Post by UKarchaeology on Apr 1, 2016 14:51:54 GMT
Hundreds of artefacts found at Little Carlton, including coins from 8th century, dress pins and Middle Saxon pottery
The remains of an Anglo-Saxon island have been uncovered in Lincolnshire in a significant find that has yielded an unusually wide array of artefacts.
The island, once home to a Middle Saxon settlement, was found at Little Carlton near Louth, Lincolnshire, by archaeologists from the University of Sheffield after a discovery by a metal detectorist.
Graham Vickers came across a silver stylus, an ornate writing tool dating back to the 8th century, in a disturbed plough field. He reported his find and subsequently unearthed hundreds more artefacts, recording their placement with GPS, thus enabling archaeologists to build up a picture of the settlement below.
The artefacts include another 20 styli, about 300 dress pins and a huge number of sceattas – coins from the 7th-8th centuries – as well as a unusual small lead tablet bearing the female Anglo-Saxon name “Cudberg”.
Students from the university later found significant quantities of Middle Saxon pottery and butchered animal bone.
It is thought that the site is a previously unknown monastic or trading centre, but researchers are still at an early stage of their investigations.
Full story: www.theguardian.com/science/2016/mar/01/anglo-saxon-island-remains-discovered-lincolnshire-little-carlton-sheffield-university
The remains of an Anglo-Saxon island have been uncovered in Lincolnshire in a significant find that has yielded an unusually wide array of artefacts.
The island, once home to a Middle Saxon settlement, was found at Little Carlton near Louth, Lincolnshire, by archaeologists from the University of Sheffield after a discovery by a metal detectorist.
Graham Vickers came across a silver stylus, an ornate writing tool dating back to the 8th century, in a disturbed plough field. He reported his find and subsequently unearthed hundreds more artefacts, recording their placement with GPS, thus enabling archaeologists to build up a picture of the settlement below.
The artefacts include another 20 styli, about 300 dress pins and a huge number of sceattas – coins from the 7th-8th centuries – as well as a unusual small lead tablet bearing the female Anglo-Saxon name “Cudberg”.
Students from the university later found significant quantities of Middle Saxon pottery and butchered animal bone.
It is thought that the site is a previously unknown monastic or trading centre, but researchers are still at an early stage of their investigations.
Full story: www.theguardian.com/science/2016/mar/01/anglo-saxon-island-remains-discovered-lincolnshire-little-carlton-sheffield-university
