The one thousand years between 3,000 and 2,000 BC saw the Vale of Mowbray’s most significant period of development. It is at this time that the area between Boroughbridge and Catterick became the Sacred Vale, a premier ritual landscape, with Thornborough as its heart.
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A complete flint scraper of Neolithic to early Bronze Age date. Scraper on a sub-oval, secondary flake. Abrupt, long, scaled retouch along the wide distal edge of the dorsal face and part way along each side. [...]
A worn Medieval silver penny of Edward II (AD 1307-1327), dating to AD 1312-1318. Class 6, Berwick Mint. North (1991: 39) No.1082 [...]
A complete flint scraper of Neolithic to early Bronze Age date. Small sub-circular secondary scraper. Abrupt, sub-parallel, long retouch along the wide distal edge of the dorsal face. Small patches of cortex on the dorsal face. [...]
A complete flint scraper of Neolithic to early Bronze Age date. Scraper on chunky, sub-oval, secondary flake. A section of semi-abrupt to abrupt, long, sub-parallel retouch to either side of the distal end of the [...]
A complete flint scraper of Neolithic to early Bronze Age date. Small, elongated, D-shaped, secondary flake. A small amount of long, semi-abrupt, scaled retouch along the distal edge of the dorsal face. Patches of cortex [...]
A complete flint scraper of Neolithic to early Bronze Age date. End scraper on flattened, sub-oval, tertiary flake. Semi-abrupt, long, scaled retouch along the distal edge of the dorsal face. Medium patination and some orange staining. [...]
A complete early neolithic (4000-2500 BC) end scraper made of light grey flint. The scraper is sub-oval and flares at the distal end and has a plano-convex cross-section. The scraper has semi-abrupt retouch which extends [...]
A complete cast copper alloy Medieval to Post Medieval signet ring probably dating to 1400 - 1600. The ring is made of a circular hoop with an expanded octagonal bezel.The hoop is D-shaped in cross section (3.9m [...]
A complete flint scraper of Neolithic to early Bronze Age date. Scraper on secondary blade. Fine, short, semi-abrupt, scaled retouch along the left edge of the ventral face. Small patch of cortex at the distal [...]
A complete flint scraper of Neolithic to early Bronze Age date. An end scraper on a chunky, elongated sub-oval, secondary flake. Long, abrupt, sub-parallel retouch along the distal edge of the dorsal face. Cortex covers [...]
Unidentified copper-alloy object, cast in one piece, probably of Roman to medieval date. It is sub-circular and flat (bifacial) with multiple small sub-triangular radial projections around the most of the perimeter and multiple perforations within. [...]
A Post Medieval silver half groat of Elizabeth I (AD 1558-1603). Third issue (North 2016). Tun initial mark dating to AD 1591/2-94. London mint. North (1991: 137). Overall dimensions: 16mm in diameter, 0.5mm in thickness and 0.84g in weight. [...]
An incomplete silver sceat or half sceat of Early Medieval date. Standard Series (North 45 Series E) dating to c. AD 680-710. North (1994: 60). Coin appears to have been clipped, removing some of the detail. Obverse description: [...]
Copper alloy coin. Radiate, possibly of Claudius II (268-270), Reece period 13Obverse description: Radiate bust draped and cuirassed rightObverse inscription: IMP CL[AVDI]VS PF AVGReverse description: nude figure striding left with raised right hand, left holds [...]
Silver coin. Penny of Edward I (1272-1307), class 4a issue of 1282-1289, London mint, edge-split flan.Obverse description: facing bust with broad trifoliate crown, drapery of angled wedges; initial cross potentObverse inscription: +EDW R’ANGL’DNS hYBReverse description: [...]
Silver coin. Penny of Edward II (1307-1327), probably class 10cf5 issue of 1307-1310, London mint Obverse description: facing bust with broad bifoliate crown, smiling face, drapery of angled wedges; initial cross pattee.Obverse inscription: [+EDW]A R [...]
Silver coin. Voided long cross cut halfpenny of Henry III (1216-1272), class 5a issue of 1250-1256, Canterbury mintObverse description: facing bust with sceptre left; hair and right [left] includes a neat curlObverse inscription: hENRIC(---)Reverse description: [...]
An incomplete Medieval cast copper-alloy enamelled shield shaped heraldic harness pendant dating c. 1250-1400.The pendant is shield shaped, comprising a flat topped shield (heater shape) with an incomplete integral pierced suspension loop set at 90°s to [...]
Silver coin. Halfgroat of James I (1603-1625), second coinage, issue of 1605-1606, Spink no. 2659Obverse description: crowned rose, mintmark Rose (33)Obverse inscription: I.D.G.ROSA.SINE.SPINAReverse description: crowned thistle headReverse inscription: .TVETVR.VNITA.DEVS.Diameter: 17mm, Weight: 0.82gms, die axis: 6 [...]
An incomplete medieval copper alloy vesica shaped seal matrix dating c. 1200-1400. The seal is pointed oval in plan with a truncated suspension loop on the reverse. The design is worn but comprises an incuse central fleur de lis, there [...]
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