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Collections > Archaeology
See objects up to 6,000 years old which have been found in digs in County Durham - cup and ring marked stones, a Bronze Age hoard and graffiti from Binchester Roman fort.
Barningham Flints
Collection of flints found at Barningham High Moor, including a saw; 3 cores; an awl; 4 burin spalls; several microliths and 1 broken point. There are Mesolithic and... view details
Barnard Castle Flints
A selection of flints including backed points; microliths; blades; scrapers and cores; taken from archaeological material from a surface collection at Barnard Castle. view details
Scargill Altar
Roman altar removed from Scargill High Moor. Erected in the first half of the 3rd century, it reads (in Latin) "To the god Vinotonus, Lucius Caesius Frontius,... view details
Polished Stone Axe
Polished stone axe, thought to be Neolithic, with thin sides that curve slightly outwards. The butt of the axe is broken, but the overall condition is good. The... view details
Flint Javelin Head
A barbed and tanged flint javelin head, made in the early Bronze Age. The flint is white, and one barb is damaged. It was a stray find from the moors north of... view details
Quern Stone
Bottom stone of an Anglo-Saxon quern, made from dark grey coloured stone. It measures approximately 37.5cm in diameter and is roughly 12.5cm deep. There is a 5cm... view details
Scargill Altar
A Roman altar from a rectangular shrine in Scargill. It reads (in Latin) 'To the god Vinotonus Silvanus, Julius Secondus centurion of the 1st cohort of Thracians... view details
Flask
Green coloured glass flask, with a long neck and bulbous body, darkened by dirt. It is Roman in date, and thought to be from France. The neck is approximately 7.5cm... view details
Barbed and Tanged Arrowhead
Barbed and tanged arrowhead made from dull white mottled flint. "Found autumn 1867 upon Park End Farm, Teesdale, N.R.Yorks, in a field by the side of the River... view details
Arrowhead
Barbed and tanged flint arrowhead found at the foot of Cronkley Scar by Mr. Nevison when fishing ion the Tees, 1923. It is grey in colour, and measures, from the tip... view details