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| Week 1. Small Find 1950 From context 3200 This is a stylus. It was found during cleaning of the site in the first few days. These were used for writing |
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| Week 1. Small Find 1963 From context 3020 This is an iron hook. It was found during cleaning in the north-east corner of the site |
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| Week 1. Small Find 1964 From context This is an inscription on Purbeck Marble. Other examples of this date to the first century AD. It was, unfortunately, found during cleaning of the site during the first few days. |
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| Week 1. Small Find 1990 From context 2780 This is a fragment of a rotary quern. It was found within the make-up of a floor layer in Building 1 / Block 1, in the south east corner of our trench. It is made from Quartz Congomerate of the Old Red Sandstone which comes from the Forest of Dean. |
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| Week 1. Small Find 1999 From context 3100 This is a fragment of lead strip. It is decorated and may have been intended for use as a bracelet. The decoration is similar to that on other bracelets founds at Silchester. |
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| Week 1. Small Find 2024 From context This arm is probably from part of a figurine or statue. It was found during cleaning. Click on the thumbnail for a larger version of the image.
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| Week 1. Small Find 1985 From context This is a stamped peice of pottery. |
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