Record ID: SWYOR-CB7178
Object type: WRITING SLATE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of slate tablet, or writing slate of late Post medieval to modern, date, about AD 1850 - 1950.  The fragment has a chapfered edge, probably indicating it was made in a factory and designed to have a wooden frame applied to the edge. Frames are thought to have been routinely added to slates from the mid 19th century (Shaffrey, 2022, Finds Reserach Group Datasheet 56). The slate is also marked with guidelines. There is a grid of 8mm square on one face and parallel ruled lines spaced 16mm apart on the other face. The fragment is 38.3mm long, 22.8mm wide and 3.3mm…
Created on: Monday 27th February 2023
Last updated: Thursday 9th March 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-A35309
Object type: GEOLOGICAL SAMPLE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of stone or lead ore (galena), probably from a lead mining operation of uncertain date, Roman to Medieval, AD 43 - 1600. It is from an area where there was Roman lead mining, but it could also have been extracted at a later date. It is hard and fine grained, dark grey in patches on the surface, and light grey in other areas. There are small angular clear quartz inclusions embedded in the matrix. The sample is 47.4mm long; 29.3mm wide and 21mm thick. It weighs 101.05g.
Created on: Monday 15th August 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 24th August 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-C952B8
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible stone cannon ball of Late Medieval to Post Medieval date. It is sub-spherical and made from what appears to be igneous rock, perhaps granite with possible feldspar seams. It is 50.1mm in diameter and weighs 145g. At just under 2 inches diameter, this ball is the right size for a Falconet cannon. Falconets were invented in the late 15th century and were used throughout the 16th and 17th centuries.
Created on: Tuesday 9th October 2018
Last updated: Monday 18th March 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-C925B6
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible stone cannon ball of medieval to Post Medieval date, about AD 1450- 1700. It is sub-spherical and made from what appears to be igneous rock, perhaps granite with possible feldspar inclusions. At 2.6 inches diameter, this ball is just too big for a Falcon cannon. It could be made for a non-standard firearm if it is a cannon ball. Other uses in industry cannot be ruled out. It is 65.6mm in diameter and weighs 380g.
Created on: Tuesday 9th October 2018
Last updated: Monday 18th March 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-5D9AFA
Object type: PERFORATED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A stone which has had a partial hole drilled in it, from both faces, of uncertain age, from Mesolithic to Modern. The unfinished perforated stone could have been intended to be a weight. The stone appears to be very finely grained and is roughly rectangular, with one long edge that bulges at one end. Both the upper and lower faces are flat - probably a natually fractured cobble which has then been water worn. The hole through the stone is incomplete. It has been drilled from both sides, one side being drilled deeper than the other. The sides of the hole appears to be straight, with a …
Created on: Monday 23rd July 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2018
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Record ID: SWYOR-DCA676
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Calderdale
Workflow stage: Published
A chert end scraper dating from the late Neolithic to the early Bronze Age (3300BC - 1000BC). It is formed from mottled light grey chert. It is subrectangular in plan with a rounded distal end and triangular in section. It has short, sub-parallel, semi-abrupt retouch on the distal end. There is also a small area of short, sub-parallel, semi-abrupt retouch on the proximal end of the left side. It is 55mm long, 25.4mm wide and 9.3mm thick. It weighs 10.29gm.
Created on: Tuesday 3rd June 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 10th June 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-FB2B01
Object type: GEOLOGICAL SAMPLE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A water worn stone pebble which was recovered because it is not the usually occurring geology in this area. It is a light grey-brown in colour with some dark inclusions and a few flecks of quartz. It is probably a type of granite. It is rounded to a triangular shape. It does not appear to be related to any manufacturing process but is recorded in case it is an exotic feature which has been brought to the site by human activity.
Created on: Monday 6th August 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 5th February 2014
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Record ID: SWYOR-6889F3
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A damaged stone axe of the Neolithic period dating from 3500-2100BC. It is oval in section with a smooth surface. Both ends of the axe are missing, having broken away in antiquity. There is also a chip out of one side, exposing the rougher stone beneath. It is 70.2mm long, 60.8mm wide and 33mm thick. It weighs 204gm.
Created on: Monday 2nd August 2010
Last updated: Saturday 6th June 2020
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