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
Undated Flint Arrowhead - SF9006
Unknown period
Undated flint arrowhead with clear worked markings.
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Undated Worked Bone Fragment - SF9008
Unknown period
Undated worked bone. Fragment of worked bone with a small notch near the edge, possibly indicating its use as a tool.
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Iron Age/Roman Worked Bone Tool - SF9009
Unknown period
Iron Age or Roman period worked bone. The end of the bone has been sharpened into a soft point possibly as some form of tool.
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Iron Age/Roman Bone Tool or Pinhead - SF9012
Unknown period
Iron Age or Roman period worked bone tool or pinhead. Bone was a popular material for making decorative pins for hair and clothing. Animal bone was easy to come by after the slaughtering of livestock.
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Undated Worked Flint - SF9014
Unknown period
Undated worked flint. There are marks on the flint where it has been struck to form a workable shape. Flint is one of the most durable materials on earth and has long been used by humans to make tools pre metalworking.
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Iron Age/Roman Dog Skull - SF1730
Unknown period
Iron Age or Roman dog skull. This dog skull was found in the gully of a roundhouse. The placement of dog remains in pits or within buildings was a common practice in the Iron Age and could be associated with ritualistic practices and burials, rather than just everyday life.
View detailsCam 112 Type Beaker
Roman
Fragment from a Cam 112 type beaker, a distinctive form of Roman pottery dating to the 1st-2nd century AD.
View detailsCopper Alloy Brooch
Roman
Copper alloy brooch used for fastening clothing, demonstrating Roman metalworking and fashion.
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.