ABOUT US
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If you have a field or a mystery that you would like us to investigate please contact us: fielddetectives@talktalk.net
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Investigation Invitation
The Field Detectives is a group of historians that seek opportunities to survey fields that can tell us more about how our historic landscapes evolved. By sharing the findings from our field surveys, we help to inform and re-engage people with their local heritage. One of our favourite sayings is “Every field tells a story”.
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​FIND OF THE YEAR
Everyone can vote whether you are a Field Detective or not
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This year's runners and riders are:
A - The Resurrection Rumble
c. late 18th to mid-19th Century
​The sound of a bell buried for the best part of 150 years is singing once again
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B - The Norman Belt Fitting from George’s Bread Bag - c. late 11th Century
After 10 years hidden away in a Hovis bread bag, an artefact is discovered that evidences a highly probable association with the de Hoveringham family who resided at Hoveringham on Hall Close at the back of St Michael’s church during the 12th century.
This is as close as we have ever been to the Battle of Hastings!
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C - The Hoveringham Medieval Jug
c.13th-14th Century
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Found on the cobbled stone floor of the little circle during Phase A of the Hall Close investigation, this remarkable jug helped to establish the timeline for the stone structures that are beginning to appear like ghosts from a lost medieval landscape.
A critical piece of Datable evidence…
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D - The Hoveringham Glazed Ridge Tile
c. 13th-14th Century
Found in amongst a defined layer of related roof furniture, this was one of a number of glazed ridge tile fragments that helped to get the ball rolling on a national collaboration to study medieval roof furniture. A significant step towards learning more about how medieval roofs were constructed, and where roof furniture was sourced at a local level.
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E - Langar Stroom Dyke Roman Coin
c. 1st Century AD
The coin provided valuable datable evidence to support Romano-British activity on the Langar landscape, which is key to building up a broader picture of people’s activities close to an ancient trackway and a nearby villa estate around 2,000 years ago.
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F - Langar Stroom Dyke Continental Seal
c. 16th-17th Century
A valuable piece of datable evidence linking the trade of cloth with Langar and Augsberg, in Germany. An excellent find that opened up a new line of enquiry focusing on nearby Langar Hall during the 16th and 17th century.
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Field Survey Calendar
Details of the current field surveys are as follows:
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The Field Detectives Talks Calendar