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Histories of Northamptonshire

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  • Neolithic flint axe found in Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire © NMAG

    Thorpe (Neolithic) Axe

    The Thorpe axe, named after the finder of the Axe in the inter-war years, is a large neolithic flint axe found in Higham Ferrers.

    Neolithic 4,100 - 2,500 BCE Geologic to Prehistoric

  • Broken Roman chalk spindle whorl marked with name © NMAG

    Roman Spindle Whorl

    Marked with the name of the Roman woman who used it, spindle whorls were used to spin wool into yarn to make clothes.

    Roman 43 - 410 CE Roman and Early Medieval

  • Roman pottery tile marked with maker's name © NMAG

    Roman Grafitti Tile

    Marked with the personal name of its maker, this tile is evidence of Roman industry in Northamptonshire as well as local literacy.

    Roman 200 - 300 CE Roman and Early Medieval

  • Reverse (tail) of Iron Age gold stater (coin) © NMAG

    Cunobelin Stater

    A Celtic gold stater minted in the late Iron Age, bearing the name of Cunobelin, ruler of the Catuvellauni and Trinovantes tribes.

    Iron Age 10 - 40 CE Geologic to Prehistoric

  • Face of Silver-Gilt seal matrix (rhs) alongside mould of seal when pressed into wax © NMAG

    Medieval Seal Matrix

    A medieval silver-gilt seal matrix. Used to create wax impressions on documents, this is a rare example in the name of a medieval woman.

    Medieval 1200 - 1350 Medieval to Tudor

  • Anglo-Saxon square-headed brooch with runic name inscribed on rear. © NMAG

    Wakerley brooch

    Excavated from a burial in an Anglo-Saxon cemetery, this square headed brooch is unusual in being marked with a runic inscription on the back.

    Saxon 500 - 700 CE Roman and Early Medieval