Record ID: SOM-524212
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two chert multi-platform cores found fairly close together. Both show limited amounts of working in the form of several large flaking scars and a few long, thin ones. Both have orangey pebble cortex remaining in places. Both vary in colour from greenish-grey to orangey-brown with whitish patches and both have a shiny yet granular texture. The visible working is fairly crude and therefore undiagnostic meaning that they could date from the Mesolithic to early Bronze Age. Length: 43.75mm, Width: 28.79mm, Thickness: 22.22mm, Weight: 34.71g Length: 29.69mm, Width: 27.92mm…
Created on: Saturday 18th September 2010
Last updated: Saturday 18th September 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Carhampton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-521FE4
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint fragment probably from a blade or possibly from crude tool. Secondary flake. There are three long, thin flaking scars on the dorsal face. The edges are uneven, particularly the left edge of the dorsal face, which may possibly have a small amount of short, scaled, low angle retouch, creating a serrated edge. In the centre of the right edge is a small blunt point. There is a shrap break at the distal end. Hard hammer struck. The flint varies in colour from light to mid brown with reddish veins and has a shiny patina. Probably of Mesolithic to early Neolithic date. Length: 18.5…
Created on: Saturday 18th September 2010
Last updated: Saturday 18th September 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Carhampton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-51FC25
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A chert blade. Tertiary flake. There is a clean, straight break at the distal end. The dorsal face has two long, thin flaking scars either side of a central ridge. There are a few small scars at the distal end, creating a rounded edge - probably the result of platform preparation. There is no evidence of further retouch. The chert is dark brown in colour with a granular texture. It is probably of Meolithic to early Neolithic date Length: 21.75mm, Width: 12.38mm, Thickness: 4.83mm, Weight: 1.36g
Created on: Saturday 18th September 2010
Last updated: Saturday 18th September 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Carhampton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-51E751
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Three fragments of flint working debitage found fairly close together. All have long, thin flaking scars on the dorsal face suggesting that they are rejuvenation flakes from blade cores. The first two flakes show signs of platform preparation. They could date from any point from the Mesolithic to early Bronze Age. 1. Length: 31.56mm, Width: 14.02mm, Thickness: 7.42mm, Weight: 3.41g Secondary flake 2. Length: 20.25mm, Width: 14.57mm, Thickness: 2.64mm, Weight: 1.31g Tertiary flake 3. Length: 21.70mm, Width: 15.67mm, Thickness: 3.42mm, Weight: 1.26g Secondary flake
Created on: Saturday 18th September 2010
Last updated: Saturday 18th September 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Carhampton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-51D0F2
Object type: BURIN
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible chert burin of Mesolithic to early Neolithic date, created on a tertiary flake. The object is long and thin. It has a slightly concave ventral face and slightly convex dorsal face. There are a few long, thin flaking scars on the dorsal face and a small protrusion to the left of the proximal end above which a spall appears to have been deliberately removed from the left edge. A further spall appears to have been removed from the right edge. There is a blunt break at the distal end, which may possibly have occured following deposition. The chert is a very light, creamy brown …
Created on: Saturday 18th September 2010
Last updated: Saturday 18th September 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Carhampton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-1FBF61
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
A nearly complete copper alloy enamelled Roman symmetrical plate brooch. The brooch is lozenge shaped with four circular lugs on the edge, one at each corner. Each lug has two concentric grooves around its centre. The central lozenge section has one large central cell of the same shape, filled with 16 small blocks of millefiori. Such blocks were formed by cutting slices from a composite glass rod, formed by arranging coloured rods of glass in a pattern, heating them enough to fuse and then stretching them into long thin, composite rods. The pattern seen on this brooch comprises altern…
Created on: Thursday 16th September 2010
Last updated: Friday 4th November 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Owermoigne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-1FA271
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Four small fragments of flintworking debris or debitage, found near to a worked flint scraper and core. Two tertiary flakes and two secondary flakes (both with a small amount of pebble cortex). The undiagnostic nature of such debris means that it could be of Mesolithic to early Bronze Age date, 8300-1500 BC. 1. Length: 16.73mm, Width: 14.70mm, Thickness: 2.93mm, Weight; 0.90g 2. Length: 23.76mm, Width: 18.72mm, Thickness: 5.06mm, Weight: 1.68g 3. Length: 29.23mm, Width: 29.65mm, Thickness: 4.69mm, Weight: 4.26g 4. …
Created on: Thursday 16th September 2010
Last updated: Thursday 16th September 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tatworth and Forton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-1F8574
Object type: CORE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small complete flint multi-platform core. The flint is dark brown-grey in colour, with occasional lighter speckles in places and a glossy patina. Pebble cortex remains covering a few of the surfaces. Only a few large flaking scars can be seen, suggesting that the core was not extensively worked. It is probably of Neolithic to early Bronze Age in date, 3500-1500 BC. Length: 40.29mm, Width: 38.81mm, Thickness: 24.49mm, Weight: 47.05g
Created on: Thursday 16th September 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 15th February 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tatworth and Forton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-1F7483
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete flint end scraper, using a secondary flake. The tool is sub-rectangular in shape and fairly thin. It has two inward curving ridges running down the centre of the dorsal face. The butt is quite wide and thin and covered in a small layer of whitish pebble cortex. A small chip has removed the bulb of percussion on the ventral face. Possibly a small amount of retouch can be seen on both sides, which have created slight inward curves. A small amount of abrupt, long, sub-parallel retouch can also be seen on the fairly straight edge of the distal end. The flint is mid grey-brown i…
Created on: Thursday 16th September 2010
Last updated: Thursday 16th September 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tatworth and Forton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-1F5AD3
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small and very abraded earthenware vessel sherd of Medieval date. The fabric is hard, but fairly coarse and grainy. It has a reduced grey inner surface and an oxidised orange outer surface. One surface is slightly darker and coarser than the other. The fabric is tempered with sparse mica, frequent large sub-rounded quartz fragments (
Created on: Thursday 16th September 2010
Last updated: Thursday 16th September 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Winsham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-1F4BD5
Object type: BRIDLE FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete copper alloy bridle boss. The boss is sub-circular in shape with a large raised circular section in the centre that is concave to the reverse. It is decorated with a series of raised lines radiating outwards from about halfway up. The outside edge is flat, has seven small protruding lobes arranged at intervals around the outside edge and is decorated with slightly raised scrollwork. There are two circular attachment holes equidistant to one another. The metal is in poor condition and subject to much pitting and erosion. Probably of 17th or 18th century date. Diameter: 57.35…
Created on: Thursday 16th September 2010
Last updated: Thursday 16th September 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chaffcombe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-1F2698
Object type: BRIDLE FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete copper alloy Post-Medieval openwork bridle boss. The object is sub-circular in shape. It has a raised, circular, openwork boss in the centre, which is concave to the reverse and is formed from a fleur de lis with a rope work border around its base. Beyond this there is a flat section, decorated with a raised design, probably foliate, but which has become obscured due to erosion. There are two attachment holes through this section, equidistant to one another, but they have both become damaged and the metal around them has broken away leaving only two notches. Probably of 17t…
Created on: Thursday 16th September 2010
Last updated: Thursday 16th September 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chaffcombe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-1F0CF5
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small cast copper alloy pot leg of Medieval or Post-Medieval date. The leg is short and sub-rectangular in shape. It has a ridge down one face creating a triangular cross section. The other face is slightly convex. When viewed from the side it is slightly curved. These probably fall into category A in fig.3 of Butler et al.'s (2009) datasheet 'Cast copper-alloy cooking vessels', dating to c.1350-1700. Length: 30.54mm, Width: 29.53mm, Thickness: 9.34mm
Created on: Thursday 16th September 2010
Last updated: Thursday 16th September 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tatworth and Forton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-1EE006
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete cast copper alloy medieval enamelled harness pendant, 13th to 14th century in date. It is quatrefoil in shape with a small projection between each lobe. Within each lobe is a raised foliate design consisting of three 'leaves'. In the centre is a square recessed section surrounded by a raised border within which is a lion en passant. The remains of blue enamel can be seen in places on the outer surface. There is an attachment loop to the top. The pendant is very similar in shape, though not in decoration, to fig.49, no.64 in 'The Medieval Horse and its Equipment' (Clark 1995).…
Created on: Thursday 16th September 2010
Last updated: Thursday 16th September 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Winsham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-1EA455
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete late Roman buckle plate. The plate is long and rectangular. The longer sides of the front are decorated with two parallel grooves containing small, closely packed transverse lines giving a ribbed effect. In the centre are five and a half lozenges set longitudinally down the centre of the plate, all but the half-lozenge containing engraved cross-hatched lines; the half-lozenge is filled with more concentric half-lozenge lines. Each lozenge has a ring-and-dot motif at top and bottom, and there is a ring-and-dot motif either side of each join between lozenges. At the end…
Created on: Thursday 16th September 2010
Last updated: Friday 19th February 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Castleton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-1E8411
Object type: PIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman copper alloy pin. The remaining stem is slightly curved. It bends abruptly at the top before joining a ring shaped head, leading this to project forward slightly. The head has four sub-oval indentations arranged at regular intervals around one face. The metal has a shiny green patina and survives in good condition. The object is complete apart from a missing section at the base of the stem. It is fairly similar in design, if not in decoration, to those shown in fig.10 of 'Roman metal hair pins from Southern Britain' (Cool 1990). Cool (ibid., p.165) attributes a fou…
Created on: Thursday 16th September 2010
Last updated: Thursday 16th September 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Castleton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-8BEE41
Object type: FLUE TILE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of an earthenware flue tile of Roman date. The outer surface and inner margins of the tile are orange in colour, whilst the inner core is grey. The fabric is fairly soft and fine and is tempered with occasional red iron ore (
Created on: Thursday 9th September 2010
Last updated: Thursday 9th September 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Witham Friary', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-7A0776
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy nummus of the House of Valentinian, GLORIA ROMANORVM (emperor with captive), mint unclear, AD 364-78. Diameter: 17.29mm, Thickness: 1.34mm, Weight: 1.61g
Created on: Wednesday 8th September 2010
Last updated: Thursday 9th September 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nunney', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-7A0143
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy nummus of the House of Constantine, CONSTANTINOPOLIS, Victory on prow reverse, mint unclear, AD 330-40. Diameter: 16.40mm, Thickness: 1.34mm, Weight: 1.10g
Created on: Wednesday 8th September 2010
Last updated: Thursday 9th September 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nunney', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-79C031
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver washed copper alloy radiate of Claudius II: AD 268-70, Laetitia or Vberitas reverse, Siscia. Diameter: 20.78mm, Thickness: 1.95mm, Weight: 3.56g
Created on: Wednesday 8th September 2010
Last updated: Thursday 9th September 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nunney', grid reference and parish protected.