{"id":1405,"date":"2020-07-09T11:59:35","date_gmt":"2020-07-09T10:59:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/silchester\/?page_id=1405"},"modified":"2020-07-14T13:10:24","modified_gmt":"2020-07-14T12:10:24","slug":"finds","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/silchester\/finds\/","title":{"rendered":"Finds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Over the years, we have found thousands of amazing finds including the <span style=\"color: #993366\"><a style=\"color: #993366\" href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/silchester\/discoveries\/the-eagle\/\">Silchester eagle<\/a><\/span> and the <span style=\"color: #993366\"><a style=\"color: #993366\" href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/silchester\/the-ogham-stone\/\">Ogham stone<\/a><\/span>. You can click here to see some of our most<span style=\"color: #993366\"> <a style=\"color: #993366\" href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/silchester\/discoveries\/\">significant finds<\/a><\/span> in recent years and what we have learned from them<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1519 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/silchester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/Unorganized\/Finds.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/silchester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/Unorganized\/Finds.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/silchester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/Unorganized\/Finds-300x52.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/silchester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/Unorganized\/Finds-768x132.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So what are finds and what do we do with them on site? This slideshow highlights the different types of finds we might uncover and how we deal with them<\/p>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\njQuery(document).ready(function(){\n\tsetInterval( function() { AutoiFrameAdjustiFrameHeight( 'auto-iframe', 50); }, 1000 );\n});\n\/\/ ]]><\/script>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"auto-iframe\" name=\"auto-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/e\/2PACX-1vTu5Xe54rA6VqweeSNyYesVYeCmFohbkxydyAfAZikaFchgqQ5NZ115GPU3QP7ubQ\/embed?start=false&amp;amp;loop=false&amp;amp;delayms=3000\" width=\"480\" height=\"389\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"onload=\"AutoiFrameAdjustiFrameHeight('auto-iframe',50);\"><\/iframe>\n<p>Finds manager Jen takes us through some of the best small finds from the bathhouse 2019<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Finds: Jen shows some more of the bathhouse finds from 2019\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-bWF3KyhAXQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Finds: Jen shows some of the best bathhouse finds\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dGY_VxB4314?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s some amazing finds fresh out of the trench with the people that found them:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Finds: Lara finds a brass dupondius coin\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HaVdvpN7Ppw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Finds: Andy talks about a coin he has just discovered\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cOr_T7SZM5I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Finds: Marcie finds a ring\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iXkdijRp7nc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Finds: Mark and Luce find a number of dog skulls in the ditch\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XNgnUUjYTzY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Find out more&#8230;..<\/h3>\n<p>Over the past month we&#8217;ve been sharing some of our best finds from the last 160 years of discoveries at Silchester on our social media pages. Head over to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Silchester\/\" class=\"broken_link\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/silchexcavation\">Twitter<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/silchester_excavation\/\">Instagram<\/a> accounts and search the hashtag #BestofSilchester<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1078 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/silchester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2019\/11\/Blog-post-image.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/silchester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2019\/11\/Blog-post-image.png 540w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/silchester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2019\/11\/Blog-post-image-300x288.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Footprints found on pieces of tile are one of our most evocative finds, but they can also tell us a huge amount about the landscape around the area at the time and how it was managed. Find out more <a href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/silchester\/2019\/11\/22\/footprints-on-roman-brick-and-tile\/\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1010 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/silchester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2019\/03\/AD87202_A2018.38_413-pp.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"912\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/silchester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2019\/03\/AD87202_A2018.38_413-pp.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/silchester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2019\/03\/AD87202_A2018.38_413-pp-300x267.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/silchester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2019\/03\/AD87202_A2018.38_413-pp-768x684.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>See some of the best finds from the bathhouse after they have been professionally conserved and photographed <a href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/silchester\/2019\/03\/28\/bathhouse-small-finds\/\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-977 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/silchester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2019\/02\/Platters2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/silchester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2019\/02\/Platters2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/silchester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2019\/02\/Platters2-300x236.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/silchester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2019\/02\/Platters2-768x605.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A Late Iron Age cremation chambered-grave found around 1.5km from Silchester produced a number of exquisite <a href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/silchester\/2019\/02\/20\/windabout-pottery\/\">finds<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1151 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/silchester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/01\/Rubbishpit2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"441\" height=\"309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/silchester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/01\/Rubbishpit2.jpg 441w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/silchester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/01\/Rubbishpit2-300x210.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 441px) 100vw, 441px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Victorians who dug Silchester at the turn of the century left a lot of objects behind for us to find. A rubbish pit dug into the main north-south Roman roads provided a treasure trove of their discarded objects. <a href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/silchester\/the-victorian-rubbish-pit\/\">Find out more<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>How to photograph small finds<\/h3>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\njQuery(document).ready(function(){\n\tsetInterval( function() { AutoiFrameAdjustiFrameHeight( 'auto-iframe', 50); }, 1000 );\n});\n\/\/ ]]><\/script>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"auto-iframe\" name=\"auto-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/e\/2PACX-1vR7GDjolaRHsz3A645Rg8z5gFHk1cSVL59V989IGK62YmyyQ1Bru7qW7HA3MupJ3g\/embed?start=false&amp;amp;loop=false&amp;amp;delayms=3000\" width=\"960\" height=\"749\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"onload=\"AutoiFrameAdjustiFrameHeight('auto-iframe',50);\"><\/iframe>\n<h3>Database<\/h3>\n<p>Want to find a specific find? you can search our online database to see all finds and contexts from the Insula IX Town Life Project <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/silchester\/i3\/later\/index.php\" class=\"broken_link\">here<\/a>. 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