Jan 23
When photographing archaeological sites, the key to a successful shot lies not just in the technology you use but in how you frame the scene, manage lighting, and anticipate the environment. The art of capturing the best possible image is a blend of technical understanding and creative intuition.
Jan 21
For amateur researchers who don’t have access to extensive professional resources, there are still several methods and tools they can use to cross-check previous findings and apply a holistic approach. While they may never have access to every piece of data, they can still adopt strategies that lead to more accurate, well-rounded interpretations. Here are some practical approaches:
NLS Map Explorer
Google Earth
Google Maps
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TMA
Megalithic Portal
Yorkshire Arch. Air Mapping
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Brigantian Adventure FB Group
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Heritage Gateway
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Atlas of Hillforts
Portable Antiquities
British History Online
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An edge-torn silver halfgroat of Charles I (1625-49) Group D, London Tower mint under the King. Reverse mint-mark: triangle, dating to c.1639-40. Cf. North (1991) p.162, no.2258.Diameter 15.4mm, thickness 0.5mm, weight 0.7g. [...]
Copper alloy solid spherical object with slightly flattened poles and a median sub-rectangular sectioned perforation tapering from pole to pole. Probably a pommel of a whittle-tang knife, in imitation of similarly shaped but larger pommels found [...]
Post-medieval copper alloy crotal bell with a drilled loop, iron pea, and gadroon ornament engraved on both halves. A founder's mark in low relief, a horseshoe, lies next to the cleft, cf. SUSS-7079FC with a [...]
Post-medieval copper alloy crotal bell with a non-drilled loop and an iron pea. There is no decoration. Weight 23.63g. Diameter 27.1mm. Height 36.3mm. 17th - 18th century.Finder's no. RWBF1 [...]
Post-medieval copper alloy crotal bell with a drilled loop, an iron pea and gadroon ornament on both halves, that on the lower with multiple lateral grooves. Weight 26.55g. Diameter 25mm. Height 33.5mm. Mid 16th - [...]
A Medieval silver voided long cross cut farthing of Henry III (AD 1216-1272), Class 5 not further defined, dating to circa AD 1250-1275. Unclear moneyer and mint. [...]
An incomplete Medieval silver penny of Edward I (AD 1272-1307), Class 9b, dating to circa AD 1300-1302 (N 1037). Mint of Hull. Ref: North 1975: 24. The coin now survives in two halves. [...]
An incomplete Medieval cut farthing of Henry III (AD 1216-1272), not further defined, dating to circa AD 1247-1272. Unclear moneyer and mint. [...]
A Medieval silver farthing of Edward II (AD 1307-1327), Withers Type 30-31, dating to circa AD 1210-1217, North Class 10-11. Mint of London. Ref: Withers and Withers 2001: 33-34. [...]
Medieval copper alloy padlock slide key with a circular bow and an H-shaped bit set at a right angle to the shank, of Ian Goodall's Type B (Biddle 1990, 1022, fig. 323, no. 3724). Below the bow [...]
A Medieval silver farthing of Edward I (AD 1272-1307), Withers Type 17, dating to circa AD 1291-1294. Mint of London. Ref: NWithers and Withers 2001: 25. [...]
A Medieval silver long cross farthing of Edward I (AD 1272-1307), Withers Type 12, North Class 3de, dating to circa AD 1280 (N 1054/1). Mint of London. Ref: North 1980: 23; Withers and Withers 2001: [...]
A Medieval silver voided long cross cut farthing of Henry III (AD 1216-1272), Class 5a-g, not further defined, AD 1250-165. Moneyer: Nicole Mint: London/Canterbury. [...]
Medieval iron horseshoe without countersinking or fullering. Only one nail is visible, the rest obscured by rust. There is a calkin on the right-hand branch. Branch width 29mm, narrowing to 9mm at the heel of [...]
A Medieval silver voided short cross cut farthing of John-Henry III, class 6, not further defined, dating to AD 1210-1217. Moneyer: Uncertain; Mint: London. [...]
Medieval standing lead weight, crudely conical with a transverse perforation near the apex. Probably 3.9% underweight for 3 ounces Troy or possibly 5 shillingweights (1440 grains). Weight 1384.2 grains / 2.884oz Troy / 89.71g. Height 34mm. Base [...]
Just under half of a medieval iron horseshoe, the right-hand branch with a calkin. The nails and nail hones are not visible because of rust. There is countersinking or fullering. Clark 2004 type 4. Weight [...]
Body sherd of medieval unglazed pottery, reduced with oxidised exterior, weight 2g, 12th - 14th century.Finder's no. SF2F4 [...]
Post-medieval copper alloy sub-rectangular shoe buckle frame with the ends of an iron spindle embedded in the sides. An enlarged version of Whitehead 2003, no. 662. Weight 14.95g. Length 47mm. Width 39mm. c.1690 - c.1730Finder's [...]
A Medieval silver voided long cross cut halfpenny of Henry III (AD 1216-1272), class 2b-3, not further defined, dating to AD 1248-1250. Moneyer: Nicole; Mint: uncertain. The obverse has been double struck. [...]
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