21.11mm, 18.78mm.
Created on: Tuesday 16th August 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 17th November 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stapleford Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CAM-D53D75
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
A small sherd of Roman Samian ware pottery. The small sherd is trapezoidal in shape measuring 15.70mm by 14.44mm and weighing 1.09g. The full thickness of the sherd is not known as one surface is completely missing, the partial thickness is 4.79mm.
Created on: Tuesday 18th October 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 17th November 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ickleton Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CAM-F83613
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
A body sherd from a Late Iron Age vessel. The vessel is handmade. The fabric is crumbly and dark brown with orange-brown surfaces. The fabric contains numerous inclusions including chalk, finely ground grog, flint and iron stone.
Created on: Friday 13th October 2006
Last updated: Wednesday 14th July 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Willingham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CAM-F86D12
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
A body sherd from a Late Iron Age vessel. The vessel is handmade. The fabric is hard and dark brown with orange-brown surfaces. The fabric contains numerous inclusions including white quartz pebbles and iron stone. There are also numerous voids.
Created on: Friday 13th October 2006
Last updated: Wednesday 14th July 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Willingham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CAM-F87B71
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
A body sherd from a Late Iron Age vessel. The vessel is handmade. The fabric is sandy and dark brown with orange-brown surfaces. The fabric contains numerous inclusions including shell and chalk.
Created on: Friday 13th October 2006
Last updated: Wednesday 14th July 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Willingham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CAM-57D0A3
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a Lower Nene Valley White ware mortarium. The fragment comprises part of the base and sloping walls of the vessel. The fabric is white with cream surfaces. The inner surface of the vessel is covered with trituration grits. These are well sorted, angular and dark grey to black in colour. Lower Nene valley vessels are associated with a number of kilns including Warsford, Stibbington, Chesterton, Water Newton, Yaxley, Normangate Field and Stanground.
Created on: Tuesday 6th December 2005
Last updated: Wednesday 14th July 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: CAM-587232
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
A large fragment of a Crambeck parchment ware mortarium. The fragment comprises part of the rim and sloping walls of the vessel. There is a circumferential groove below the rim on the interior surface of the sherd and also a damaged flange on the outer surface below the rim. The fabric is very hard and is cream with yellow surfaces. The inner surface of the vessel is covered with trituration grits. These are well sorted, angular and dark grey to black in colour.
Created on: Tuesday 6th December 2005
Last updated: Wednesday 14th July 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: CAM-450D26
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
A rim sherd of Roman Nene Valley colour coat ware with barbotine decoration. This sherd is from an open vessel, for example a bowl. The fabric is pale, being cream/white in colour. The surface colour coat, where it survives, is dark grey to black in colour. All surfaces and broken edges have dried mud adhering in places. The rim has a thickness of 11.06mm. Weight is 21.24g. Use of a rim chart indicates that the vessel is likely to originally have had a diameter of 240mm and that the sherd represents c.just over 10% of the total circumference.
Created on: Friday 21st June 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 17th November 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Huntingdon District Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CAM-468E05
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
A ceramic vessel rim sherd of Roman date. The fabric has a pale grey/off-white coloured core and a dark grey to black surface. This sherd is definitely not a Nene Valley colour coat ware but might be from a Nene Valley grey ware vessel. The vessel seems to have been of an open vessel form such as a bowl or dish. The rim has a thickness of 10.63mm. The sherd has a maximum length of 35.59mm and width (from rim edge to break) of 20.33mm. The body of the vessel sherd is 5.20mm thick. The sherd weighs 7.72g. All surfaces and broken edges have dried mud adhering in places. Use of a rim char…
Created on: Friday 21st June 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 17th November 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Huntingdon District Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CAM-A8FB05
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
A single sherd from a ceramic fineware vessel. The sherd is from the area where the base curves upwards to form the wall. Weight 5.84g, thickness of the base 6.22mm, thickness of the wall just above the base 4.20mm. Maximum height of the sherd 11.30mm. Use of a rim chart indicates that the vessel base had a diameter of 75.00mm and that about 21.25% of the circumference of the base survives. The fabric of the sherd is very pale creamy white with a dark grey reduced outer surface at the base which seems to possibly be changing to lighter grey at the top of the sherd. The fabric is very …
Created on: Friday 28th October 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 17th November 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Yarwell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CAM-E9CB22
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of copper-alloy cooking vessel weighing 26.27g. This fragment includes part of the vessel rim. The thickness, at the rim, is 4.4mm narrowing to 2.5mm, away from the rim. Maximum length is 42.7mm and maximum width is 31.5mm. Crudely made cast copper-alloy vessels were widely used from c.1100-1800 for serving and cooking, Butler et al (2009, 4). See Butler, R. Green, C. & Payne, N. Cast Copper-alloy Cooking Vessels. The Finds Reasearch Group AD700-1700: Datasheet 41.
Created on: Thursday 10th July 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 17th November 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Huntingdon District Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CAM-3B2446
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
A ceramic vessel sherd from a stoneware container referred to as a 'Bellarmine' or 'Bartmann' jug or bottle. These were made in Germany from c. AD 1300 and peaked in imports to England in the early seventeenth century AD and by the beginning of the eighteenth century AD imitations were being manufactured in England, see . This sherd weighs 21.42g, has a maximum thickness of 9.3mm, maximum width of 51.4mm and maximum height of 40.1mm. All of the edges of this sherd…
Created on: Tuesday 17th February 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 17th November 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lowick Parish Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CAM-50BCA8
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: City of Peterborough
Workflow stage: Published
Five sherds of a Roman grey ware ceramic vessel. Four of these sherds cross-fit. The incomplete base has a minimum diameter of 51.81mm and thickness of 13.07mm. Weight is 84.99g.
Created on: Friday 10th February 2012
Last updated: Friday 21st February 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Southorpe Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CAM-52E848
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: City of Peterborough
Workflow stage: Published
A base sherd of Roman grey ware ceramic vessel. Weight is 18.55g and thickness of the incomplete base is 9.30mm.
Created on: Friday 10th February 2012
Last updated: Friday 21st February 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Helpston Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CAM-36D5E7
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: City of Peterborough
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of ceramic vessel of Roman date. This is a body sherd of Nene Valley Grey Ware. The vessel form is uncertain. The sherd weighs 4.38g and is 6.60mm thick. The roughly rectangular sherd measures 29.72mm x 20.43mm. This sherd is probably from the rim area, it curves slightly tapering in thickness towards a groove on what would presumably have been the underside of the rim that is 5.82mm in from the current edge. The fabric is a pale creamy grey colour with a slightly speckled grey colour coat applied to all surviving original surfaces although it has worn thin in places. The s…
Created on: Friday 16th March 2012
Last updated: Friday 21st February 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ailsworth Area', grid reference and parish protected.