31/07/2026
From the Bronze Age to the Medieval period, these five remarkable objects span thousands of years of history. Our senior finds archaeologist has chosen these as her top 5 each offering a glimpse into the people who lived here before us.
๐๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ณ๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ซ๐ - A beautifully preserved vessel used to hold cremated remains, providing insight into early Bronze Age funerary traditions.
๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ง ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ, ๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ- A classic example of locally made Roman pottery, highlighting the importance of regional industries and everyday life in Roman Britain.
๐๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง ๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฑ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐, ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ฒ- A truly extraordinary discovery, this beautifully carved bone box with its sliding lid was found in the grave of a young woman. Made from roe deer bone, it has no known parallels in Roman Britain, making it one of the most significant finds from the Broadway excavation.
๐๐๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฒ '๐๐ง๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ' ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ง๐- One of the most unusual medieval finds from the excavation, this Worcester-made jug is decorated with a moulded knight on horseback. It's the first vessel of its kind identified in Worcestershire, making it a truly exceptional discovery.
๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฅ๐๐ซ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐๐ก ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ, ๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ- A simple but ingenious tool used to make decorative cords was made from the antler of a fallow deer, revealing the skill and practicality of everyday medieval life.
