Game Strips - Day 2...

[CRUSADER]

After yesterday we got the day that we expected. It took us 1 hour to complete the game strip from yesterday & another hour 15 minutes to do a nearby one.

3 Scrappies
1653 Farthing Token
Buttons
Roman Pot Shards
Nice complete 17th C Buckle - so a worthwhile short hunt.

Next weekend Dad & I will be doing a detecting display at the local fair, we never say no to these community events. Great PR for the hobby & you never know when the next land opportunity we be thrown our way.

 

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[vpnavy]

As usual - nice finds CRUSADER.

 

[landmagnet]

Nice pice of mortaria rim! Not a bad day for a short hunt.

 

[Westfront]

An iron buckle in that shape you see not often.. Well spent time in any case!

 

[CRUSADER]

An iron buckle in that shape you see not often.. Well spent time in any case!

Its tin plated copper-alloy

 

[granthansen]

Good stuff! Keep at it!

 

[HISPAN]

nice Medieval Buckle....You will get good fields in that event !

 

[The Patriot]

Nice finds! Lets see more silver next hunt or a piece gold...

 

[Tnmountains]

Well I like the pottery also. I imagine that it would have an interesting story. How do you tell the ages of pottery? Good luck at the Fair. Good PR!

 

[Argentium]

Good luck with the local fair ! that could be a great source for some new sites - nice buckle !

 

[CRUSADER]

Well I like the pottery also. I imagine that it would have an interesting story. How do you tell the ages of pottery? Good luck at the Fair. Good PR!

My first source was Timeteam, then books & the internet. Land-Mag had an immediate interest when he started, so he now takes the lead on pottery. We all try & specialise in different things, so as to give us a stronger team. He speaks with leading experts & is building his knowledge. He has also passed a Geophyiscal exam to borrow their equipment, so we will soon be better equiped than most Archies. We have an endless supply of willing archies who would freely join us on a dig. These bonds are important to develop & alsways benefits both parties.

 

[Bill D. (VA)]

Love that asymmetric buckle - never dug one quite like that. By the way, what is a "game strip"?

 

[CRUSADER]

Love that asymmetric buckle - never dug one quite like that. By the way, what is a "game strip"?

Its a strip of land planted with either tall grass or sweetcorn to hold the game birds like pheasants in 1 spot. They often put in feeeders. They are on the boundries of the land to stop them going onto other owners land.