Detective work on fossils, pot sherds, and volcanic stones
There is a story behind everything and we had some good ones today at Roman Circus House. Once we had all introduced ourselves and described our interest in history and archaeology, we had some unusual fossils, pot sherds and masonry fragments to examine, identify and date. Illustrated here is one of them. Brought in by a new member. She had found it and other animal bones, when she was walking on the beach with her grandparents after shopping earlier this year. The shopping was removed from the bags to accommodate the bones. This one, illustrated, counts as a fossil as it is 120,000 years old. It belonged to a bison and is a metacarpus. It was found on the mud when the tide had receded after very high winds whipped up the high tides and eroded the coast. Some interesting pieces were brought in by the widow of an archaeologist and historian. She explained that she had discovered them clearing out drawers, cupboards, and jacket and trouser pockets. She has found a plethora of pot sherd