The latest in Amberley Publishing’s 50 Finds series is due to be published on Sunday 15th April 2018. This volume focuses on some of the exciting finds that have been found in Staffordshire since 1997, when the Portable Antiquities Scheme started. 50 finds were selected from over 12,000 recorded, and are very much a personal …more
Category: Bronze Age
Three amazing years volunteering with the PAS
Earlier this year I celebrated over 3 years of volunteering with the Portable Antiquities Scheme, during that time I have worked with some fantastic people and recorded some beautiful objects, over 1500 of them to be exact! I have decided to share with you a few of my favourite finds, this was a tough job …more
A chance find from a river in Staffordshire
Two months ago I was given the chance to record a truly striking object, a late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age Axehammer, dating from circa 2,500 BC – 1,800 BC. This was an exciting object to record as I had never seen one before, they are a relatively rare object as only 19 of them …more
