{"id":2203,"date":"2025-06-24T18:03:21","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T18:03:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/?p=2203"},"modified":"2025-06-24T18:03:21","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T18:03:21","slug":"early-medieval-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/early-medieval-finds\/","title":{"rendered":"Early Medieval finds"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Finds From Wirral<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-attachment-id=\"2141\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/early-medieval-finds\/strap_end_1129667\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/strap_end_1129667.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"strap_end_1129667\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Strap End&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Strap End&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/strap_end_1129667-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2141\" src=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/strap_end_1129667-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Strap End\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/strap_end_1129667-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/strap_end_1129667-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/strap_end_1129667-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/strap_end_1129667.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Early Medieval are finds dated AD410 at the end of the Roman era to AD 1066. They are rare finds but we know that many finds were made at Meols on Wirral dating from this period. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The PAS database only has 21 finds listed from Wirral found and recorded by amateurs from this period and Wirral Archaeology CIC have added 20 of them. We have , weights, gaming pieces, strap fittings, brooches and some very unusual coins. Some are pictured below. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">This is a strap end. This is a small piece of metal that is split at one end and was riveted to a leather or cloth strap. You can see the split at the upper left but there is little left of the original rivet holes. There is no visible decoration on this piece but it is quite corroded so any decoration may have gone. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">It is dated AD 750-950.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/finds.org.uk\/database\/artefacts\/record\/id\/1129667\">https:\/\/finds.org.uk\/database\/artefacts\/record\/id\/1129667<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Finds From Wirral Early Medieval are finds dated AD410 at the end of the Roman era to AD 1066. They are rare finds but we know that many finds were made at Meols on Wirral dating from this period. 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Very similar items have been recovered from Viking York and would have been worn on a strap. https:\/\/finds.org.uk\/database\/artefacts\/record\/id\/1158343","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Finds&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Finds","link":"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/category\/finds\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Whetstone","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Wetstone_1158343.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Wetstone_1158343.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Wetstone_1158343.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Wetstone_1158343.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Wetstone_1158343.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1953,"url":"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/roman-mount\/","url_meta":{"origin":2203,"position":4},"title":"Roman Mount","author":"Wirral Archaeology","date":"20\/03\/2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Finds From Wirral Roman Mount This is a Roman mount that has been dated to the late Roman to Early Medieval period. (AD350-450). Such mounts were used decoratively and also to stiffen belts. This example still has the rivets in.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Finds&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Finds","link":"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/category\/finds\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/MOUNT1_ID_LVPL-390396.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/MOUNT1_ID_LVPL-390396.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/MOUNT1_ID_LVPL-390396.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/MOUNT1_ID_LVPL-390396.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/MOUNT1_ID_LVPL-390396.jpeg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/MOUNT1_ID_LVPL-390396.jpeg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2209,"url":"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/strap-end-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":2203,"position":5},"title":"Strap End","author":"Wirral Archaeology","date":"25\/06\/2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Finds From Wirral - Strap End A third strap end. This one is decorated with an enamel in what is known as a Trewhiddle style. 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