Cottam B: an Anglian and Anglo-Scandinavian settlement in East Yorkshire
Dave Haldenby, Julian D Richards, 2016. https://doi.org/10.5284/1034389. How to cite using this DOI
Data copyright © Dave Haldenby, Prof Julian D Richards, Humber Musuems Partnership unless otherwise stated
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Resource identifiers
- ADS Collection: 2117
- DOI:https://doi.org/10.5284/1034389
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Overview
The database aims to provide a complete catalogue of all the geo-referenced early medieval metal finds recovered to June 2015. It includes (a) all those finds logged by Haldenby and by other detector users working with him, or known to him; (b) key finds recovered during the University of York 1993 field-walking; (c) pottery collected by Haldenby and others during field-walking in 2010 and 2014; (d) all excavated small-finds (metal, lithics and worked bone and antler objects recovered during the two seasons of excavation in 1993 and 1995). As well as adding new finds made during the twenty years from 1995-2015 the opportunity has been taken to refine the descriptions of artefacts and definition of types, as well as to correct errors in the original list. For the early medieval finds the new database supersedes the catalogue provided in earlier publications [https://doi.org/10.11141/ia.10.4] and the digital archive [https://doi.org/10.5284/1000339]. In total there are 1081 artefacts in the new catalogue, 890 of which have coordinates. Of the total number of finds, 902 were recovered by Haldenby and other metal-detector users during metal-detecting or field-walking, whilst the remaining 179 were recovered during excavation or field-walking undertaken by the University of York.
The spreadsheet fields are as follows:
- Plot number – a unique number assigned to every object, initially derived from plotting of metal-detected finds by Dave Haldenby
- Museum accession number or Portable Antiquities Scheme prefix code
Material in Hull Museum:- a. Haldenby main collection: KINCM 2000.88
- b. Haldenby coin acquisition: KINCM 2005.676
- c. Haldenby main collection - coins: KINCM 2000.103
- d. Hirst collection: KINCM 2012.179.19
- e. Foster collection: KINCM 2003.82
- f. Chapman collection: KINCM 1991.74
- g. University of York excavation archive 1993: KINCM 2003.66
- h. University of York field-walking archive 1993: KINCM 2003.66
- i. University of York excavation archive 1995: KINCM 2003.66
- j. Didsbury field-walking archive 1989: KINCM 2003.66
- k. Field-walking 2010: North area
- l. Field-walking 2014: North area
- m. Portable Antiquities Scheme - recorded by Kevin Leahy – FAKL
- n. Portable Antiquities Scheme - recorded by York FLO - YORYM
- Unique number, following prefix – unique Museum or PAS number, except for field-walked finds, where the number is that assigned during the fieldwork
- Object type
- Sub-type
- Material
- Object location – ‘Museum*’ denotes a find made by Dave Hirst but accessioned as part of the main Haldenby collection. ‘Museum c’ denotes images copyright of Hull Museum
- Ring and dot – presence or absence (Y/N)
- Period
- a. Anglian: mid 7th – mid/late 9th century
- b. Anglo-Scandinavian: mid/late 9th – mid 10th century
- c. Early Medieval: undefined – mid 7th – to mid 11th century
- Easting
- Northing
- Description
- Publication reference (Xnnnn indicates an X-ray plate in Hull Museum).
- X – generally length/ external diameter (mm)
- a. Pins/ strap-ends/ other: overall length
- b. Spindle whorls/ rings/ discoids: external diameter
- Y – generally head diameter/ width (mm)
- a. Pins (biconical/ globular): head diameter
- b. Pins (polyhedral): head - second width across opposite faces
- c. Pins (plate): head width
- d. Strap-ends/ other: width
- e. Spindle whorls: height
- Z – generally thickness (mm)
- a. Pins (polyhedral): head second surface width
- b. Pins (plate): head thickness
- c. Strap-ends/ other: thickness
- d. Spindle whorls: hole diameter
- Pin shank diameter (mm)
- Weight (gm)
