Title: Your oldest find Post by: diggaduff on April 23, 2014, 05:54:39 PM Thought I would ask members what there oldest find is as I have seen some cracking finds on this site, mine is a early Bronze Age copper flat axe head 2400bc-2200bc not as nice as some axe heads I've seen on here but I'll keep looking :)
Title: Re: Your oldest find Post by: Chef Geoff on April 23, 2014, 06:07:10 PM Brilliant! I take every opportunity at showing my spear (ooh misses) middle to late BA 1450-900BC....talk about living on past glories ;D ;D
(http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/vv294/Chef_02/spear.jpg) Title: Re: Your oldest find Post by: jtalbot0001 on April 23, 2014, 06:14:49 PM Hey Geoff, didn't take you long to get straight to the POINT with your post haha lol :) That is a lovely looking spear head, and a lovely looking axe head. Great finds.
Title: Re: Your oldest find Post by: Chef Geoff on April 23, 2014, 06:23:44 PM Well come on Jon don't be shy get your's on here and put us all to shame ;)
Title: Re: Your oldest find Post by: diggaduff on April 23, 2014, 06:32:52 PM Ooh Cracking spear Geoff :D
Title: Re: Your oldest find her one I found it similar to yours Post by: marknewbury1 on April 23, 2014, 06:50:58 PM Early bronze copper tin
Title: Re: Your oldest find Post by: dances with badgers on April 23, 2014, 07:00:39 PM bronze age hammer ,rare aparently in my area ;D
Title: Re: Your oldest find Post by: Landyman on April 23, 2014, 07:10:15 PM Bronze age 1000 - 950bc
Title: Re: Your oldest find Post by: DEADLOCK on April 23, 2014, 07:13:50 PM Bronze age knife apparently
Title: Re: Your oldest find Post by: Dale on April 23, 2014, 07:25:27 PM Id by Geoff as a iron age pin head around 500BC if my memory serves me right ;)
Title: Re: Your oldest find Post by: diggaduff on April 23, 2014, 07:32:55 PM Very impressive finds all >:(
Title: Re: Your oldest find Post by: Val Beechey on April 23, 2014, 07:35:43 PM I was just checking to make sure my memory was still working O.K. and look what I found. ;D
http://www.detectingwales.com/index.php?action=media;sa=item;in=1787sort=1 (http://www.detectingwales.com/index.php?action=media;sa=item;in=1787sort=1) I didn't know that was there :o Val Title: Re: Your oldest find Post by: Radnor Bandit (Ian) on April 23, 2014, 07:35:44 PM Small but beautiful. Mesolithic Tranchet Arrow Head approx 5000 - 4500 BC
Title: Re: Your oldest find Post by: Radnor Bandit (Ian) on April 23, 2014, 07:49:55 PM bronze age hammer ,rare aparently in my area ;D You only get Gold ones on your sites ;D ;D ;D Title: Re: Your oldest find Post by: Chef Geoff on April 23, 2014, 08:15:54 PM Oh well if we're doing non detecting finds how about this
(http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/vv294/Chef_02/fea92308-be08-4416-9fe2-ca11fbb010f2.jpg) A lump of limestone just found in my garden 320 million years old :D :D :D :D Title: Re: Your oldest find Post by: adt69 on April 23, 2014, 08:27:01 PM Here's mine.
(http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o315/rawshooter/detecting%20finds/IMG_20140308_160846_zpsawzmgtvv.jpg) (http://s123.photobucket.com/user/rawshooter/media/detecting%20finds/IMG_20140308_160846_zpsawzmgtvv.jpg.html) Title: Re: Your oldest find Post by: Radnor Bandit (Ian) on April 23, 2014, 09:26:42 PM My oldest detecting finds, Iron age bucket mount and a bit of Bronze age spear, (not as good as Geoffs :'( )
Title: Re: Your oldest find Post by: Doug on April 23, 2014, 10:34:51 PM I found a similar age item in the field next door so I am assuming the ID below is correct?
"A cast copper-alloy moustache-shaped object, believed to be a scabbard chape of a type first made circa 1000 BC. There is a deep rectangular recess on the inside, possibly created to house the tip of a blade without causing damage." Title: Re: Your oldest find Post by: avalon on April 24, 2014, 06:54:58 AM Echinoid's 250 million years old, give or take a couple of years. ;D
(http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii225/chainmail_2007/20131110_163449_zps2259f1bb.jpg) (http://s265.photobucket.com/user/chainmail_2007/media/20131110_163449_zps2259f1bb.jpg.html) Title: Re: Your oldest find Post by: probono on April 24, 2014, 09:16:14 AM Echinoid's 250 million years old, give or take a couple of years. ;D ([url]http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii225/chainmail_2007/20131110_163449_zps2259f1bb.jpg[/url]) ([url]http://s265.photobucket.com/user/chainmail_2007/media/20131110_163449_zps2259f1bb.jpg.html[/url]) Cool - I like those - I got a flint one from up Hull way (on the beach), but those are nice :) - are they from your garden or out and about? Title: Re: Your oldest find Post by: falcon. on April 24, 2014, 10:50:29 AM Late Bronze age date (950-750 BC)..
Title: Re: Your oldest find Post by: shunggav on April 24, 2014, 10:54:57 AM This is mine lol
Title: Re: Your oldest find Post by: falcon. on April 24, 2014, 11:16:22 AM Sorry forgot abuot this one ::)Late Neolithic (3000-2500 BCE)
Title: Re: Your oldest find Post by: Chef Geoff on April 24, 2014, 11:22:39 AM Wow that's the worst case of gum disease I've ever seen ;D ;D
Title: Re: Your oldest find Post by: welsh john on April 24, 2014, 04:01:17 PM The oldest thing I've found is this flint scapper.
It's 150,0001years 14weeks and 3days old. I can age it so accurately because whan I found it the FLO told me it was 150,000 years old, and I've had it for 1year 14 weeks and 3 days. ;D ;Dhttp:// Title: Re: Your oldest find Post by: hoover-G on April 24, 2014, 05:47:30 PM Forgot I even had this lot in the shed until now.
Title: Re: Your oldest find Post by: Napoleon on April 24, 2014, 05:48:33 PM :) my old Roman plate
Title: Re: Your oldest find Post by: legio11augustus on April 24, 2014, 06:49:35 PM wow great finds all
Title: Re: Your oldest find Post by: nonker10 on April 24, 2014, 09:51:34 PM my oldest is this one i cant remember what date it was but i think it's 1500bc
Title: Re: Your oldest find Post by: nonker10 on April 24, 2014, 09:53:27 PM wow napoleon that find is very very nice mate.
Title: Re: Your oldest find Post by: avalon on April 25, 2014, 10:45:53 AM Echinoid's 250 million years old, give or take a couple of years. ;D ([url]http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii225/chainmail_2007/20131110_163449_zps2259f1bb.jpg[/url]) ([url]http://s265.photobucket.com/user/chainmail_2007/media/20131110_163449_zps2259f1bb.jpg.html[/url]) Cool - I like those - I got a flint one from up Hull way (on the beach), but those are nice :) - are they from your garden or out and about? There in the garden now, but I have several fields covered in thousands of them, on top of a hill in the Cotswolds. Guess it used to be at the bottom of the sea at some time, probably 250 million years ago + 2 days ;D |