Collection: Archaeology

Coin of Constans II, Byzantine Emperor (641-668 CE), found in Billericay. The Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire retained trade links across Europe, Africa, and Asia despite the fall of the Western Roman Empire and the unrest this caused.

Cannon ball dated to the Civil War, found in a ditch near the former ‘Fortune of War’ pub, Laindon.

Stone Age (likely Neolithic) sling stone found at Laindon Common. Sling stones were used as projectiles in both hunting and combat.

A medieval mail mitten found in a Norsey Road garden.

A wooden handle would be fitted inside the hollow axehead and secured with leather or twine to the side-loop.

To light this lamp oil would be poured into the round oil chamber and a linen wick inserted into the thin chamber to be lit once it had soaked up enough oil.

A weight fitted to a spindle to help maintain the spindle’s speed of rotation while spinning yarn. Roman, or Saxon

Section of Saxon pot, found at St. Agnes Road, Great Burstead.

To light this lamp oil would be poured into the round oil chamber and a linen wick inserted into the thin chamber to be lit once it had soaked up enough oil.

To light this lamp oil would be poured into the round oil chamber and a linen wick inserted into the thin chamber to be lit once it had soaked up enough oil.