Anne Grimshaw, Valerie Wiseman from Long Melford Heritage Centre with pottery expert Alice Lyons. (32370855)
Posted on 04/06/2020 1:08:26 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
A series of rare artefacts dating back to the Roman Empire, and even later, have been discovered in Long Melford.
Among the objects unearthed was a tool – crafted from a sheep's leg bone – which is thought to have been used as a bobbin by workers in the weaving trade during the Romano British era.
Engraved markings have been etched on the object, which experts say could relate to yarn, a piece of fibre typically used to create various textiles.
On first inspection, members of Long Melford Heritage Centre had identified the object as a whistle or knife handle due to its distinctive shape.
More than 2,500 fragments of pottery dating back to the Roman and Iron Age were also discovered during the excavation...
A large quantity of sheep and cattle bones containing butchery markings were also unearthed, an indication to the meat processing trade that took place in the village.
Other items of pottery were identified as imported pieces from Europe, including Spain, France and Germany.
A bronze woman's hairpin and tweezers from the Roman era, along with balancing weights, were unearthed, which provided insight into the type of trade that took place during that period.
Leading the excavation project in the village, which was known as a prominent Roman town, Kenneth Dodd and district councillor John Nunn said they were both delighted with the rare discoveries.
After trowelling and sieving through six tonnes of soil, Mr Nunn said: "We believe that archaeological work carried out by the Long Melford Heritage Centre in recent years has considerably added to the knowledge and history of Long Melford."
(Excerpt) Read more at suffolkfreepress.co.uk ...
This publication believes its readers don't know what yarn is.
Good gravy!
More ‘experts’
Everybody knows a good yarn is a tall tale.
Well, everyone over 50, probably.
I get that archeological sites represent places or things long forgotten until “rediscovered.” But, the foundations, walls, etc. buried under several or more feet of dirt. Those defy understanding from my arm chair.
The article was probably written by a robot.
I looked up the town on Wikipedia. Interesting that the wool producing apparently carried on long after the Romans.
Wikipedia: It is one of Suffolk’s “wool towns” and is a former market town.
maybe they were telling a yarn....................
Disppointing that the only picture in the article are of their pottery sherd finds. The real story is the bone bobbin, or whatever it is. Bone finds connected with weaving are beyond rare at British sites.
“A bronze woman’s hairpin and tweezers”
Maybe a robot wrote it but I don’t think a robot would be this dumb.
That’s just the kind of thing 1st gen algorithms would mess up. Of course, could be a Columbia journalism graduate. Or friend of Chelsea’s gibberish club.
It would have been more obvious that the three women were the only real reason for that picture.
Perhaps these ladies are Romano-Britans?
Probably more like Wensleydale Britons.
This publication believes its readers don't know what yarn is.
More of that media spin we see so much of.
[long pause]
/rimshot
Why wouldn't it? The people in Brittan were raising domesticated animals including sheep and spinning yarn and weaving fabric long before the Romans.
Not sure what you mean? How they find them or what significance or what can be learned from them?
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