Topic: really old tool!

[norfolklass]

after being told a few weeks ago that my marked out beds and bits of string looked like an archaeological dig, I actually found a flint hand axe yesterday!

just got back from the Norwich Castle Museum – have left it with them for them to catalogue it, then they'll return it to me – at first look they think it's probably Upper Palaeolithic and about 10,000 years old. turned over lots of other bits of flint, but I think they're just ordinary bits of flint. am quite excited, and love the thought of a little Upper Palaeolithic man or woman sitting down and chipping away ;D what I'd like to happen now is for them to call back and tell me that they'll need to excavate my plot and dig it all, removing weeds as they go ;)

this must happen all the time – has anyone else dug up anything exciting?

[shirlton]

Just a load of junk on our plot. I think someone buried an armchair a long time back cos all we found was the castors.

[Tulipa]

NL that sounds really exciting, it must make digging your plot so much more interesting knowing you might find something else, as well as looking forward to the veggies etc., brilliant. :)

[OliveOil]

My son found a Ghurka badge!

[manicscousers]

all we've found is old tool heads that ray's put new handles on, a very old key an old metal lathe, couldn't do anything with that..your find sounds fascinating..will watch to see if any more come to light  ;D

[Robert_Brenchley]

I've found loads of bits of old clay pipes (Victorian gardeners must have smoked like chimneys), old bottles, all sorts of broken bits, the rotted remains of an Anderson shelter, used to prop up the stream bank, and a couple of bits of shrapnel.

[Blue Bird]

Wow what a find NL  - does make digging more interesting  :D

Nothing on my plot of interest  :(

[cornykev]

Plastic bags,carpet, glass and some slate. ;D ;D ;D

[legendaryone]

after being told a few weeks ago that my marked out beds and bits of string looked like an archaeological dig, I actually found a flint hand axe yesterday!

just got back from the Norwich Castle Museum – have left it with them for them to catalogue it, then they'll return it to me – at first look they think it's probably Upper Palaeolithic and about 10,000 years old. turned over lots of other bits of flint, but I think they're just ordinary bits of flint. am quite excited, and love the thought of a little Upper Palaeolithic man or woman sitting down and chipping away ;D what I'd like to happen now is for them to call back and tell me that they'll need to excavate my plot and dig it all, removing weeds as they go ;)

this must happen all the time – has anyone else dug up anything exciting?

If they did come over and dig your plot we would all be burying ancient artifacts  ;D ;D

[timelady]

How cool is that!?! I've only found old metal stakes. My neighbour had mattress springs though. And asbestos.  :o

Hmm... I wonder if the museum would double-dig?  ;D

Tina.

[Busby]

My neighbour, when trurning the earth over on his allotment for the umpteenth time, found two Roman coins. We will never know what awaits us!

[vee]

Isn't that exciting, to think that people so long ago were on your allotment. They were probably organic too!
I really like that idea of continuity and history. All I ever find is bricks,broken glass asbestos roofing and old bits of iron.

[Emagggie]

I found a real marble marble once, and a small glass bottle. Nothing as interesting as your find Norfolklass.

[emmy1978]

Wow!!! :o That is soooo cool! I am so envious. I'd love to find something like that. Found a fossil (ammonite) once in Lyme Regis. Nothing but crap on the lottie so far but might get kids to start digging!

[Froglegs]

Found a allotment after i stopped digging :o ;)

[jeanaustin]

We find lots of fossils on our allotments - millions of years ago this area was covered by sea.  One plot holder found a whale tooth which he took to the local museum - was told it was from the ancestors of the 'great white shark' and around 50 million years old.  We keep the fossils in a box in our field shed to show the children from our local infants school who come onto our field on a regular basis and they love being able to handle them. 

[Columbus]

Hi all,

We also find neolithic? flint arrow heads and knapped flint on our Norwich site.
(I think I am down river from norfolk lasses site, I think there was more Roman activity in that area)

My site is in an ancient river valley that would have been tidal a long time ago and I believe the museum service have maps of finds down the whole valley. You can imagine people living on the higher ground and hunting in the marshes on the flood plain. I have a couple of peices that look worked but other people have better examples. A worked peice of flint has a swelling called the bulb of percussion where it was repeated hit. The spear/arrow ? heads are tear shaped and scraping blades are wider at the top. We also find pieces of victorian clay pipes from the days when the site was the gardens for a large house.

I keep my eyes open for a big find but the soil has been worked a long time by people who dug much deeper than I do.

Col

[cornykev]

Found loads of fossils on our site.
They aren't bad old boys thou.
 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D