Hay Cut Field - Bronze Age Barrow...

[CRUSADER]

The bronze age barrow has long since vanished, probably in the Victorian period, although the ring ditch is still visible on some aerial shots.
This field has been kind to us in the past & as it was ploughed up until recent years, anything could & has turned up. An exciting prospect when the next dig could be any period of British history! (although we have yet to get any Bronze Age or Iron Age)

Even after the recent rain, the soil was like cement but with stones! If I could jump up & down & dig an inch I was lucky. (my feet still hurt) Therefore, we only did 2.5 hours today:

3 Scrappies
2 Hammered - Lizzy I Penny & Henry III cut halfpenny(broken)
1 button
Tudor Belt Mount
Large blank horse rosette
17th C Halfpenny Token
1694 W&M Halfpenny
RARE - 5-6th C AD Germanic import (migration period) Supporting Arm Brooch Only about 30 recorded on the UK databases, & pretty rare in Germany, I would guess?

A very productive short hunt & well worth bruising the feet.

 

[CRUSADER]

I normally do not find myself in this position...
what was the supporting arm broach used for?

Its basically the earliest type of button. It was a pin used to keep fabric on the body. But they also became status symbols & many were buried with the dead to show off the importance of the individual. Its not unusual for a Saxon burial ground to be close to (respecting) a previous ancient monument (Bronze Age Barrow).

 

[pippinwhitepaws]

thank you sir!