Statistical analysis of the database for Sunday 1st January 2017 until Sunday 31st December 2017

These archives can be searched to find out what was found on a particular day of the year. We have been recording digitally since 2016.

• 2016
• 2017
• 2018
• 2019
• 2020
• 2021
• 2022
• 2023
• 2024

You can also choose your own date ranges. You must choose a date from and a date to to interrogate this properly.

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Quantities of objects and records found

• Total objects recorded: 275
• Total records: 139

Quantities recorded per Officer and assistants

Fullname	Institution	Objects	Records
MAS	MAS	275	139
		275	139

Quantities recorded per Institution

Institution	Objects	Records
MAS	275	139
	275	139

Quantities by period

Period	Objects	Records
NINETEENTH CENTURY	174	62
	22	22
POST MEDIEVAL	58	35
MEDIEVAL	2	2
MODERN	16	15
PALAEOLITHIC	2	2
UNKNOWN	1	1
	275	139

Number of recorders per institution

Institution	Number of finders
MAS	23
	23

Average per month

Month	Objects	Records
January	3	2
February	3	3
March	8	7
April	3	3
May	18	14
June	34	9
July	55	24
August	48	25
September	52	20
October	35	22
November	12	8
December	4	2
	275	139

Year of discovery

Year	Objects	Records
1970	1	1
1994	1	1
1999	1	1
2012	1	1
2015	3	2
2016	4	4
2017	264	129
	275	139

Discovery method

Discovery method	Objects	Records
No method of discovery recorded	22	22
Coastal walking	10	8
Controlled archaeological investigation	1	1
Diving	224	94
Fishing	17	13
Unknown	1	1
	275	139

Type of landuse

Landuse	Objects	Records
No land use recorded.	273	138
Coastland	2	1
	275	139

Findspot precision

Grid reference precision	Objects	Records
No grid reference recorded	74	49
6 figure reference	28	13
10 figure reference	173	77
	275	139