Record ID: DUR-7B81E4
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy Chalcolithic flat axe, Type Growton/Milton Moss, dating to c.2500- 2300 BC. It is broken into two pieces, this break seems to have broken in antiquity, possibly it was purposeful. The break is almost half way along the axe and there is a small piece missing on one edge which is visible when the pieces are put together. The axe is very thin, and its thickness does not vary much along its length. The blade edge is rounded, as is the butt end. It has an brown coloured patina with an uneven surface due to corrosion. The blade piece measures 63.25mm in length, 58.…
Created on: Friday 25th February 2011
Last updated: Thursday 30th June 2011
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Record ID: DUR-5099E4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Silver-plated sceatta, possibly copying a Primary Series A1 type. There are traces of a bust right, apparently with a radiate crown (cf. Abramson p. 94, Primary Series A, type 2a, A050). The reverse has a large O to one side with angular features, similar to some of the more degenerate types (cf. Abramson p. 95, Rigold $?, R1z/R1b, R160). Prototype, c. 680-710.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd February 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 10th December 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dalton Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-508643
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver Northumbrian styca or sceatta, of either Aelfwald I (779-88), or Aelfwald II (806-8)
Created on: Wednesday 23rd February 2011
Last updated: Monday 16th May 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dalton Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-507120
Object type: STUD
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead circular decorative stud, Post Medieval in date. It is circular in plan with raised decoration on the front. This decoration takes the form of a central cross, a raised border and four triangular projections into the angles of the cross from the border. Their is also a small raised dot in the centre of the cross. One part of the edge is missing. The reverse is plain but a central line can be seen, a remnant of the casting process. There is the remains of a central stud, which is incomplete.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd February 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dalton Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-4F24E2
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy pendant, probably Iron Age- Roman in date In plan it is lozenge shape with a spherical knop at each corner. The top knop has a central hole, presumably for suspension. It is open in the centre with the four arms connecting the knops being slim and cylindrical. Although it is simple and plain, the patina suggests an Iron Age- Roman date. It also bears similarities to other items of this date, such as the strap slides with domes on the front etc. A direct parallel has not been found so far but two similar objects have been recorded on the PAS database as LE…
Created on: Wednesday 23rd February 2011
Last updated: Friday 25th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dalton Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-4ED915
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy and enamel, Late Iron Age/ Roman belt slide. It is lozenge shaped in plan with an openwork design. The outer edge is decorated with a single row of red enamelled dots, some of which are missing the enamel. The central section looks like a 'swash-N' (as described by Macgregor, 1976) which consists of a 4-armed motif with each arm meeting a corner of the lozenge. In the centre are two raised pointed ovals as decoration. The arms which run from top left to bottom right are longer and wider than the other two as the motif is twisted and they have further decor…
Created on: Wednesday 23rd February 2011
Last updated: Thursday 30th June 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dalton Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-4E79E7
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy fragment of a Post Medieval buckle. Only one side of the frame now remains, it is linear and is from a square/rectangular buckle.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd February 2011
Last updated: Thursday 30th June 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dalton Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-4E7273
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy Medieval buckle. Single loop, D-shaped, with a single projecting knop. It is broken and missing its strap bar and one side of the frame. Where the strap bar was there is a single small projection, this would have been mirrored on the other arm.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd February 2011
Last updated: Thursday 30th June 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dalton Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-4E6825
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy Medieval buckle. Single loop, D-shaped, with a single projecting knop. Strap bar which extends past the frame.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd February 2011
Last updated: Thursday 30th June 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dalton Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-4E5A14
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy Medieval buckle. Single loop, D-shaped, strap bar is slightly narrowed and offset.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd February 2011
Last updated: Thursday 30th June 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dalton Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-4E3C45
Object type: STUD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy and enamel cast-cell stud from the late Iron Age- early Roman period. It is circular in plan, flat on the top (enamelled face) and curved on the base. The base is plain and shows no obvious traces of attachment or remains of a stud. The front is split into three rows of three cells by raised lines of copper alloy. This gives a chequerboard pattern. The cells are filled with enamel, alternating red and yellow. Chequerboard enamelling can be seen on other Iron Age objects such as harness equipment, for example two linch pins recorded on the PAS database as WMID-947693…
Created on: Wednesday 23rd February 2011
Last updated: Thursday 23rd August 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dalton Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-4E0446
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy Roman bow brooch, it appears to be a variant of a T-shaped and headstud type, dating to the late 1st century- 2nd century. It is mostly complete. The headloop is slightly broken, it has been cast integrally to the head. The wings are square-ended with two raised vertical lines on each as decoration. The bow has three vertical ridges on the top, which run together and become two by the foot. The It is a hinged type with the axis bar being held within close wings. The pin is missing just the end point, measuring 26.82mm in length.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd February 2011
Last updated: Friday 25th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dalton Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-413747
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a silver finger ring which is almost completely flattened. Both ends are broken and are uneven. It is plain on the inside with incised decoration on the outside. This consists of a line at the top and the bottom, with a floral/vegetal motif in the centre. It could be that the rest of the ring would have had an inscription on but this is now missing. Date: Late Medieval- Post Medieval- c.1400- 1600 AD Dimensions: Length 16.98mm. Width 6.01mm Weighing 0.6g . The age and precious metal content of this item therefore qualify it as treasure under the stipulations of the Tre…
Created on: Thursday 10th February 2011
Last updated: Friday 25th January 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'East Cowton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-A9A825
Object type: PIPE TAMPER
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy probable Post Medieval pipe tamper. It is plain, consisting of a sub-square head (used to tamp down the tobacco) with a handle which has a sub-circular cross section. Below the head the handle widens to a bulbous section, before narrowing and towards the terminal almost becoming a point. The handle is slightly bent.
Created on: Thursday 3rd February 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 8th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-A991D7
Object type: FIREARM
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy fragment of a ramrod terminal pipe from a Post Medieval musket, pistol or other gun. It consists of a hollow cylindrical tube, underneath which is a projecting rectangular panel which is apparently solid (normally they are pierced). This would have attached the ramrod holder to the wooden base or stock beneath the gun's barrel. The cylindrical tube opens out to a sub-triangular area, the tip of which curves up slightly; this would have been attached to the curve of the stock in front of the trigger. There is a small moulded lip between the cylinder and the termina…
Created on: Thursday 3rd February 2011
Last updated: Thursday 28th November 2013
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-A92217
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver denarius of Geta as Caesar (198- 209) minted in Rome 202 AD. Obv; Bareheaded draped bust right; P SEPT GETA CAES PONT Rev; Securitas enthroned left holding globe; SECVRIT IMPERII
Created on: Thursday 3rd February 2011
Last updated: Thursday 3rd February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Catterick', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-A910D2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy Roman disc brooch, 2nd- 3rd century in date. It is circular in plan with decoration in relief on the front. The fields would have been infilled with enamel originally but this has all been lost. The design consists of a 6 pointed star, each point has an anulet at the end, the arms are curved. In the centre is a pellet. There is a raised border around the edge of the brooch. The reverse is plain and flat with the remnants of the pin mechanism and catchplate. The pin is missing.
Created on: Thursday 3rd February 2011
Last updated: Thursday 3rd February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Catterick', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-A82CF6
Object type: BULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Published
Lead Medieval papal bulla, of Calixtus II (1119-24). Obverse; CAL/XTVS/[PP II] Reverse; [S]PA/ SP[E]; Worn heads of SS Peter and Paul facing each other Tim Pestell kindly added this information on the bulla 'Calixtus II, elected 2nd February 1119, consecrated 9th Feb and who died on 14th December 1124 (the lettering on Calixtus III's bulla is slightly different). As such this is an important bulla because it is one of the earliest found in Britain. There are three British papal bullae that have been found that pre-date the Norman Conquest, but post-Conquest examples see…
Created on: Thursday 3rd February 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 27th January 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Durham Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-A81FF1
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper-alloy Post Medieval purse bar (c. 1550-c. 1650). Ward Perkins 1940: 169, fig. 52, Type B8. This purse bar has double arms. The upper arm has a central block, trapezoidal in plan. The arms are circular in cross section and have an overall length, including the terminal, of 61.17mm. Both terminals are sub-circular in plan when viewed from the end. One is slight larger than the other At the base of the central block, on this upper arm, there is an integral shank, circular in cross-section, which penetrates the lower central block. At the base of the shank there …
Created on: Thursday 3rd February 2011
Last updated: Friday 31st August 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Durham Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-A7F437
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead weight, Medieval- Post Medieval in date. It is sub-circular in plan with a raised design on the front. The design consists of a circle of 8 dots, with a cross which has a central dot. The reverse is plain with a slightly raised border. Weights such as this example are numerous and come in many forms. They are difficult to date when found as stray finds.
Created on: Thursday 3rd February 2011
Last updated: Thursday 3rd February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Durham Area', grid reference and parish protected.