Mathias H. Kaas

Finds Liaison Assistant/Intern for @findsorguk at South and West Yorkshire (SWYOR) | Archaeologist | All views expressed are personal

[Mathias H. Kaas @SWYOR_Team]

Today is my last day as an intern with @SWYOR_FLO.
It's been a pleasure to meet all the amazing detectorists in Yorkshire and the colleagues for @findsorguk .
Thank you for this time! You can find me at @HolchKaas if you want to keep up with what I'm doing :)

[Rebecca Griffiths @YORYM_FLO]

Advent Find 5: Metal hoards are fairly common in Bronze Age. Early hoards were thought to be ritual deposits & later hoards are interpreted as ‘waste’ to be melted down & re-cast. They were perhaps buried for safekeeping & never recovered. #AdventFinds https://t.co/AswO0pvTjz

[Mathias H. Kaas @SWYOR_Team]

Read the full record here:
https://t.co/2JtEYtHufo

[Mathias H. Kaas @SWYOR_Team]

Here is an interesting find from the Selby district for #FindsFriday: A Roman trumpet brooch lead model dating to about AD 75 - 175, featuring a central moulded acanthus motif. A pretty rare find, with only seven other similar ones in @findsorguk

[Adam Rivett @YORYM_FLA]

Finally, some interesting ceramics to post! This is a pedestal base from a Roman colour-coated beaker. The lighter patches around the edge of the pedestal are the result of the potter holding it when putting it into the coating. #FindsFriday https://t.co/SuYwuOnph1

[Rebecca Griffiths @YORYM_FLO]

Advent Find 1: This Palaeolithic handaxe is one of the oldest objects recorded from North & East Yorkshire. It may have been used for a variety of purposes, such as butchery, digging, harvesting plants and chopping wood. #AdventFinds #FindsFriday https://t.co/C38zU4EOzK

[Mathias H. Kaas @SWYOR_Team]

Showing off this great find for #FindsFriday; A French 'Crown type' jetton, dating from the reign of Charles VI (AD 1380-1422). I adore the beautiful crown on the obverse. Found in the district of Doncaster.
Read the full record at: https://t.co/ikDQ7azWBc
@findsorguk

[Adam Rivett @YORYM_FLA]

Shamelessly reposting this Solidus of Valentinian I on the 1,648th anniversary of his death in AD 375. #findsfriday https://t.co/I6eRw0Ovap

[Rebecca Griffiths @YORYM_FLO]

Elizabeth I ascends the English throne upon death of her half sister, Queen Mary #OTD in 1558, aged 25. This threepence of Elizabeth I was issued in 1575 with a reverse legend declaring 'I have made God my helper' #FindsFriday https://t.co/3efIk5JKcE

[Prof Michael Lewis FSA MCIfA @Tostig1066]

And of course see the wonderful @SWYOR_FLO and @SWYOR_Team

[Mathias H. Kaas @SWYOR_Team]

See the full record, here: https://t.co/By9BB41B4V

[Mathias H. Kaas @SWYOR_Team]

For #FindsFriday, I present to you, an Early Medieval coin, specifically a Northumbrian styca. Minted during the reign of Aethelred II, about AD 840 to 844, this coin bears the imprint of the moneyer, Monne. Found in the district of Selby. @findsorguk

[Mathias H. Kaas @SWYOR_Team]

Similar brooches have been recorded on @findsorguk database, see HAMP-2D07C2 and BH-3822DE.

[Mathias H. Kaas @SWYOR_Team]

While attending today's exciting online symposium, hosted by @LtrPrehistFinds, I made this post during lunch, showing you a great find for #Findsfriday.

The object is an annular brooch dating to the Medieval period, about AD 1200 to 1400. It's found within the Selby district.

[Rebecca Griffiths @YORYM_FLO]

This bag seal was issued by seed merchants Wessanen & Laan. Founded in 1765 in Wormerveer, North Holland the company remains operational today, based in France since November 2020, under the name @Ecotone_
#FindsFriday #SocialHistoryMeetsArchaeology https://t.co/V5uo3Z7TFd

[Rebecca Griffiths @YORYM_FLO]

Full on day working through an assemblage of 325 Roman coins with colleagues & volunteers from @findsorguk #DreamTeam #SleepNow

[Mathias H. Kaas @SWYOR_Team]

I haven't been in the office this week; I've been out on an excavation near Tadcaster with the local commercial unit, @AS_WYAS. There were no amazing finds, but I had the opportunity to try the English excavation method and dig a ditch! #Archaeology

[Rebecca Griffiths @YORYM_FLO]

Athelstan I, 1st king of England, died #OTD in AD 939. The Vale of York Hoard contained numerous coins of Athelstan, including 1 proclaiming him 'Rex Totius Britanniae', King of All Britain. The hoard was acquired by @YorkshireMuseum #FindsFriday https://t.co/GmSBRhf7XX

[Mathias H. Kaas @SWYOR_Team]

For the full record, see https://t.co/qA2fOvCq5L

[Mathias H. Kaas @SWYOR_Team]

For #FindsFriday with @findsorguk we present a fragment of a gold coin found in the Selby District! A noble from Edward III's reign.
Minted about AD 1351-1363, it features a ship on one side and an eight-arched on the other.
An absolutely amazing find 🙌