Record ID: LVPL-D4B1E6
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: St. Helens
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy possible button of uncertain date. The object appears to be a button or possibly a coin which has been folded in half and melted. The raised and flattened loop on one face may have been for attachment. On each face is a pattern which is too worn and damaged to identify. The object has been silvered or tinned.
Created on: Tuesday 17th April 2012
Last updated: Friday 20th April 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Rainford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-C2AD51
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead alloy item, possibly a weight. It is shaped like two cones joined point to point with wide oval ends constricting to a narrow central waist. At the waist is a raised collar running around it with a patinated but unworn break to one side, possibly from a broken suspension or attachment loop. A casting line form a two part mould runs across both ends and down the sides. It is 30.7mm long, 15.5mm by 13.3mm at one end, 12.8mm by 14.6mm at the other and 11.4mm by 9.8mm in the centre. It weighs 21.86 grams.
Created on: Monday 16th April 2012
Last updated: Monday 16th April 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wembdon', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SOM-C26524
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Conical cast lead alloy weight of uncertain date. It has a flat base, tapering, slightly faceted, sides a broken top point and a circular hole through the centre from top to base. The central perforation measures 2.6mm in diameter at the top and bottom and narrows in the centre. The height is 22.1mm, diameter 19.4mm at the bottom. It weighs 28.69 grams. Plain weights were cast locally in lead from the Roman period onwards for a wide variety of uses and are hard to date precisely although most are late Medieval - Post Medieval
Created on: Monday 16th April 2012
Last updated: Monday 16th April 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wembdon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-95BCB3
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy artefact of uncertain date. The artefact has a narrowed bar which is incomplete, it is oval in cross section and 5.35mm wide. The artefact thickens towards the main body (max 8.45mm wide, 6.1mm thick), it is D shaped in cross section and narrows towards the other break which is 5.85mm wide. There are two sets of horizontal parallel incisions at both breaks. The artefact is pitting in places with a grey patina.
Created on: Saturday 14th April 2012
Last updated: Thursday 26th April 2012
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HAMP-934963
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy unidentified object of uncertain date. The artefact is broadly hexagonal in plan and D shape in cross section, there are two circular perforations and one edge is incomplete. There is a irregular projection on the reverse, the remainder of the reverse is flat.
Created on: Saturday 14th April 2012
Last updated: Saturday 14th April 2012
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SWYOR-858DB8
Object type: SLAG
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Seven pieces of slag or industrial waste products of unknown date.
Created on: Friday 13th April 2012
Last updated: Saturday 23rd May 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SWYOR-850948
Object type: SLAG
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two pieces of industrial waste, one is tap slag and the other is ferrous with an embedded lump of another material. Date unknown.
Created on: Friday 13th April 2012
Last updated: Saturday 23rd May 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SWYOR-84F664
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Four pieces of undiagnostic metal of uncertain date. Three are lead alloy and one is copper alloy. All but one piece of lead alloy are rough and irregular shapes, probably waste material. The remaining piece is rectangular in section and plan, possibly hollow at one end and is marked with circular indentations.
Created on: Friday 13th April 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 12th May 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WILT-84CD67
Object type: METAL WORKING DEBRIS
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two pieces of undatable copper alloy probable metalworking debris, although the larger of the two pieces has possible signs of burning as well as form, and conceivably may have once been an object. However it may also be waste from the metal working process, solidifying against something with shape. The larger measures 51.07x19.75x8.03mm and weighs16.49g. On one face it appears to have three linear levels, possibly 'folds'. To the reverse it is mostly flat with a diagonal ridge at one end and another fold at the other. The smaller, possibly also with signs of burning but rather more…
Created on: Friday 13th April 2012
Last updated: Friday 13th April 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Swindon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-84CC98
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A piece of glass of uncertain date. The object is incomplete and is possibly melted. It is a C shaped swirl of very pale blue glass with white concretion attached in places.
Created on: Friday 13th April 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 12th May 2020
Spatial data recorded.

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Record ID: SF-848387
Object type: METAL WORKING DEBRIS
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two globular fragments of cast copper-alloy metal working debris. They have very dark grey/black surfaces perhaps suggesting exposure to high termperatures. The fragments have a combined total weight of 26.33g and could date to any point from the Bronze Age onwards.
Created on: Friday 13th April 2012
Last updated: Friday 13th April 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Capel St. Mary', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-7F2742
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Three undated stone whetstones, all are incomplete - missing their ends, have a rectangular section and rectangular form and show signs of heavy use. 1 56mm long, 11mm thick and 20mm wide, weight 32.07grams. 2 90mm long, 17mm thick and 33mm wide weight 117grams 3 90mm long, 20mm thick and 27mm wide, weight 99.3grams.
Created on: Friday 13th April 2012
Last updated: Friday 13th April 2012
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BERK-6E2B50
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of an unidentified copper alloy object. The object comproses of three faceted sides, the external faces of which are decorated with punched dots arragned in ring-and-dot and other unidentifiable patterns. Internally, there is a concretion adhering to the inside of the object's wall. This appears to be small flecks of flint or stone and is reminiscent of prehistoric pottery fabric, having a 'biscuit-like' quality. The metal has a tinny tint to it. Further research is continuing to try and identify a function and date for this object.
Created on: Thursday 12th April 2012
Last updated: Thursday 12th April 2012
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BERK-6DBD46
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete but distorted lead alloy finger ring. The ring is small, possibly for a child or little finger, and has a raised circular bezel that contains a dark blue galss or paste. Either side of the bezel on the shoulders is two smaller circular mouldings that may have once also contained inserts. The band extends from beneath the latter and is plain and circular in section. The ring is similar in form to some Roman finger rings, however the size, material used and quality may suggests a much later date, possibly the post-medieval or even early-modern period.
Created on: Thursday 12th April 2012
Last updated: Saturday 19th July 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: YORYM-6D1AA3
Object type: OYSTER SHELL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An oyster shell fragment of uncertain date. The shell is fan shaped with worn and damaged edges. Oysters were a common foodstuff from the Roman period until the late Post-Medieval period with their status as a luxury food being comparatively recent. With no contextual evidence it is not possible to ascribe this example to a specific date. The shell is 58.2mm long, 46.4mm wide, 6.2mm thick and weighs 16.9g.
Created on: Thursday 12th April 2012
Last updated: Monday 16th April 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tickton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-590592
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead Weight. Cast cylindrical weight. Four gouges appear on one end. The mass may indicate this object to represent five units of 4.07gms, which was a sub-unit in the early medieval Scandinavian system of mensuration; if less precisely calculated, it may alternatively relate to an Anglo-Saxon system employing modules of 3.1gms, in which case it would be approximately 7 units. The match with the former system is closer, though neither seems to relate to the marks on the object which are without discernible significance. Suggested date: if a weight, Early Medieval, 850-1100. The form…
Created on: Wednesday 11th April 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 5th June 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fonaby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-58CE65
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of cannel coal which has been struck for use as a scraper. The object is sub-oval in plan and sub-triangular in cross-section. One long edge has been worked for use as a scraper while the opposite long edge may have formed a cutting knife. The date of the object is unknown. It is dark glossy black.
Created on: Wednesday 11th April 2012
Last updated: Friday 20th April 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Blakenhall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-589305
Object type: METAL WORKING DEBRIS
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead Metal Working Debris. Small fragment of lead melt, probably spillage from casting. Suggested date: Unknown, 40-1800. Weight: 5.52gms
Created on: Wednesday 11th April 2012
Last updated: Thursday 9th August 2012
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: YORYM-5597A0
Object type: OYSTER SHELL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A larger oyster shell fragment of uncertain date. The shell is fan shaped with worn edges. Oysters were a common foodstuff from the Roman period until the late Post-Medieval period with their status as a luxury food being comparatively recent. With no contextual evidence it is not possible to ascribe this example to a specific date. The shell is 76.9mm long, 70.2mm wide, 9.5mm thick and weighs 59.6g.
Created on: Wednesday 11th April 2012
Last updated: Monday 16th April 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tickton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-53A662
Object type: METAL WORKING DEBRIS
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead possible metal working debris. Cast fragment of lead, facetted on one side and bubbled or melted on the other; possibly a thick offcut fragment. Lightly patinated overall. Suggested date: Unknown, 43-1800. Weight: 14.23gms.
Created on: Wednesday 11th April 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 19th January 2021
Spatial data recorded.