How to find those allusive gold staters

[handyman [Alan}]

LOL - not if the PAS team are the gatekeepers!!!

[avalon]

LOL - not if the PAS team are the gatekeepers!!!

They will be working for me by then

[handyman [Alan}]

hmm -- look up ---  a flying pig!! 

[avalon]

hmm -- look up ---  a flying pig!! 

Pink Floyd See same choice of music

[avalon]

Hey Avalon, thanks so much for that reply, I think I have learnt a lot from that read! I try do as much filedwalking as I can to see what I can find in terms of pottery etc, but my problem is I can't quite tell what may be roman, medieval and later sometimes, well, in fact most of the time. I got no problem finding pottery, just don't know what it is. I am guessing you must know more on that subject to help you understand the archaeology of the area. I hope one day I will end up on a fairly decent active site, I just have to be patient and keep looking...

This is what Roman pot looks like, if this is any help.

[jtalbot0001]

Thanks for those pictures, I took a few pictures of mine, maybe you can tell me what they are?

There is one red one with quite a bit of ribbing on it, there is another quite black on one side, either from firing or through cooking? The rest is various shades of grey pot with only one showing some evidence of slip, one piece being quite a nice rim as you can see.

Cheers,
Jon

[handyman [Alan}]

1st 2 pics are almost certainly roman pottery.

3rd piccy, if its from the same field could also be roman pot

[avalon]

Looks to be all Roman, top is greyware.

[jtalbot0001]

Well thanks guys, that is very intersting to know that this is more than likely Roman, and yes, the red ribbed piece is from the same field. I shall let you know how I get on, since I have not detected on these fields, yet. Very grateful for your help!

[romano-brit]

i used to live on a well known roman site just outside of faringdon, had arkie digs on there for years all they had were a handfull of grots and a few brooches

i did one of our fields and have had well over 800 bronzes bout 20 odd broochs silver rings and coins

Wheres that villa field Avalon, wouldn mind going on there one day if you are up for it?

[avalon]

i used to live on a well known roman site just outside of faringdon, had arkie digs on there for years all they had were a handfull of grots and a few brooches

i did one of our fields and have had well over 800 bronzes bout 20 odd broochs silver rings and coins

Wheres that villa field Avalon, wouldn mind going on there one day if you are up for it?

If you contact me in the Autumn I will see what I can do, as most of my best sites are now under crop, I don’t tend to do much pasture land, as the finds sink to deep. I’m also very conscious of  other people I take out trampling  crops, as each person multiplies the problem. I can’t afford to upset the landowners.

[romano-brit]

dont blame you mate. its to hard to get some land and far to easy to lose it all

[rjm]

Very interesting link/post Steve. Here is my 1st & only Roman Brooch, & yes it was found in Gloucester !    

Well it's your lucky day Metalmickey, because I will pm you the inforamtion of a Roman Villa site which still produces and the farmer lets most people detect, but you will have to wait for the Autumn as it is now planted.

Now there must be a place in heaven for me

No doubt......probably a lot of angry Romans and Iron age chappies wanting their stuff back !!

You won't be going there unless you take me as well, Steve!

[avalon]

I probably won't need all those finds in my afterlife Bob, although I spent most of my life digging towards hell, must mean something

[rjm]

I probably won't need all those finds in my afterlife Bob, although I spent most of my life digging towards hell, must mean something

I think you'll have plenty offering to do your embalming !