2024-03-28T17:10:31+00:00https://marinefinds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/jsonhttps://marinefinds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/xmlhttps://marinefinds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/rsshttps://marinefinds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/atomhttps://marinefinds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/kmlhttps://marinefinds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/geojsonhttps://marinefinds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/qrcodehttps://marinefinds.org.uk/database/search/results9120finds-4545MAS-D100045BOTTLEPOST MEDIEVALBase of a broken glass onion bottle found loose on the seabed with quite a lot of marine growth present, including over the broken edges. Found on Marl Beds - not long after passing over an area of numerous fairly amorphous concretions apparently loose on the coarse sandy seabed.FOOD AND DRINK SERVING CONTAINER36361120/173MAS2017-05-17T00:00:00ZCONTAINERWith finder2017-05-30T11:34:20Z2020-02-28T15:54:03Z4511828115PAS57C96ECD001E82PAS57C96ECD001E82214362DorsetSZ058050.61968642-1.93068328princely.meaning.pulps10MAS MASMASGlass10879FragmentPOST MEDIEVALx41047POST MEDIEVALx41047x41047DivingSubmitted as wreck to the Receiver of WreckOnionbottle1.JPG150images/MASABB2020-02-28T15:54:03.447Zfinds-5252MAS-D100052JUGPOST MEDIEVALOne badly damaged ceramic jug with marine encrustration. The vessel is probably stoneware, but possibly glazed redware as there appears to be the characteristic 'orange peel' texture of salt-glazed stoneware visible in the photo, with the 'reeding' that you get round the rims of stoneware vessels. If this is the case it is almost certainly German in origin. The rounded shape would place it somewhere in the second half of the 16th century or first half of the 17th century.This item was found along with an onion bottle (MAS-D100040) and were recovered from the Goodwin Sands, Kent.CONTAINER36361091/173MAS2017-05-23T00:00:00ZDRINK SERVING CONTAINERWith finder2017-05-23T19:42:07Z2017-10-03T14:03:20Z52120282315PAS57C96ECD001E82PAS57BC21F300115B2MAS MASMASStonewareIncompletePoorPOST MEDIEVALx41047POST MEDIEVALx41047x41047DivingSubmitted as wreck to the Receiver of Wreck40_mz32qhebl0cg.jpg138images/MASABB2017-11-06T18:19:22.233Zfinds-4040MAS-D100040BOTTLEPOST MEDIEVALOne onion bottle dated to c.1700.
Glass onion bottles were large hand-blown glass bottles, used aboard sailing ships to hold wine or brandy. For increased stability on rough seas, the bottles were fashioned with a wide-bottom shape to prevent toppling. Between c.1690 and c.1720 the outline of a wine bottle resembled an onion - a wide compressed globular body and a short neck (Robinson and Harding 2015). Most bottles before 1700 had a ring of glass just below the neck that gave anchorage to the string used to hold in variety of stoppers. The Dutch bottles usually had a longer neck than the English ones and featured a flat wraparound rim, while the English bottlenecks had an applied collar or laid on ring (Polak 2016).This item was found along with a large round jug (MAS-D100052) and were recovered from the Goodwin Sands, Kent.Container36361091/173MAS2017-05-23T00:00:00ZFood and liquid storage containerWith finder2017-05-23T19:42:07Z2017-10-04T09:49:26Z401182841415PAS5989C577001EA7PAS57BC21F300115B2MAS MASMASGlass10879BlownCompletePOST MEDIEVALx41047POST MEDIEVALx41047x41047DivingSubmitted as wreck to the Receiver of Wreck40_IMG_02.jpg137images/MASLR2017-11-06T18:20:06.692Zfinds-3636MAS-D100036SAUCERPOST MEDIEVALPewter bowl measuring 15 inches in diameter by 2 1/2 inches in depth.
This find is a pewter dish or saucer (the term 'saucer' is used here to describe vessels used to contain sauces, in order to disguise or enhance the taste of food), probably dating somewhere between the 16th and 18th centuries - there are very similar examples, for instance, in 16th century contexts from Nonsuch Palace in Surrey (Rosemary Weinstein, 'Pewter vessels', in Biddle 2005). That doesn't mean that this vessel is a high-status object - saucers and dishes were among the most commonly made pewter items, and would have been in use in humbler households too.
Pewterers call chargers, dishes, plates and saucers 'sadware'. The difference between them is based on their sizes, with some overlap between the four occurring. Generally, they are now separated as saucers being anything under 7" (17.7 cm) in diameter, plates being 7" to 11" (17.7 to 27.8 cm) in diameter, dishes being 11" to 18" (27.9 to 45.6 cm) in diameter, and chargers being anything larger than this.
Early British sadware is usually characterised by a plain rim, a gently-rounded bouge and, often, a raised centre to the well. Unfortunately, only a small fraction survives in the archaeological record due to what we would now term recycling, but also because it does not survive well in the environment. Up until about 1640 styles remained relatively static, before a period of rapid changes for nearly a century occurred, before settling back to a stable style which continued until the use of pewter for sadware died out in the 19th century. From c.1640 there was a vogue for sadware with a steeper bouge and broad rim. In Britain, massive amounts of sadware was made between 1650 and 1780 as households across the social divide replaced their wooden tableware with 'modern' pewter. From c.1660 there was a demand for rims with multiple-reeded edges, before the rim widths steadily shrank back to where they had been, though some very narrow rims were also produced. Around 1700, the single reeded rim became popular and the plain rim also re-appeared, though without the gentler bouge of the earlier version. The single reed continued to be produced throughout the 18th century on sadware intended for export to America, but fell out of favour c.1730 for the domestic British market, with the plain rim dominated the market until production of pewter sadware ceased. A few variations did occur in the 18th century when non-circular plates with wavy or polygonal edges became popular amongst the wealthy in Britain in the later part of the century; engraved owners' crests were popular for a while and at the beginning of the century wrigglework decoration had a brief spell of popularity.FOOD AND DRINK SERVING CONTAINER36361056/173MAS2017-04-23T00:00:00ZSAUCERWith finder2017-04-25T10:27:27Z2017-09-26T13:12:49Z36133282115PAS57C96ECD001E82PAS57BC21F300115B2MAS MASMASTin or tin alloy11849IncompleteFairPOST MEDIEVALx41047POST MEDIEVALx41047x41047DivingSubmitted as wreck to the Receiver of Wreck36_IMG_01.jpg117images/MASABB2017-11-06T18:20:24.026Zfinds-3535MAS-D100035JARMEDIEVALPart of a large clay storage jar. Due to the size of the fragment and the degree of marine growth on this item it has been tentatively identified as an olive jar, probably Spanish in origin, and dating anywhere between the medieval to post-medieval period (13th/14th to 18th century), most likely from the latter end of this date range (16th - 18th century).FOOD PREPARATON AND CONSUMPTION29361032/173MAS2017-04-06T00:00:00ZJARWith finder2017-04-07T15:57:16Z2017-09-26T13:12:28Z351528115PAS57C96ECD001E82PAS57BC21F300115B2MAS MASMASCeramic10539FragmentMEDIEVALx14221POST MEDIEVALx41047x14221DivingSubmitted as wreck to the Receiver of WreckIMG_44381.JPG112images/MASABB2017-11-06T18:20:28.468Zfinds-3030MAS-O100030CANNON BALLPOST MEDIEVALSpherical ball composed of sandstone or igneous rock such as granite. The shot measures 50 mm in circumference and would date to the post medieval period.
Stone shot was carved by hand using chisels and picks, often being finished once on board a vessel. The use of stone was phased out around the 1630s when iron became a more favourable choice for shot.ARMOUR AND WEAPONS36361035/173MAS2016-10-29T00:00:00ZAMMUNITIONWith finder2017-03-07T10:37:59Z2017-08-15T10:45:03Z305012284815PAS57C96ECD001E82PAS59897C8A001BBB2MAS MASMASStone11794Hand madeCompleteFairPOST MEDIEVALx41047POST MEDIEVALx41047x41047Coastal walkingSubmitted as wreck to the Receiver of WreckCannonballKarengwawremailadd.jpg91images/MASABB2017-11-06T18:21:17.587Zfinds-2020MAS-100020JARPOST MEDIEVALPottery sherd: a rim sherd from a Post Medieval glazed redware flanged bowl with a horizontal looped side handle. The sherd dates to the 17th/18th century. The manufacture and origin of the sherd is unknown due to the mass production of this type of kitchenware.Container3636160018001390/163MAS2016-10-31T00:00:00ZFood and liquid storage containerWessex Archaeology, Salisbury2016-12-13T09:55:35Z2017-04-03T11:14:33Z201528154PAS57C96ECD001E82PAS57BC21F300115B218210KentTR188251.494889831.13915054flipside.fearfulness.underpinned10MAS MASMASCeramic10539FragmentEncrustedPOST MEDIEVALx41047POST MEDIEVALx41047x41047Other chance findSubmitted as wreck to the Receiver of WreckPC120161.JPG74images/MASABB2020-07-31T18:21:16.835Zfinds-1818MAS-100018COSTRELPOST MEDIEVALA salt-glazed stoneware barrel costrel, almost certainly German and probably dating to the 17th century. Recovered in 1966 during a dive at a depth of approximately 50-60 ft, and found in association with two lots of cannon, cannonballs and lead sheeting.EMContainer36361600169913MAS2016-10-19T00:00:00ZFood and liquid storage containerWith finder2016-10-21T13:09:27Z2018-05-23T14:04:36Z181202829152-2.4749.45namely.bumps.misnamedMAS MASMASStonewareMouldedIncompletePOST MEDIEVALx41047POST MEDIEVALx41047x41047DivingSubmitted as wreck to the Receiver of WreckMAS100018a.jpg66images/MAS2020-09-08T15:39:33.98Zfinds-88MAS-100008MAMMAL REMAINSUNKNOWNThis tooth is a cattle (Bos spp) molar from the upper jaw. It has four crescentic cusps (polycuspid) forming a square crown, as well as four root elements. These characteristics are typical of selenodont teeth which are found in ruminant herbivores (e.g. cattle, goats, sheep, or deer). Viewed from the side, the crown of the tooth forms triangular profiles which, in combination with ridges, makes the sideways jaw motion of ruminants an effective way to break-up tough plant matter. Thus their function as crushing and grinding teeth.
The alternating layers of enamel, dentine and cementum are exposed. The surface of the neck of the tooth is white and grey, however, there is also a distinct bluish tinge to parts of the tooth that may indicate the presence of the iron phosphate mineral, vivianite. The presence of vivianite attached to bones is generally accepted as evidence of subfossil status.
Providing a relative date for this tooth is challenging as there are numerous reasons as to why it has not fully fossilised. It may be that not enough time has elapsed since the animal died, or the conditions in which the remains were deposited may not have been optimal for fossilisation. While the domestication of cattle occurred approximately 10,500 years ago in the Near East, it is generally accepted that domesticated cattle first appeared in England during the Neolithic (circa 4,000 BC) (Lynch et al. 2008).Ecofacts9363MAS2015-01-01T00:00:00ZVertebrate remainsWith finder2016-09-12T10:19:24Z2016-09-27T14:24:55Z811528425PAS57BC1B67001A23PAS57BC1E1600176F243674NorthumberlandNZ327955.1043857-1.50000143league.shunts.prices10MAS MASMASAnimal skeletal material10232CompleteGoodNEOLITHICx14337POST MEDIEVALx41047Coastal walkingSubmitted as wreck to the Receiver of WreckTooth01.JPG17images/MASMF2017-11-06T18:25:01.706Z