Digital Museum
Explore 3D models and photographs of artefacts discovered at East Wear Bay, digitally preserved as part of our race against coastal erosion.
Hod Hill Type Brooch
Location unknown
Period
Roman
Material
Copper alloy
Copper alloy brooch of the Hod Hill type, a distinctive style of Roman military brooch from the 1st century AD.
Digital Collection
Late Iron Age Worked Bone - SF1506
Unknown period
Late Iron Age worked bone. This cylindrical piece of worked bone has had two parallel holes worked into it.
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Late Iron Age Ceramic Spindle Whorl - SF1510
Unknown period
Late Iron Age ceramic spindle whorl. Spindle whorls would have been used with a drop spindle in making yarn for weaving. The spindle whorl is made from flint tempered clay, where small fragments of flint were added to help reduce shrinking and cracking when the clay was fired.
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Undated Pottery Fragment - SF1522
Unknown period
Undated pottery fragment. A circular hole has been drilled through this piece of pottery which suggests it was re-used after being broken. This could be part of a spindle whorl, which would have added weight to the spindle stick to help it spin, twisting the wool into yarn.
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Undated Flint Arrowhead - SF1566
Unknown period
Undated flint arrowhead with clear worked markings.
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Iron Age/Roman Whetstone - SF1575
Unknown period
Iron Age or Roman period whetstone. This naturally occurring stone would have been used in the sharpening of blades, such as knives.
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Roman Glass Ring Fragment - SF1604
Unknown period
Fragment of a Roman period glass ring. Glass working became popular in the Roman period with glass workers creating a wide range of colours and shapes that could even imitate precious stones. The fragment of this ring is light brown with orange flecks, which may have been part of a larger design.
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Iron Age/Roman Worked Stone Hone - SF9001
Unknown period
Iron Age or Roman period worked stone. This artefact may have been a hone; a tool used for sharpening blades. Hones were made from naturally occurring stone with abrasive properties that would help sharpen blades.
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Undated Partial Fossil Fragment - SF9005
Unknown period
Undated partial fossil fragment of unknown species.
View detailsCanterbury Archaeological Trust would like to extend its warmest thanks to the following volunteers and CAT staff who have worked hard to develop and deliver this fantastic resource:
Illia Shabalkin, Mary Fenske, Alicia Allan Padilla, Eleni Padilla, Heather Miller, Frances Morgan, Heather Hanson, Sawney Hewitt.