Record ID: SUR-8675FD
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A canine tooth from a wolf or dog which has been drilled for suspension through the root. The tooth is complete, 41.8mm in length and has wear to the tip suggesting that the animal it came from was relatively old. The drilled hole is 3mm in diameter. There is no decoration or other working.
Created on: Friday 23rd February 2024
Last updated: Saturday 24th February 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-8FB900
Object type: WEFT BEATER
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worked bone probable weft beater (or pin beater) of Early Medieval to Medieval date, about AD 700 - 1200, or another similar pointed tool such as a stylus. It is a straight piece of bone, sub-rectangular in plan and oval in cross-section. One end is a worn break. The other end tapers to a blunt central point. The surface is worn and smooth, suggesting age, weathering or prolonged use, but it is not polished. It is 60.7mm long, 11.8mm wide and 8.2mm thick. 6.1g. Compare NMS-ED44EE and BUC-CAACD6 which cite  Rogers, P. W. 1997. Textile Production at 1…
Created on: Sunday 11th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 20th February 2024
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Record ID: NLM-05A8AD
Object type: WEAVING TABLET
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bone or antler weaving tablet. Bone triangle with holes and heavy signs of wear. Lovely. Possibly a weaving tablet. Suggested date: Early Medieval, 410-1000 Height: 39.7mm, Width: 44.5mm, Thickness: 2.2mm, Weight: 4.12gms
Created on: Wednesday 6th December 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 6th December 2023
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Record ID: NLM-FD6594
Object type: COMB
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Antler comb tooth. A single long tooth from an antler comb, tapering to a point with light beading or lateral wear apparent along its length. The tooth will have broken from a flat plate subdivided by sawing, after assembly and  - from the condition of the tooth - a period of use. Composite combs of antler and bone – the former was superior for this usage – are usually dated to the Early Medieval period, essentially because access to the woodlands where shed antler was gathered was progressively impeded by Forest Law through later medieval times. Suggested date: Early …
Created on: Wednesday 18th October 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 18th October 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Ewster', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-D76123
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A bone bead or button of possible early medieval date (c. AD 475 - 800). The object is a disc with one flat face and one convex. The convex side shows peck marks and other signs of working, the flat side is smooth. There is a neatly drilled central perforation, circular, 2 mm diameter. There is green staining around the central perforation, probably from a copper alloy attachment rivet or loop.  Diameter 13 mm, thickness 3 mm and weight 0.5 g. A similar object is described in record KENT-A85FA5. A similar bead was recovered from a sunken feature building at t…
Created on: Tuesday 12th July 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 11th July 2023
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Record ID: NARC-872AD1
Object type: ANIMAL REMAINS
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Horn fragment of Early-Medieval to Post-Medieval date (AD 410-1800). The object is a section from a probably bovid horn, which has an irregular break at both ends, with a partial linear cut through one. There is a deep linear groove in one side of the object which with the partial cut through one of the ends suggest it was utilised rather than being a natural loss. The object could be from butchery but also could be from the production of objects such as horn lamps (See https://www.reading.ac.uk/merl/interface/schools/windmill/home/home_light/home_light_2.html) …
Created on: Tuesday 14th December 2021
Last updated: Friday 17th December 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Towcester', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-C7C642
Object type: POINT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Large mammal limb bone implement handle. One end of a limb bone, roughly halved, knife-trimmed, polished and rounded at the articular surface at one end, and knife-trimmed to a tapered point at the other. Diagonal knife marks and chatter marks appear on flattened longitudinal zones near the broken long edges, and also in groups on facets around the tapered point. A drilled hole of diameter 3.7mm appears at the apex of the point, and may have served as a socket for a point or blade. Overall the impression is of a tool handle made from butchery waste which has been casually shaped and s…
Created on: Thursday 23rd September 2021
Last updated: Thursday 23rd September 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Skipton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-2ACACE
Object type: OFFCUT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Osseous material. Fragment of antler beam, possibly split along one edge, revealing internal cancellous tissue structure. This material was used, particularly in the early medieval period, for a range of applications requiring its tensile strength, particularly the making of combs. Medieval forest law curtailed the widespread collection and use of antler. Suggested date: possibly Early Medieval, 410-1100 Length: 31.2mm, Height: 14.9mm, Thickness: 6.4mm, Weight: 3.04gms
Created on: Wednesday 4th November 2020
Last updated: Thursday 5th November 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Low Burnham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUR-50A66D
Object type: NEEDLE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete large bone pin or needle, possibly made from a pig fibula. One end has been sharpened to a point (which has broken off) and the opposite end has been carved to form a flat projection with a circular hole drilled into the end. The surface has a brown patina and has suffered abrasion damage. On one side of the head, just below the hole, is a carved design which appears to be Anglo-Scandinavian style knotwork (photo 2) and which may suggest an early Medieval date for the object.
Created on: Tuesday 25th February 2020
Last updated: Friday 16th December 2022
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Record ID: DENO-FCD1AD
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete bone spindle whorl, dating to the early medieval period c.AD 600-800. The spindle whorl is a Walton-Rogers A1 type, 49.30 mm in diameter, 20.95 mm thick and with a circular central perforation that is 7.71 mm in diameter and weighs 22.57g. The domed side is polished but without any signs of decoration. The flat side is worn but seems to have been polished as well.The surface takes a light-brown colour with the inside that is visible being white. Bone spindle whorls were mostly lathe-turned and often had some sort of circular decoration. They can also be polished or…
Created on: Friday 21st February 2020
Last updated: Monday 22nd November 2021
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Record ID: LIN-A21863
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete bone spindle whorl or gaming piece, dating to the early medieval period c.AD 600-800. The circular whorl is bi-convex in profile, 39.18 mm in diameter, 15.84 mm thick and with a circular central perforation that is 7.21 mm in diameter and weighs 14.49g. The upper surface is worn, with traces of circumferential incised rings around the central perforation. The underside is worn with traces of five circumferential incised rings.The surface takes a light-brown colour. Fibres were spun into thread using a drop-spindle made of bone, ceramic or stone 'whorls' which acted as …
Created on: Sunday 7th April 2019
Last updated: Monday 24th February 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Little Carlton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-9D24C2
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Bone spindle whorl or gaming piece, dating to the early medieval period c.AD 600-800. The circular whorl is bi-convex in profile, 35.38 mm in diameter, 13.53 mm thick and with a circular central perforation that is 8.14 mm in diameter and weighs 11.82g. The smooth upper surface is decorated with five sub-circular incised rings around the central perforation. Outside the central perforation, there are three small indentations - which could represent damage made in antiquity. The underside is undecorated and consists of the coarser, inner part of the bone with many cut ends o…
Created on: Sunday 7th April 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 8th May 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Little Carlton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-6AFB6D
Object type: AWL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Viking antler handle from an awl, dating to the ninth or tenth century AD. The handle is made from a piece of antler tine and is neatly cut flat at both ends. The tine is sub-circular in section and tapers from end to end. The centre of the antler is hollow. Both ends have been carefully modified in order to allow an awl (now missing) to be inserted. The modification comprises a deeply cut, v-shaped notch, which at its deepest cuts into the hollow centre. A series of cut marks shows that the notches were cut in stages. The exterior of the tine is smooth, having a 'polished' appea…
Created on: Wednesday 27th February 2019
Last updated: Friday 15th March 2019
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Record ID: LIN-6AA5DE
Object type: AWL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Viking antler handle from an awl, dating to the ninth or tenth century AD. The handle is made from a piece of antler tine and is neatly cut flat at both ends. The tine is sub-circular in section and tapers from end to end. The centre of the antler is hollow. Both ends have been carefully modified in order to allow an awl (now missing) to be inserted. The modification comprises a deeply cut, v-shaped notch, which at its deepest cuts into the hollow centre. A series of cut marks shows that the notches were cut in stages. The notch at the larger end of the time is damaged. The exte…
Created on: Wednesday 27th February 2019
Last updated: Friday 15th March 2019
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Record ID: WAW-10781B
Object type: COMB
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval (Anglo-Saxon c. 5th to 12th century) bone comb fragment: The portion of the comb which remains is one side edge and a short portion of the teeth element of a comb. The side edge of the comb is sub-rectangular with slightly tapering outer corners, the tapering occurs in plan and in depth towards the upper edge. Protruding and integral to the interior of the side is the body of the comb. The body has traces of teeth on the upper and lower edge, all but one of the teeth are broken. The teeth on the upper edge have a tooth gauge of 5 per cm, and the teeth on the lower ed…
Created on: Wednesday 12th December 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 19th December 2018
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Record ID: SF-F4B784
Object type: COMB
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete handmade Early Medieval (of Scandinavian/'Viking' origin) antler comb of composite construction, dating c. 800-900 AD, corresponding to Ambrosiani's type A1 and Ashby type 5: 'combs of large size with plano-convex profiles and shallow plano-convex sections'. Only one of the two connecting plates survives, the opposing plate, internal toothplates and rivets all missing in old damage. Originally, the object would have consisted a pair of such plates (one on each side of the object), secured together by means of iron rivets (small pieces of which survive in two of the rivet…
Created on: Friday 6th July 2018
Last updated: Thursday 2nd May 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Shotley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-ED44EE
Object type: WEAVING BATTEN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Middle Saxon to medieval bone weaving batten (or pin beater) dating to the period c. AD 720 - 1100. Lenticular in form with two working ends, one of which tapers to a rounded point, the other is wider and chisel-like. Slightly curved in profile and with an oval cross-section. The surface is highly polished from wear against the hand and against the threads of the loom. Rogers (1997:1755): "The pin-beater is a multi-purpose weaver's hand-tool, used to strum across the warp to even out spacing, to pick out misplaced threads and to push the weft loosely into position before beating in…
Created on: Friday 18th May 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 19th January 2021
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Record ID: CORN-81D297
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bone spindle whorl, circular in plan and bi-convex in profile, 33.5 mm in diameter, 12 mm thick and with a circular central perforation that is 7.5 mm in diameter. The bone has been analysed and is likely from a Red or Fallow deer (see below). The smooth upper surface is decorated with a slightly off-centre, sub-circular incised ring around the central perforation which varies between 16 mm and 18 mm in diameter. Outside this is a circle of ring-and-dot decorations, at approximately 5.5 mm intervals (centre to centre) and each about 2 mm in diameter. The surface of the bone has lamina…
Created on: Monday 26th March 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 5th September 2018
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Record ID: KENT-A85FA5
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A bone bead of possible early-midle Early Medieval date c.AD 475-800. Description: The bead is almost a flat disc shape with one flat side and one slightly raised dome side. The bead has evidence of working along its face as shown by various scratches. It is a off white/brown colour and has some green copper-alloy stianing perhaps from a now missing suspension ring. Measurements: 13.9mm in diameter, 2.91mm thick and 0.59g in weight. Discussion: A similar bead to this was recovered from a sunken feature building at the nearby Anglo-Saxon settlement at Lyminge, which was suspen…
Created on: Wednesday 20th December 2017
Last updated: Friday 5th January 2018
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Record ID: NLM-166FF4
Object type: MAMMAL REMAINS
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bone possible skate fragment. A large mammal long bone, probably cannon bone of horse, with a hole of diameter 11.7mm drilled from the posterior aspect immediately below the facets of the articular surface so as to meet the natural longitudinal cavity in the middle of the bone, and breaking out at the other side. Butchery marks appear as angled cuts close to the end of the bone. The facets of the articular surface are abraded, and some bone has been lost around the drilled hole. Angled chopping has trimmed the posterior surface with at least two hefty blows, resulting in or contributi…
Created on: Friday 1st December 2017
Last updated: Friday 1st December 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Amcotts', grid reference and parish protected.