Finds Research Group is a forum for people interested in or researching artefacts of the post-Roman to Post-Medieval periods. 400AD - 1950.
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May 31
My new book Pilgrim Souvenirs… brings together years of research into devotional objects from the River Wear in Durham City.
It's now available at the Museum of Archaeology @DUThingsToDo and via Amazon (embedded QR code).🎶 Kaazoom via Pixabay
#Pilgrimage #Archaeology #Durham
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FindsResearchGroup retweeted
May 29
The Alfred Jewel, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.
Extraordinary craftsmanship, enduring mystery, and a tangible link to Alfred’s England.
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Fox News Digital reports the decades-long mystery of the Archbishop of Canterbury hoard is finally solved — with the full story revealed in my new book.
From discovery in the River Wear to how it got there, a remarkable chapter in Durham’s history...
foxnews.com/travel/archaeolo…
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📣 Finds Research Group Meeting | Chester
9–10 May 2026 @ Grosvenor Museum
Post‑Roman & Early Medieval finds from the Chester Amphitheatre & beyond. Talks, finds viewing & city walk.
🎟️ eventbrite.com/e/post-roman-…
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FindsResearchGroup retweeted
Apr 10
For #FindsFriday a group of gold medieval pendants recorded via @findsorguk as Treasure (a fourth is being processed currently). The form has been observed to have connections with the Eastern Baltic, and the findspots of all fall in eastern England.
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Apr 3
For #FindsFriday a seal matrix found in Lancashire @findsorguk but connected with Bromholm Priory, Norfolk. The Patriarchal cross was brought there from Constantinople in the 13th century. Pilgrim items include ampullae, many from London but some found in the Netherlands. #MedRit
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FindsResearchGroup retweeted
Mar 20
Marking St Cuthbert’s Day with a find from the River Wear: a late‑medieval pilgrim’s ampulla recovered during a dive beneath Elvet Bridge, Durham City. Stamped with a crowned ‘W’ and bearing distinct bite marks—material evidence of devotion and medieval pilgrimage...
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FindsResearchGroup retweeted
Mar 27
Some of the largest medieval seal matrices recorded @findsorguk can be associated with the Trinitarians (active in England from 1244). The earliest of those shown originated at their house at Easton, Wiltshire. #FindsFriday
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Mar 20
For #FindsFriday a rare depiction of a tetramorph of the evangelists on a medieval seal matrix. This matrix is of unusual shape and belonged to Thomas of Ringleton (Kent), but found in Norfolk (@findsorguk NMS-AD5AAA). The evangelists' initials surround the composite creature.
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Mar 20
🐍 Twin‑Headed Snake Buckle from the River Wear!
Here’s the moment I uncovered a post‑medieval twin‑headed snake buckle beneath the River Wear in Durham — lifted straight from the gravel and added to the growing Durham River Wear Assemblage.
More info: diveintodurham.uk/home.html
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Jan 23
For #findsfriday a backplate from an 18th-century delftware stoup found on the Thames foreshore in London. @FindsOrg
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Jan 17
📚 Discover Durham’s Hidden Treasures!
My new @ArchandArch research monograph 'Pilgrim Souvenirs, Devotional and Other Objects of Faith...' is now available!
✨ Hardback: diveintodurham.uk/publicatio…
📖 Paperback & Kindle: amazon.co.uk/Pilgrim-Souveni…
#archaeology #Durham #pilgrimage
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Jan 15
Woollen hats seem to have been popular with the crew, this is one of our best examples. It fits a modern 7¼ hat size.
We also have its original silk lining, which has the remnants of a tartan-style pattern.
#NationalHatDay
ALT A woollen cap, knitted in the round in simple stocking stitch with a diameter of 260mm at the crown (800mm circumference)
ALT A thin, square piece of silk showing a faint tartan-style pattern.
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Datasheet 55: 'Decorative copper-alloy leather mounts and strap-slides of the 16th-18th centuries' by Dr Simon Maslin FSA is now available to download from our website.... findsresearchgroup.com/datas…
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Jan 7
Today @TheNorthernEcho reveals details of a major Roman production site found hidden in plain sight on the banks of the River Wear. A team led by @GaryBankhead has spent months digging the site and researching the finds which is set to rewrite history.
thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/2…
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12 Dec 2025
A delightful post medieval hat pin from the @DiveIntoDurham collection
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4 Dec 2025
My River Wear discoveries in Durham are featured in Cultured North East! These medieval finds link to pilgrimage at St Cuthbert’s shrine in Durham Cathedral and shed light on the origins of his golden cross... @DiveIntoDurham
culturednortheast.co.uk/p/th…
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FindsResearchGroup retweeted
29 Oct 2025
My new research monograph 'Pilgrim Souvenirs, Devotional and other Objects of Faith. Late-medieval to modern period small finds from the River Wear, Durham' is available in hardback via: diveintodurham.uk/publicatio…
& on Amazon as paperback & Kindle editions: amazon.co.uk/dp/1739107438
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20 Oct 2025
The remarkable discovery of objects from the River Wear in Durham is explored in this new publication from @GaryBankhead It promises to be a fascinating read. Click the link for the full story 👉thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/2…
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