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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.
Butterknowle Cooking Pot
Medieval brass cooking pot, standing approximately 33cm high with a diameter of 25cm at its widest part. It has 3 legs and 2 handles, the rim of the pot is cracked... view details
Butterknowle Cooking Pot
Medieval bronze skillet, 24cm high and 16cm in diameter. It has 3 legs; 2 of which show signs of ancient repair, making them shorter than the third. There is a flat... view details
Butterknowle Cooking Pot
Medieval brass cooking pot. Found in Low Butterknowle Colliery, with another three medieval cooking pots. view details
Grave Cover
A small medieval grave cover from Denton Church. It is made from a dark grey stone and carved with a pair of shears, suggesting that it commemorates somebody who was... view details
Grave Cover With Female Effigy
Medieval grave cover with a faded carved outline of a woman. The stone is grey with white veins running through it. An iron and lead rivet suggests there may... view details
Sacriston Pendant
7th century Anglo-Saxon pendant from Sacriston. Made of gold, and decorated with gold wire, or filigree. Originally a semi-precious stone, such as a garnet, was set... view details
Urn
Early Anglo-Saxon urn, approximately 13cm tall, with a diameter of 14cm at its widest point. The rim is now missing, but otherwise it is in good condition. This urn... view details
How Tallon Food Vessel
3 pieces of a hard well fired food vessel, made with a gritty material which shows through the light brown surface inside. The outer surface has a pinkish tinge and a... view details
How Tallon Beaker Fragments
These fragments are thinner and more porous than the food vessel found on this site. The surface is light brown with a pinkish tinge on the outside and fine grits.... view details
Beehive Quern
Upper stone of a British Beehive quern. It is grey in colour, with two holes for handles at the roughly shaped side. The diameter of the base is approximately 30cm,... view details