Recent Finds from North

by Andrew White

Over the last four or five years a number of archaeological finds have been made locally and reported to the City Museum. These include a number of important Bronze Age items found by Matt Hepworth, published in vol. XXV of Contrebis. Those so far unpublished are listed here in period order.

1. Neolithic polished stone axe of Grp. VI type, found in peat in digging for a septic tank at Heaton Bottoms, Heaton-with-Oxcliffe, 1996. Now in City Museum LM96.85

2. Neolithic stone axe of Grp. VI type with thick grey/white patina, found in potato picking at Greenbank Farm, , 2000. Currently on loan to City Museum

3. Early Bronze Age flat axe, very pitted with acid or fertiliser, found in a field near Thurnham church, 1998. In private possession (Mr. A. Gee)

4. Early Bronze Age flat axe found at Warton, 1997. In private possession (Mr. D. W. Rankin)

5. Late Bronze Age socketed axe found at , 2001. In private possession (Miss J. Blude)

6. Roman bronze trumpet brooch, dupondius of Marcus Aurelius and two radiate coins, one of Gallienus, found at Hazelwood, Silverdale, 1999. In private possession (Mr. R. Hodgson)

7. Roman brooch found at Pott Yeats Fm., Littledale, Caton, 1997. In private possession (Mr. J. Ferguson)

8. Late Roman crossbow brooch, minus its foot, found at , 1999. In private possession (Mr. M. Hepworth)

9. Fifteen silver pennies and one cut halfpenny of Edward I & II, found at Silverdale, 1997. Now in City Museum LM98.5/1-16

10. Silver penny of Edward I or II (class X-XV, 1302-27) found while litter-picking at Church Brow play area, Bolton-le-Sands, 1999. In private possession (Mr. D. Parkison)

11. Gold quarter-noble of Edward III or Richard II, worn and clipped, found at , 2001. In private possession (Mrs. J. Seward)

12. Pottery wasters of Silverdale type, found in garden of caravan at Middlebarrow Plain, Silverdale, 2000. In private possession (Mr. Redgewell)

13. Pottery wasters of Silverdale type found in garden of Southwood, Wallings Lane, Silverdale, 2001. In private possession (Mr. D. Player)

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