Record ID: YORYM-D36C41
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy mount of Early-Medieval date, c.AD 450 - 700. The main body of the object is ovate with a D-shaped section and a flattened terminal to one end and an expanded spatulate terminal to the other. The flattened terminal has a central perforation running through it. Two bulbous knopped protrusions flank the opposite terminal at the narrowest point. Two rows of annulets decorate the upper surface, starting at the perforations and flaring out before joining again between the knopped protrusions forming an oval. The reverse is flat and undecorated. The metal ha…
Created on: Tuesday 29th May 2018
Last updated: Thursday 14th June 2018
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Record ID: FAKL-B22B7F
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval coin, silver halfgroat, of Edward III, (AD1327-1377) , London, Series C, AD1351-1352, North 1148, Obverse: Crowned bust facing: + EDWARDVS [rex] ANGLI F FRANCIE. Reverse, Long cross, two bands of inscription: CIVI/ TAS/ LON/ DON// POSVI DEV/ ADIVT/OREM. Diameter: 22.2mm, Mass 2.11g
Created on: Tuesday 16th May 2017
Last updated: Friday 29th January 2021
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Record ID: FAKL-B1DCEB
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval coin, cut halfpenny, 1248-1251, voided long cross issue of Henry III (1216-1272) London, Obverse: Crowned bust, facing HENRIC [ ]. Reverse: voided long cross, HEN [rio/nlv] NDE, Class IIIa-IVa, North 986-990. Diameter 19.2mm, Mass 0.69g
Created on: Tuesday 16th May 2017
Last updated: Friday 29th January 2021
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Record ID: FAKL-9D721A
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Post Medieval copper alloy button, c. 1550-1700, cast in one piece with an integral loop, flat, oblate head with a small central projection. See Read, 2005, 51-54. Length 15.6mm, Diameter 10.5mm, Mass 2.88g.
Created on: Monday 15th May 2017
Last updated: Friday 29th January 2021
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Record ID: FAKL-9D414E
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval strap end, c. 1200-1400, made from sheet copper alloy with two leaves separated by a spacer. Rectangular, with a double indentation at its upper edge and a curved lower edge with a central projection. Undecorated. Through its upper part is a single rivet. Similar strap ends have been found in London and dated to c. 1200-1400 (Egan and Pritchard, 1991, Fig. 96) Length 26.0mm, Width 13.8mm, Thickness 2.4mm, Mass 3.40g.
Created on: Monday 15th May 2017
Last updated: Friday 29th January 2021
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Record ID: FAKL-9C4A84
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Post Medieval copper alloy, asymmetric, buckle frame, dating from AD1550-1700. The frame is sub-rectangular, with one square loop and the other semi-circular, separated by an integral bar. The underside of the frame is flat and the inner and outer edges of the upper side are bevelled On the bar are the remains of what appears to have been an iron pin, now missing. Similar buckles are shown by Whitehead, 2003, 90-91, where a date of c. 1550-1700 a date that seems to fit with other evidence. Length 33.6mm, Width 25.0mm, Thickness 2.3mm, Masss 4.85g.
Created on: Monday 15th May 2017
Last updated: Friday 29th January 2021
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Record ID: FAKL-9BFD33
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval buckle and plate, c. 1270-1350, oval frame with and off-set bar, its outer edge in the form of a flat, angled plate with a central notch for the pin, which is now missing. The sides of the frame have a diamond shaped section. The plate is made from 1.5mm thick sheet metal, folded around the bar with a central notch for the pin. The plate is 35.6mm long and 19.9mm wide, its lower part being narrower and cut away, in its centre is a single large rivet, invisible on the upper part of the plate. Clamped between the two leaves of the plate is a double layer of a woven textile, res…
Created on: Monday 15th May 2017
Last updated: Friday 29th January 2021
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Record ID: LVPL-E1BCC7
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy and iron Viking strap fitting of Early Medieval date. The object is sub-triangular in plan, expanding at either end and waisted in the centre. The wider expanded end is square in cross-section and has an iron core from which projects the remains of a possible circular rivet for attachment. From the solid square end the object narrows and thins towards the opposite end which is split. The split measures 10mm in length, and is held together by a copper alloy circular rivet at the terminal with a diameter of 3mm. Each face of the object is decorated with six transverse …
Created on: Tuesday 17th January 2017
Last updated: Thursday 19th January 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Beal', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-CAE7B4
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete bone knife handle of Early-Medieval date. Two fragments of the handle remain which fit together at the breaks. The handle is sub-rectangular, tapering from the wider broken end to the narrower flattened terminal. The section is trapezoidal with a flat top and base and bevelled sides. The top of the handle is decorated with a series of eleven irregularly spaced pairs of stamped ring and dot designs. There are gaps in this decoration to either side of the central five pairs. Three vertical grooves are present at the terminal ends of the handle and between the three grou…
Created on: Thursday 11th February 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 8th March 2016
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Record ID: YORYM-7D0E57
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy mount of Early-Medieval date. The mount is triquetra in form with a flat, rectangular profile. The upper surface is decorated with an intricate carved interlace design which retains gilding. The exact nature of the decoration is difficult to determine due to wear though an intertwining rope work-style border appears to be present around each loop and into the centre panel. The reverse is flat and undecorated. The metal has a mid-greenish patina and is worn. The object is 21.8mm long, 20mm wide, 1.8mm thick and weighs 2.5g. Dr Kevin Leahy, National Fin…
Created on: Thursday 16th July 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 11th May 2022
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Record ID: YORYM-51373C
Object type: FABRICATOR
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete knapped lithic implement of Mesolithic date, circa 7000 - 4000 BC. The implement is a fabricator which is ovate in both plan and section. The ventral surface is fairly smooth with visible ripples of percussion. The dorsal surface has been extensively worked displaying covering semi-abrupt, scaled retouch. The flint is a pale orangey-yellow colour displaying possible repatination from an iron rich environment. The implement is 43.9mm long, 20.7mm wide, 7.9mm thick and weighs 8.1g. Fabricators may have been used in leatherworking though other suggestions include strike-…
Created on: Thursday 2nd July 2015
Last updated: Thursday 16th July 2015
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Record ID: YORYM-51181C
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete knapped lithic implement of Bronze Age date, circa 2500 - 1500BC. The implement is a button scraper formed from a secondary flake which is ovate in plan and D-shaped in section. The ventral surface is smooth with no bulb of percussion or striking platform remaining. The dorsal surface has been extensively worked and displays long, abrupt, parallel retouch around the distal end. The flint is a chalky white colour. The implement is 22.2mm long, 18.2mm wide, 8.3mm thick and weighs 3.5g. Scrapers are fairly ubiquitous throughout prehistory and are generally less chronolog…
Created on: Thursday 2nd July 2015
Last updated: Thursday 16th July 2015
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Record ID: YORYM-510605
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete knapped lithic implement of late Mesolithic to early Neolithic date, circa 7000 - 3500BC. The implement is a scraper formed from a primary flake which is ovate in plan and D-shaped in section. The ventral surface is smooth with no bulb of percussion or striking platform remaining though clear ripples of percussion are visible. The dorsal surface has been extensively worked and displays extensive short, semi-abrupt, scaled retouch around the distal end. The flint is a dark brownish-grey colour with lighter chalky inclusions. The implement is 31.1mm long, 24.4mm wide, 13.3…
Created on: Thursday 2nd July 2015
Last updated: Thursday 16th July 2015
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Record ID: YORYM-50C58A
Object type: AWL
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete knapped lithic implement of late Mesolithic to early Neolithic date, circa 7000 - 3500 BC. The implement is an awl or piercer formed from a secondary flake which is sub-ovate in plan and section with a small pointed projection extending from one edge. The striking plat from and bulb of percussion are present on the ventral surface along with radiating ripples of percussion. The dorsal surface is irregular with numerous flakes having been removed. Short, abrupt, scaled retouch is present around the edges of the point extending into a notch to the right of the point. This may…
Created on: Thursday 2nd July 2015
Last updated: Monday 27th July 2015
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Record ID: YORYM-509946
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete knapped lithic implement of Neolithic date, circa 4000 - 2300BC. The implement is a scraper formed from a primary flake which is D-shaped in plan and section. The ventral surface is smooth with no bulb of percussion or striking platform remaining. The dorsal surface retains c.80% cortex and displays invasive, semi-abrupt, stepped flaking around the distal end. The flint is a dark brown colour. The implement is 34.2mm long, 28.3mm wide, 8.5mm thick and weighs 10.1g. Scrapers are fairly ubiquitous throughout prehistory and are generally less chronologically distinctive …
Created on: Thursday 2nd July 2015
Last updated: Thursday 16th July 2015
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Record ID: YORYM-502EF8
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete knapped lithic implement of Mesolithic date, circa 7000 - 4000 BC. The implement is a piece of debitage, or waste material, produced during the knapping process. It is sub-rectangular in plan and sub-D-shaped in section. The bulb of percussion and striking platform remain on the ventral surface from which ripples of percussion radiate. The dorsal surface is irregular with flakes of varying sizes having been removed. Short, parallel retouch is present along both sides and also the flattened distal end. The flint is a light grey colour. The implement is 20.5mm long, 11.1m…
Created on: Thursday 2nd July 2015
Last updated: Thursday 16th July 2015
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Record ID: YORYM-3EF90D
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete knapped lithic implement of Mesolithic date, circa 7000 - 4000 BC. The implement is a piece of debitage, or waste material, produced during the knapping process. It is sub-rectangular in plan and sub-D-shaped in section. The bulb of percussion and striking platform no longer remain and the ventral surface is smooth though displays faint ripples of percussion. The dorsal surface is irregular with numerous flakes of varying sizes having been removed. A small notch is present on the right mesial edge along which abrupt retouch is present. The flint is a light greyish-brown …
Created on: Wednesday 1st July 2015
Last updated: Thursday 16th July 2015
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Record ID: YORYM-3EBAE1
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete knapped lithic implement of early Neolithic date, circa 4000 - 3500 BC. The implement is broken at both terminals however as its length is more than twice the width and the sides are more or less parallel it is identifiable as a blade. It is formed from a tertiary flake which is rectangular in both plan and section. The ventral surface is smooth with faint ripples of percussion. The distal surface has had three long flakes removed and displays abrupt, short, sub-parallel flaking to the left edge mesial portion. The flint is a light orange-brown colour. The implement …
Created on: Wednesday 1st July 2015
Last updated: Thursday 16th July 2015
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Record ID: YORYM-3E38D8
Object type: FLAKED AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete knapped lithic axehead of Neolithic date (c.4000 BC - 2200 BC). The axehead is broken and may have been reused as a scraper. When complete the object would have been ovate in both plan and section though around half of the axehead is now missing due to a transverse break. The axehead has been bifacially flaked using covering scaled low angle flaking. Short scaled semi-abrupt retouch is visible along the distal edge suggesting the object may have been repurposed as a scraper after breaking. The flint is an off-white patchy colour. The implement is 56.6mm long, 53mm wid…
Created on: Wednesday 1st July 2015
Last updated: Thursday 16th July 2015
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Record ID: LVPL-4B6303
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy unidentified object of Early Medieval to Medieval date. The object is conical and faceted with an oval base. The object tapers towards the top which is rounded and complete. Four rounded knops decorate each side of the object just below the rounded top. The object is decorated with a series of punched dots forming a border around the bottom edge of the object. Seven punched dots run from this border up two faces of the object to the central knop. The base is undecorated. The object has a dark green patina and is in good condition. The object seems too large to b…
Created on: Wednesday 18th February 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 18th February 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Selby area', grid reference and parish protected.