Record ID: BM-542503
Object type: CHISEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A near complete iron chisel with integral handle dating to the Roman period. It possesses a rectangular-sectioned iron shaft, with a battered diamond/T-shaped head at one end, and a flared chisel blade at the other formed by a bevel on one side only. One side of the blade is damaged. Similar in form to a Type 2 nail, but paralleled at the Ingleby Barwick villa (Hunter 2014).It has a length of 146mm. The head has a width of 25mm and a thickness of 12mm. The shaft has a maximum width of 15mm and a maximum thickness of 8mm. It weighs 70 grams.
Created on: Friday 23rd September 2016
Last updated: Monday 2nd September 2019
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Record ID: BM-CD5DC1
Object type: PIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of an iron object, possibly part of a corroded brooch pin, cosmetic implement or pin dating to the Roman period. The wire is circular in section and heavily corroded. It is broken at one end and at the other tapers to a point. It measures 44mm in length and has a maximum diameter of 2mm.
Created on: Friday 8th May 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 24th April 2018
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Record ID: BM-DFB966
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A heavily corroded iron lever-lock key, probably dating to the Roman period. The key comprises a circular attachment loop. This extends to the circular-section key shaft. The bit of the key, which is broken, extends at right angles from the shaft. Only one of the teeth remains intact. Further fragments of teeth were found in association with this object. It measures 60mm in length. The attachment loop has an external diameter of 22mm. The shaft has a diameter of 6mm. The lever lock was the most advanced form of lock used in the Roman period and were frequently used in conjunction w…
Created on: Friday 14th August 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 7th August 2019
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Record ID: BM-DFC612
Object type: BALLISTA BOLT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron ballista bolt dating to the Roman period. The object has a length of 60mm and a maximum width of 10mm. It weighs 14.8 grams. It is clearly of Manning's (1985) Type 1; a socketed weapon tip with a robust square-sectioned head. This is the most common type of artillery bolt head, with Manning (1985, pp. 170-5) providing numerous examples from military sites in Britain and Continental Europe.
Created on: Friday 14th August 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 29th May 2018
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Record ID: BM-F68FF3
Object type: LINCH PIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete iron linch pin probably dating to the third or fourth century AD. The object has a length of 35mm, a width of 26mm and a weight of 9.3 grams. This example is one of four from Piercebridge which are of Type 2B, the most common type (Manning, 1985, p. 74), although beyond this they are not closely comparable in form or size. They were therefore almost certainly made separately, and probably derive from separate vehicles. This type was manufactured on the Continent from the Augustan period (Hanemann, 2014, p. 266), and examples from Blackburn Mill (Piggott, 1952, fig. 11…
Created on: Saturday 15th August 2015
Last updated: Thursday 5th April 2018
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Record ID: BM-0F5742
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of unidentified iron object of uncertain date. The object has a square section shaft that tapers to a point at one end, with the remains of a flat plate at the other. The object measures 65mm in length, a maximum of 6mm in width and weighs 3 grams.
Created on: Sunday 16th August 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 1st May 2018
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Record ID: BM-0F6CD6
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Published
An unidentified iron object possibly Roman in date. The object possesses a circular-section stem which widens at one end to form a terminal, possibly with a circular perforation and smaller end knop. The object has a length of 137mm, a maximum width of 12mm and weighs 18 grams.
Created on: Sunday 16th August 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 1st May 2018
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Record ID: BM-0F7EA1
Object type: TOILET ARTICLE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete and highly corroded iron toilet article dating to the Roman period. The object possesses a rectangular-section stem which appears to be twisted/wrythen and broken at one end. At the other, the stem flattens to form a flat, approximately tongue-shaped plate. The object has a length of 128mm, a maximum width of 13mm and a weight of 8 grams.
Created on: Sunday 16th August 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 1st May 2018
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Record ID: BM-367CEC
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An unidentified iron and copper-alloy object, possibly a bucket mount. Iron sheet, consisting of two rounded lobes, each with rivets visible on one side, and a central rectangular plate, slightly dished. On the interior surface are non-ferrous components of unidentified metal or function. Possibly a bucket handle mount/escutcheon, of uncertain date. The object measures 48mm in length, 65mm in width, and a maximum of 10mm in thickness. It weighs 40.2 grams.
Created on: Sunday 30th August 2015
Last updated: Monday 2nd September 2019
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Record ID: BM-472388
Object type: HOB NAIL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete iron hob nail dating to the Roman period. The head is conical in shape and measures 9.8mm in diamter and 5 mm high. The shank is square in section, tapering slightly towards a ?bent terminal. The hob nail has a length of 15mm and weighs 0.9 grams.
Created on: Monday 31st August 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 30th May 2018
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Record ID: BM-37916A
Object type: DRILL BIT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron drill bit dating to the second or third century AD. The tool is in the form of an elongated trapezoid, which then narrows to form a circular-section stem. Most of the stem is missing due to corrosion. The bolt measures 59mm in length, a maximum of 7mm in width and 6mm in thickness. It weighs 5.5 grams. It appears to be the detached pyramidal tang of a Humphreys (forthcoming) Type C drill bit. Broad, tapering square-sectioned tangs such as this allowed drill bits to be swapped out for others in a wooden drill stock, and could have been attached to many kinds of drill bit (Ha…
Created on: Friday 31st October 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 29th May 2018
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Record ID: BM-B1590B
Object type: STYLUS
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron stylus dating to the period 20 BC to AD 120. At one end, the stylus possesses a wedge-shaped terminal. This extends to a circular-section stem. Although corroded, it appears that a circumferential rib separates the stem from the other terminal which tapers to a point. The stylus measures 85mm in length and has a diameter of 4mm. The wedge-shaped terminal measures 15mm in length by 4mm in width. Although poorly preserved, it appears to have a straight-sided shaft (Obrecht Family C), with a simple tapering tip (Obrecht Type 2) and long rectangular eraser. Any decoration at th…
Created on: Tuesday 18th November 2014
Last updated: Thursday 3rd May 2018
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Record ID: BM-A182A9
Object type: SPEAR
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman iron spearhead which can be classified as a Manning Type 3 (Narrow Blade with expansion at its base). The spearhead measures 127mm in length, a maximum of 46mm in width and 3mm in thickness. It weighs 47 grams. There is a great deal of debate regarding the function of standard tips. It seems certain that they are not spearheads as close inspection of well-preserved examples has shown not just that the sides are blunt but that they never had a cutting edge. Marchant 1990 has suggested that standard tips had a decorative function connected with the use of the spearhead as a s…
Created on: Saturday 29th November 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 29th May 2018
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Record ID: BM-C8DD9A
Object type: WASHER
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron washer or rove of uncertain date. Near complete. Iron plate, widest in the centre and narrowing to two curved, broken arms at either end. The centre is pierced by a roughly punched square hole.
Created on: Monday 1st December 2014
Last updated: Monday 2nd September 2019
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Record ID: BM-DF3C54
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An unidentified iron object, possibly a staple dating to the Roman period. The object comprises a rectangular-section bar of iron which is curved and terminates at each end in a tapering lug which extends at right angles.
Created on: Tuesday 2nd December 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 29th May 2018
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Record ID: BM-DF8FAC
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron lever-lock key probably dating to the Roman period. The key possesses a circular attachment loop. This extends to an expanded rectangular-section panel, which terminates in two circumferential ribs. Beyond the ribs, the circular-section shaft extends. A key bit extends at right angles. It is damaged but comprises a flat plate with numerous cut-outs. The end of the shaft is hollow. The key measures 89mm in length. The panel measures 7mm in width and 5mm in thickness. The shaft has a diameter of 6mm. The bit has a length and width of 20mm. The lever lock was the most advanced…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd December 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 7th August 2019
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Record ID: BM-E0D742
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron T-shaped lift key dating to the Roman or early Medieval period. It possesses a semi-circular terminal with an irregular perforation. The terminal extends to a rectangular-section shaft, which is highly corroded about half way down its length. At the other end the shaft splits into two teeth which curve back on themselves. The key measures 232mm in length. At the terminal, the shaft measures 17mm in width, whilst the shaft has a width of 7mm. Each tooth has a length of 41mm and a diameter of 5mm. See Manning 1985, 90 and Fig. 25, no. 1 for the type and a list of parallels fr…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd December 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 7th August 2019
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Record ID: BM-E11C30
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete and corroded iron slide key dating to the Roman period. The key has a body which is rectangular in plan and section with an L-shaped key bit. It is clear that the bit had multiple teeth but these are obscured by iron corrosion products. The key measures 79mm in length and the body has a width of 20mm and a thickness of 8mm and it weighs 68.52g. Compare with examples illustrated by Manning 1985, Plate 41. The slide key is of Manning (1985) Type 1 have long, widely spaced prong-like teeth set in a single row on a L-shaped bit (Manning 1985, 92).
Created on: Tuesday 2nd December 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 7th August 2019
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Record ID: BM-E3C837
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron unidentified object of uncertain function dating to the Roman period. The object comprises a circular attachment loop, which sits at a 90 degree angle to the stem which extends from it. The stem is circular in section and appears to branch into two prongs, one of which is broken. It measures 76mm in length. The stem has a diameter of 4mm.
Created on: Tuesday 2nd December 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 12th February 2020
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Record ID: BM-E40AF3
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete iron slide key, dating to the Roman period. The fragment comprises the handle and a small portion of the key bit. No teeth survive. The flat rectangular handle has a semi-circular terminal and possesses a sub-circular perforation. It tapers slightly and then extends to a circular-section key bit. The fragment measures 59mm in length and 16mm in width. It has a thickness of 4mm. The perforation measures 6mm in diameter. Compare with examples illustrated by Manning 1985, Plate 41.
Created on: Tuesday 2nd December 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 7th August 2019
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