Digital Museum - East Wear Bay artefacts

Digital Museum

Explore 3D models and photographs of artefacts discovered at East Wear Bay, digitally preserved as part of our race against coastal erosion.

Featured Artefact

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

Bone Gaming Counter

Roman

Bone gaming counter used in Roman board games, evidence of leisure activities in Roman Britain.

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Vessel Fragment

Roman

Fragment of a ceramic vessel showing construction techniques and decorative elements from the Roman period.

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Cam 112 Type Beaker II

Roman

Another fragment from a Cam 112 type beaker, showing different decorative elements and construction details.

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Worked Flint

Prehistoric

Worked flint tool showing evidence of knapping techniques used in prehistoric tool production.

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Worked Antler

Multi-period

Worked antler piece, possibly used as a tool or raw material for crafting implements and ornaments.

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Ceramic Figurine Fragment II

Roman

Another fragment of a Roman period ceramic figurine, showing different decorative details.

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Ceramic Figurine Fragment III

Roman

Third fragment from Roman period ceramic figurines, possibly from a household shrine.

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Ceramic Spindle Whorl

Multi-period

Ceramic spindle whorl used for spinning thread from wool or plant fibres, an essential textile production tool.

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Canterbury 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.