Scouting...

[CRUSADER]

Cru'dad & I have been independently researching our new permission. Cru'dad from an Archie record point of view & me doing aerials. We came up with some hits & some match the landscape areas we had highlighted on our walk around. Nice when where we think we should hunt lines up with archie records & cropmarks. Problem is this landscape is pretty remote but at least it is cut throw by a Roman Road. We think most of our hits are Iron Age (Celtic) but having quickly looked at 1 field we think some might be Bronze Age as well. What we like to find is a transitional Site from Iron Age to Roman & the second field seem to have this combo. I found a pot mend & 1 Roman Coin. This is where we will grid next, but first impressions are that this site stopped in the 2nd C, bad when looking for lots of Roman coins but we only need 1 Celtic coin to make it worth it.
The Roman finds were scattered widely on the first field, so probably more to do with the Road than a Site. But if there is one we are on the trail...
We also found out they have another 400 acres that we didn't know about.

This was only a short 1 hour 45 minutes hunt by myself, detecting that is.

Roman Ses. of Hadrian AD123.
Frag of Roman Bracelet
Back end of a Roman Folding Knife (Hound & hare type)
Medieval Strap-end
Tudor Strap-end

 

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[romeo-1]

Looking forward too seeing what comes out of there. We're in the process of researching a new permission as well...half the fun!

 

[Westfront]

Permission, research, field walk, and the first finds with the detector. Could it be any better?

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Awesome finds! I bet the area will produce some fine relics.

 

[trapperart]

Congrats and good luck

 

[CRUSADER]

Looking forward too seeing what comes out of there. We're in the process of researching a new permission as well...half the fun!

The research seemed so hot we probably expected too much, got over excited.

 

[CRUSADER]

Permission, research, field walk, and the first finds with the detector. Could it be any better?

Research - permission - field walk/detecting the lay of the land - more research - scouting with the detector - found a spot. That's pretty exciting, but we just need the big hit next. We can already tell that these multiple settlements are either bronze age or iron age, so finds will be zero or hero.
However, there is a demolished Church & Manor house to find as well.

 

[pepperj]

Find either the church or the Manor and the silver might start popping. Maybe a Roman/Celtic fair site. Nice day still.

 

[CRUSADER]

Find either the church or the Manor and the silver might start popping. Maybe a Roman/Celtic fair site. Nice day still.

We are hoping for a few hammered eventually, as we are having our worst year for those right now.

 

[Diggin Dude]

Nicely done!! Congrats and HH

 

[Eu_citzen]

Scouting is one of my favorite parts after researching the site!

 

[Scrappy]

Two types of strap ends from different eras. Very cool. Perhaps a strap buckle will pop out of there. I hope it does. Great finds as usual Cru