A THRILLING Day's Metal Detecting a ROMAN Settlement in the UK!

[@ShauneinKent]

Another great. Video watching yourself has helped me as have just lost my younger sister have been very busy with all the arrangements so this is my time thank you and keep them. Coming shaune in Kent 👍

[@HolzHammerSagas]

Gosh Shaune thats terrible I am so sorry. Its hard to say words in such hard times for you I just hope you and your family are managing to deal with your loss - just awful - stay strong!

[@danielsmith9088]

Thanks again for your help. I was using general mode but sensitive seems good and I like the full tones a lot better

[@HolzHammerSagas]

Me too Daniel - sorry its taken me so long to get back and hope all well!

[@SouthDownsSilver]

Brilliant video thank you. Good to see you out with someone else aswell. What a site that must of been 1800 years ago! Must of been an important busy place 👍🏻

[@HolzHammerSagas]

I think it must have been Aaron... and its def fun to detect with someone else... occasionally! 😁

[@dan.nic.metaldetector]

Magnifiche monete, sei un bravissimo cacciatore di tesori 😃

[@HolzHammerSagas]

Grazie Dan!!!!!

[@iceblueni]

That is a cracking field, very enjoyable video.

[@HolzHammerSagas]

Thanks Iceblue! And thanks for watching! All the Best, Alexander

[@strawbs63]

What a fantastic Video so much information on the pottery Love your videos

[@HolzHammerSagas]

Thank you Strawbs 🙏😁 and hope all well!

[@mariuscarrick4256]

That’s an amazing permission.

[@HolzHammerSagas]

It was good fun Marius!!! Hope all well

[@jaynehorn151]

Wonderful video. Not every find needs to have value to be worthy. To touch Samian ware put ‘in touch’ with thousands of years of history. Wow so jealous!

[@HolzHammerSagas]

The samian ware was my favourite too I have been waiting years for some stamoed and decorated stuff! Hope all well Jayne thanks for watching!

[@petehusky4934]

i found some samian with a stamp on it in Gloucestershire - PRIMANUS. Handed it to FLO and they got back saying it was a previously unknown slip and was an unknown stamp too (but they knew of Primanus) - :) There are samian geeks out there who would be able to identify that!

[@HolzHammerSagas]

Thanks Pete and yes I neeed to get in touch with the Samian Geeks!!! 😁 Hope all well and well done on your stamped bit!

[@donreed417]

Hello again. What a video. I could tell you was having a ball. Thanks for taking us along.

[@HolzHammerSagas]

I was having a ball Don! Hope all well and thanks for watching!

[@jeanniemorales7092]

Lovely finds! I would find it very difficult to leave anything behind...😅 Coins are groovy, but LOVE the Samian ware. And the new speaker- superb.

[@HolzHammerSagas]

Thanks Jeannie - yes the new sound system holding up quite well! Hope all well with you!

[@shooterjohn7163]

Hi Alexander, what a great property. So nice to see you out having a good time. It’s always good when you have a friend along and you are finding such nice things… John

[@HolzHammerSagas]

It is fun going out with (good!) company Shooter you are right... just not too often!!!!

[@grahamethomas6018]

What a amazing permission and easy digging too. Thank you Alex.

[@HolzHammerSagas]

Not at all Grahame thanks for watching and hope all well!

[@danielsmith9088]

Thank you so much, I’m still trying to get used to the machine only on about 8 uses so far and worry I’m missing stuff

[@HolzHammerSagas]

@@danielsmith9088 I wouldn’t be going after those wispy irony signals you can hardly hear straight away… Just dig all the obvious stuff first - all of it! Just to let you ears to start getting used to deciphering the signals

[@chopsmclou4592]

Well done both of you! What a fabulous field that is, I'd be on it every spare hour I could muster! Back when dinosaurs ruled the world, I had permission on a field that was just like that (but much smaller). Pottery and tiles all over the place, and very little else but Roman coins and artefacts to be found 👌 Ahh.... Glory days, but I wish now I had the sense to have turned the sensitivity down on my machine, so the iron contamination wasn't masking out a lot of the signals that I no doubt would have been missing! Hats off to Cath for being so generous with such a great permission, and always a treat when Tasci puts in an appearance 🐶. Thanks for letting us come along with you, Alex, always a treat 👍

[@HolzHammerSagas]

Thanks for that Chops and yes it was extemely kind of cath to let anyone loose on such a good spot she's a good lass! 😁

[@petermasterson2894]

24:50 this bit reminded me of our jack russell called patch r.i.p. who would go out into the garden & come back in with a mouse hanging out of his mouth and drop it on the carpet wagging his tail. great video as always alex keep up the good work mate. 26:53 nice romans.

[@HolzHammerSagas]

Love the stroy of Patch Peter thank you - they can make for good mousers!

[@petermasterson2894]

okay mate all the best alex.

[@hugopainter1]

Hello Alexander. O.m.g. You are on a heavenly field. 😮 love your video’s. Keep up the good work. Lots of love from the Netherlands. 👍👍👍

[@HolzHammerSagas]

Thanks Hugo! It was a fun field - quite exhausting! Hope all well and All the Best!

[@detectingdaft]

Fabulous finds. More history saved. Best wishes in the sunny south from wet windy darkest Lancashire, England!

[@HolzHammerSagas]

Ha! Its been a bit wet here too DD!

[@dl9320]

Love your videos .. so informative too. You're one of hubby and my favourite KZbinrs 😊

[@HolzHammerSagas]

Thanks D and L! And I am glad to hear it! Hope all well and All the Best, Alexander

[@steveshepherd2712]

That's so nice of Cath to have you as her guest on such a hot permission. You both did very well and it will be a tough act to follow 😉🇨🇦

[@HolzHammerSagas]

I know Steve Im not sure she'd let me loose on a Medieval site of the same quality!!!! Hope all well!

[@martintempler8164]

It's mind-boggling why you don't have 100k subscribers. Another great video.

[@HolzHammerSagas]

Ha! Thanks Martin ! Spread the word! And hope all well!

[@timmellor6111]

I think you've managed to find more Roman coins in one day than our entire club has found in the last five years 😂

[@HolzHammerSagas]

I am sure thats not true but it did make me laugh a bit! Where are you based Tim?

[@timmellor6111]

I'm based in Derby and a member of Derby Artefacts Recovery Club. We really have to work hard for our finds up here 😅

[@darrencotton786]

Great video Alexander, you’re not the only one that gets excited by finding pottery I’ve always got my eyes peeled when detecting. That was a nice stamped base 👌

[@HolzHammerSagas]

Wasn't it Darren? Have you got one of those too? Hope all well and keep them minces peeled!

[@darrencotton786]

@@HolzHammerSagas Unfortunately I’ve not found anything stamped but my best find was a big chunk of decorated Iron Age pottery which made my day.

[@HolzHammerSagas]

@@darrencotton786 that would have made my day too!

[@edhart8184]

To say I am jealous is an understatement. I nearly had to watch it in two parts. What an amazing site.

[@HolzHammerSagas]

Ha! Thanks Ed and hope all well!

[@UkuleleBobbyKemp]

Fantastic Alex!! 🙏🏻

[@HolzHammerSagas]

Thanks Bobby!!!!

[@grassypants4450]

So Kath hates you Alex, well we all do when you come up with such awesome finds. What a wonderful field. Surprisingly no silver Roman on the day though? Thanks for another informative interesting video 👍

[@HolzHammerSagas]

I think Cath has found a couple of quite early ones Grassy! Hope all well and nice to hear from you!

[@PhilipWillsWorld]

Thanks for the video.

[@HolzHammerSagas]

Thanks Philip and hope all well - and nice to hear from you!

[@SedgefieldMetalDetecting]

I think Cath would become my BEST friend. She needs to be showered with hampers, theatre tickets and fizz! What a permission! Great video Alexander 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@catherinelange5109]

You can be my best friend if you come bearing those sort of gifts 😁.

[@SedgefieldMetalDetecting]

@@catherinelange5109 I’ll do a flippin’ acting course and put a West End show on. Fizz free 😉

[@catherinelange5109]

@@SedgefieldMetalDetecting😂

[@suffolkdutch7797]

What an amazing day you both had ,and it's nice to be out with someone else, especially when you find something worth sharing.

[@HolzHammerSagas]

Thanks SD it really is! Hope all well!

[@JohnHF1957]

Hi Alexander. What a field that is. To still find a considerable number and variety of items after it has been detected for a number of years shows that there may be more items deeper down. Kudos to Cath for sharing. Also, the snippet with Tasci showing how smart he is, was a nice inclusion. It is obvious that you really enjoyed that day. I look forward to your future visits to this special place.

[@HolzHammerSagas]

It was very kind of cath to have me along esp as she knows how much a like finding Roman stuff! Glad you enjoyed Tasci's shenanigans - I think it may have upset a few people and I wonbdered wether to include it but thats who we are and we might as well be honest about it! Hope all well and very nice as always to hear from you! All the Best, Alexander

[@stevepalmer4072]

What an amazing field Alexander. Would have loved to have seen it in it's heyday.

[@HolzHammerSagas]

I know tyhe mind boggles Steve! 🙏

[@bennystheins7001]

Good morning Alex, what a great field you have there, to drool over! We're heading out today! Thanks for the great video!

[@HolzHammerSagas]

Good stuff Benny I am out in East Anglia this morning and I hope the wether stays nice... it wasn't forecast but thats now changed - How have you got on?

[@bennystheins7001]

@@HolzHammerSagas We are already back in the Netherlands, Unfortunately the weather was not good for us, but we had a nice time. Make nice finds from Roman to modern. Want to have a detector week with you early next year?😉

[@kaare65]

Brilliant 💯

[@HolzHammerSagas]

Cheers kaare!

[@alprini]

You can’t stop unearthing the Roman’s secrets! Keep it up!

[@HolzHammerSagas]

Ha! Thanks Alprini hope all well!

[@alprini]

@@HolzHammerSagas it is all well, haven’t been getting out much tho

[@timhenderson2643]

Great video! That rock/Fossil thing is very interesting.....I am a sucker for rocks and fossils too. The ammonite fossils are very neat.....there is a large one here in our yard in a rock......maybe I should try and bust it loose from the matrix....I hope you are well......ok holler back Alex!!

[@HolzHammerSagas]

Hi Tim hope all well over there! Getting cooler here but not too bad - id be interested to hear if you can bust your ammmonite out! Big ones in good condition are wirth a few £££!

[@vladpom4674]

Hi Alex,cracking selection of coins and artefacts...Cheers Kev...👍

[@HolzHammerSagas]

Thanks kev and hope all well!

[@donnamartin4299]

Morning Alexander. What an incredible site. Don't think anyone else commented on this, but the painted ware is usually British; 'Nene Valley ware'. It's considered to be high status table ware.

[@HolzHammerSagas]

Is that right Donna? Thank you I will look into it! 🙏 Hope all well and good knowledge!

[@donnamartin4299]

@@HolzHammerSagas 100% Correct. These are often highly decorated pieces. Black/brown/red coloured matt glaze on a cream body. Some have painted designs. The more 'vase' shaped sherds are probably from 'small footed' jugs. We find quite a lot here in the Cambridgeshire area, but it's reach was countrywide.

[@tomhat1981]

That brooch end at around 18.00 is a Romano-British Aucissa type ..

[@HolzHammerSagas]

Thanks Tom I thought it was something like that I havent food much of that type... hope all well and All the Best, Alexander

[@BC-dig]

if ya have to dig with folks smart ladies are the best! take care and nice site

[@HolzHammerSagas]

Good point BC! Hope all well with you!

[@dazzaJoseph]

well done to both of you..

[@HolzHammerSagas]

Thanks Dazza! Hope all well and nice to hear from you!

[@dazzaJoseph]

@@HolzHammerSagas hi mate u got a link to your ebay

[@gabrielemalagnini2229]

It's fantastic to see what you find, here in Italy it's not allowed to keep Roman coins, I've never found any, but I'd like to have at least one. I live in the countryside where in Roman times there was a change of horses to reach Brescia. Then it became Mussolini's airport during the Second World War

[@HolzHammerSagas]

Really Gabriele? We are lucky that our rules arent as strict... I had the impression that Roman coins would be lying around everywhere all over Italy! Is Metal Detecting popular there? Hope all well and good luck in finding some!

[@gabrielemalagnini2229]

​@@HolzHammerSagasYes, there are groups that do metaldetecting, but the laws are very restrictive, in fact we always watch your videos in raptures because you are very lucky! We certainly have a lot here too, but unfortunately the superintendence does not give permission. And everything that is underground over 70 years of age is owned by the state, clearly it has a certain historical interest. Some coins may not and we must keep our distance from archaeological sites.

[@miss_detectorist]

God how did I miss this one! Great vid 😊😊😊

[@HolzHammerSagas]

Ha! Thanks Ellie! Hope all well!

[@garysmith1178]

Great video Alexander. What an interesting site, everything from fossils to Roman artefacts to samien ware, amazing. I'm not envious at all 🙄 😂 👍

[@HolzHammerSagas]

Really good fun that one Gary - quite exhausting mentally deciphering all those signals too... hope all well!

[@glenjeffery4315]

Nice to see you detecting with someone else 😊

[@HolzHammerSagas]

I like it too from time to time Glen!

[@tomwheeler7816]

like a kid in a sweet shop and and 50p to spend ,i just love hearing the sounds then the sound when it hits the target it helps a lot to learn the sounds

[@nickgreaves3355]

Hi Tom, I remember when 50 pence piece would get you two bars of chocolate and a roll of Toffos happy days!

[@HolzHammerSagas]

It sure does esp. if you are ears only - full tones is the wau forweard! Thanks Tom and hope all well!

[@tomwheeler7816]

@@HolzHammerSagas pitch or high square

[@leonardjackman354]

Another interesting video Alex and Cath great to see you both detecting on that Roman site.

[@HolzHammerSagas]

Thanks Len and all good with you I trust!

[@BMW7series251]

OMG Alexander! What a field! Coins, pottery, clasps etc! Thanks for posting. Great to see Taski doing his 'game' thing. All the best, John.

[@HolzHammerSagas]

Ha! My enjoyment of the game thing quadrupled when my last terrier did this... and just as much fun wit Tasci - some people cant believe it! Hope all well and thanks as always for watching!

[@petesquarterlifecrisis887]

Very amazing finds, must be incredible to detect on such ancient fields!

[@HolzHammerSagas]

Thanks peter it was good fun!

[@beano3868]

Well done to you both I'm pleased you had a good day out , thank you for the video Alexander it's much appreciated.

[@HolzHammerSagas]

Thanks Tim and hope you are well!

[@beano3868]

@@HolzHammerSagas yes thank you ,hope the same for you

[@muzzychuck]

Wonderful, Alex 😁 I would literally be out from sun up to sun down as often as possible if I had a field like that! Not for the first time, you make me jealous 😉 Keep up the hard work. I know the videos can be a toil (the longer, the better for me) but you always get my thumbs up. You're one of only three channels I follow from which I'll play new videos as soon as I get the notification 👍👍👍

[@HolzHammerSagas]

Thanks Muzzy and thats much appreciated! Hope all well and All the Best!

[@AaronDavies-ms3si]

That machine sounds like sooty and swep Alex 😂😂

[@HolzHammerSagas]

I like the sounds a lot - I cant bear the squawking those Minelabs make I cant even watch them on videos its like nails down a blackboard

[@calvinottewell-lh4hj]

Great video Alex well enjoyed great finds well done 👏

[@HolzHammerSagas]

Thanks Calvin I am glad you liked it!

[@tonythira9770]

I’m quite sure that the Samian stamp belongs to potter ICTTIAMA, Central Gaul, active at the Lezoux kilnsite circa AD 150-195. THE “AM” in the potter’s name are ligated. Another great video, Alex!

[@HolzHammerSagas]

That is excellent knowledge Tony I will look into it immediately and thank you!

[@tonythira9770]

@@HolzHammerSagaswelcome. I left you on the detecting hub a photo with a similar stamp.

[@amandahitchen732]

Wow, what a day for you both. I get Cath as i cant get excited over Roman coins anymore, but love the brooch. Good to see Tasc. I have a patterdale cross lakeland......wonder if he would retreive like Tasc...😂😂😂😂. Good to see another video Alex. X

[@HolzHammerSagas]

Thank you very much Tony thats much appreciated and I think its a very goof match!!!

[@HolzHammerSagas]

@@tonythira9770 Got it thanks Tony!

[@wayneriches9596]

Maybe a camp camp of soldiers, Alex 😉. What a good day out. Looked like a lot of fun.

[@HolzHammerSagas]

Thanks Wayne it really was!

[@Nicknofish]

Hi Alex, Cath. Great video. I find mostly roman Grey Ware on my permissions and a lot of small roman coins. Never found a silver! I did find a plesiosaur fossil. If you type in, plesiosaur found by fisherman on the Bristol Channel, it should take to the site. It's in Taunton Museum. Cheers.

[@HolzHammerSagas]

Seriously Nick, I will investigate... a plesiosaur??!! Wow! 👏

[@Nicknofish]

@HolzHammerSagas hi Alex, it measured 1.5 metres long, complete fossil, and estimated to be 185 million years old.

[@mazdaram226]

It might be worthwhile for Cath to use a LiDAR map of the field to understand if there’s any lines of settlements , I’m so glad you’ve sorted the speaker issue … great video both

[@HolzHammerSagas]

Good idea Mazdaram - fortunately its fairly clear where it all happened - and actually when you have a field like that you do the whole thing so carefully it doesnt really matter where the lines are! 😁 Hope all well and thanks for watching!

[@user-myDeus24ever]

Very nice video, and the book I purchased is A History of Roman Coinage in Britain

[@HolzHammerSagas]

Good stuff Robert I hopeits a good one!

[@jimconnell8994]

A great fun videos Alex

[@HolzHammerSagas]

Thanks Jim!!!

[@waterpowerspaniels]

What a field Alex ! May I add if history ,geography archaeology geology was taught like this children’s education would be all the better ! As for your terrier on game yes imo rare but if you had to rely on game in pot to survive , the deadliest team I have witnessed was a GSP and terrier The GSP would point the terrier would flush and retrieve a deadly combo. Once again thank you for sharing a excellent video

[@HolzHammerSagas]

Thanks for all that WPS and yes there are some good canine combos and you would know! An old girlfriend had an old lab, a terrier and a lurcher. The terroer would rustle round the hedges putting up rabbits - the lab would temporarily block them and the lurcher would chase them down! Poor little rabbit would then get very quickly shared!

[@mrpgw4181]

Hey Alexander - I believe the mystery rock is a trace fossil, the positive imprint of worm burrows! Great find.

[@HolzHammerSagas]

Well thats what I thought but a lot of people are saying casting waste I cant quite work out how that would be but thank you I hope you are right!

[@dean828]

Smashing Finds!!! Cheers & Howdy from Kentucky, 🇺🇸

[@HolzHammerSagas]

Hi Dean - hope all well over there its getting quite cool here!

[@markstonard1962]

hey mate , its furnace bloom from metal working , great detecting as usual , best wishes mark

[@HolzHammerSagas]

Thanks Mark much appreciated knowledge! Hope all well and All the Best, Alexander

[@claymeader4172]

Great video, great finds, well done

[@HolzHammerSagas]

Thanks Clay! Hope all well and thanks for watching!

[@OriginsReborn]

In your new titfer, I think you're reminiscent of Trevor Howard in Cockleshell Heroes ..great video, quality sound and vision! 👂🤓

[@HolzHammerSagas]

Thats a good comparison OR thank you!!! hope all well!

[@westtats]

Hi Alexander I have found similar rocks like the one you found here in New Zealand.From the research I’ve done and from asking a marine biologist and local rock hound I have found out they are called Phycodes trace fossils, hope this might help solve your mystery rock.

[@HolzHammerSagas]

Thanks Westtats thats much appreciated and I hope you are right ... and thank you to your frind too... the iron slag team are quite keen its that but I cant find a single image that relates closely to mine - Hope all well down there, I would love to visit one day!!!!

[@anthonystanbury5537]

What a field. Another great video, Alexander.

[@HolzHammerSagas]

Thanks Anthony! Hope all well!

[@markvine7067]

Great video.

[@HolzHammerSagas]

Thanks Mark 🙏

[@bobfrance340]

Alexander another top video thanks a lot for posting regards bob

[@HolzHammerSagas]

Not at all Bob thanks for watching!

[@Chelseaf.c-b2t]

You make my Friday

[@HolzHammerSagas]

Ha! Thanks Chelsea thats very kind of you to say so!

[@marilyngianadda1661]

I think it’s fossilized roots!

[@HolzHammerSagas]

Yes could be marilyn it really could! Hope all well!

[@TerryJames-j7t]

The worm fossil looks like part of an iron smelting furnace base find lots in west Gloucestershire

[@HolzHammerSagas]

There seems to be a bit of money on that Terry thank you!

[@dm51964]

The curved bit of stone looks like a quern fragment.

[@HolzHammerSagas]

Thanks DM 🙏 and that has been said by others too... I dont' know much about quern stones will have to do some research! All the Best, Alexander

[@carolcoutinho8777]

Could it be a blob of slag ceramic slag from the bottom of a kiln?

[@HolzHammerSagas]

well it occurred to me Carol but its unusual and quite heavy....

[@stephanbiela8150]

hallo ..war auch gerade auf dem acker 🍀🍀🍀

[@HolzHammerSagas]

Thanks Stephan!!!!

[@johnmoore486]

Cracking field wish was there with yer

[@HolzHammerSagas]

Thanks John and hope all well!

[@5q55.]

I think the big fossil was a Crinoid , a long stalk with tendrils at the top to catch plankton.

[@HolzHammerSagas]

I hadn't thought of the 5q but I know what you mean - thank you for your thoughts and All the Best, Alexander

[@bodgerpete1]

Well done again Alexander, your mystery rock/fossil looks very similar to the iron slag waste we find on our Roman site, which had a Roman foundry. Not saying it is of course but if you get a positive ID can you lets us all know please?

[@HolzHammerSagas]

Thanks Bodger the jury is still out... seems pretty 50/50 with both sides being very certain which is a bit odd - I think fossil !

[@09Countryman]

Quern stone maybe ? the curved granite piece, right thickness and texture. Sorry I posted this earlier in a reply not as a comment.

[@HolzHammerSagas]

Thanks Countryman I dont know much about quern stones but will investigate!

[@09Countryman]

@@HolzHammerSagas Good Morning, a quick look online will show you many images, the curved granite, worn smooth, led me to think that is what it may be, worth looking into anyway, have a great weekend, regards, Steve.

[@Flint-I]

Hi Alexander , what an absolutely amazing site . Was this a Roman fort with Vicus .,Obviously high end quarters for the commandant or Villa owner with the Samion ware . Do you know has this site ever been excavated ? , oh and I was out on B point last week 😉 . The mysterious rock looks like it could be bloom from iron smelting " maybe " ATB Phil

[@HolzHammerSagas]

A few people have mooted that one Phil I fear you may be right! 😁What was the weather like on B? I do like the walks down those points! Hope all well and thanks as always for watching!

[@Flint-I]

@@HolzHammerSagas Absolutely magic coast line , We have been going there ever since I was a child back in the 60 s 😯 ,when my Nan used to rent a cottage for a long summer break . Tasci has a real soft mouth to handle bird's like that ,what a character he has become .,smashing little mate .

[@Miss_Toots]

Does that amount of pottery and coinage suggest a previous settlement to you Alexander? Or not necessarily so?

[@Miss_Toots]

Ah, as I carry on watching, you've already answered that 😂

[@HolzHammerSagas]

@@Miss_Toots 😁

[@catherinelange5109]

It’s a known villa complex that spreads over 3 fields. 1 of these is not on this permission and is where the main villa is (I can imagine what is on that bit!). In the field next to that one is an Iron Age settlement by the look of the LiDAR images.

[@robg3545]

Interesting rocks there Alexander, especially the 'burrows'. As a geologist, it doesnt look natural to me, so maybe "bloomery slag"?. It seems to show bubbles around the 'burrows'. Any worm burrows are usually preserved in fairly soft rocks that dont survive in large lumps like that seems to. The other lump looks like a conglomerate (called puddingstone as Cath said), could it continue in a circle as a Quern stone?

[@robg3545]

Update: yes, its something called "tap slag" from the smelting of iron which often shows this ropey texture. It could date from the same period as the roman artefacts.

[@HolzHammerSagas]

I dont know much about Quern stones Rob I will research! I think you may be right about the "fossil" though the non fossil party are equally adamant! Hope all well and thanks for watching!

[@HolzHammerSagas]

I'm still not sure... I can't find one image which looks closely like my one...

[@robg3545]

@@HolzHammerSagas if you google "EXARC tap slag" and look at the images theres a pretty convincing one there.

[@Thecointamer]

Is the rock fossil the bottom of a resin / concrete bag?

[@HolzHammerSagas]

Not sure yet Cointamer the jury is still out! Hopemall well and All the Best, Alexander

[@micah06v8]

I agree with what a couple of others have said I do think your rock is a fossil and I think it is a trace fossil. As for the samian ware (pronounced say-me-ahn), while it is higher-end pottery it's by no means super-posh pottery because it was mass-produced. I don't know how interested you are in this, but it's not technically a glazed piece. It was dipped in slip and then fired. Glazes are technically colored coatings but samian ware is covered in a very thin coating of water down clay. But it's the same clay the vessel is made of. One last thing, terra sigillata, is just another name for samian ware. It's not it's own subset.

[@HolzHammerSagas]

Thank you very much for all that Micah - good knowledge and shows how little I know! I am pinning this so others can learn from it too and thanks again - its much apprevcated! All the Best, Alexander

[@paulr6922]

Looks like some type of fossilised coral. Tube worms maybe.

[@HolzHammerSagas]

The jury is still out on as to what it is Paul I am keeping my options open! Hope all well

[@danielsmith9088]

Can I please ask what settings you used for this dig

[@HolzHammerSagas]

Hi Daniel - the same settings as I use for everything pretty much - same as I did with the deus 1 and I suspect not everyones cup of tea as they are in no way using the max power the machine is capable of ... Sensitive full tones... NO discrimination at all (-6.4 or whatever it is) I don't like lowering reactivity below 2.5 even in pasture and I lower the audio response to 3 as I don't want everything to sound like its on the surface! Good luck if you try them and all the Best, Alexander

[@markbateson9845]

Another great video Alexander, & great finally hearing the machine, great finds, your very spoilt down where you are. 👍

[@catherinelange5109]

I’m still laughing about you saying at the beginning of the day that you weren’t going to do any filming, you were just going to have a day just detecting then quickly changed your mind. It’s a brilliant site if you love Roman things. If it was as busy with medieval coins and artefacts it would be much better though😉

[@HolzHammerSagas]

ha! Not for me it wouldnt - thanks again Cath I really had fun that day!

[@lecarnute]

I wonder why are all the coins so destroyed, the Remus and romulus commemorative is not destroyed, being in the same soil condition. I know the commemorative ones are made in a better alloy.

[@HolzHammerSagas]

I have found some pretty dodgy Commemoratives too LC!

[@playinhooky11]

Yes, only 2 thousand years ago and rubble, what’s gonna be our fate

[@HolzHammerSagas]

I know..... Try not to think about it Playin.... 😁

[@thekingstone8632]

Hi Ally so many tokens of History quite wonderful..also I think you would have thought my latest video wonderful too if your promise like pie crust..easily broken...had been kept 😂 Thanks for promising though ..Merlin is quite a beautiful boy now ❤ much love to you and Tasci ..do yo ever get Antique Dolls House furniture and miniatures please me know and prices ,as I have another Doll House to furnish ,blessings xxxShaz 😊🥰😛🤪

[@HolzHammerSagas]

Gosh Shaaz I am so so sorry - I have a few things to do first this morning then I will watch your videos and leave lots of comments! 😁👍

[@andorhemelaar1784]

not a worm fossil but waste of iron manufacturing from roman times.

[@HolzHammerSagas]

Ha! I’ve just noticed , you only comment on my videos to tell me I’ve got something wrong! 😁👍

[@09Countryman]

Could the ‘Granite’ piece with the curve be part of a Roman quern stone. I have seen very similar that was. Great video as always.

[@HolzHammerSagas]

How are all those wiggly tubes formed?

[@catherinelange5109]

Then it would give an obvious signal when you run the machine over it and it doesn’t 🤷‍♀️

[@minteherms6784]

Just scandalous how she was rubbing that fibula with that brush. Just scandalous!!! I am sorry to say this, but apparently you know nothing about how to treat your'e finds!!! 🤯 Please do what we do and try to organize a afternoon where a conservator/ or archeologist comes to show and learn you how to treat a find how to clean it and how to preserve it. For us it is our'e local detector shop that organize these lessons. If cost you a few hours and maybe a few €/£ and you know what you need to know on our'e level. Because that was horrible to see how that fibula was treated. Please do this and share your knowledge afterwards to, just out of respect for the history,find, etc. Nice find tho and good luck in de future.

[@catherinelange5109]

Thank you for your concern. I can assure you though that I am very careful with my finds and have had training from a conservator. The brush is very soft and wasn’t used with any pressure and did no damage at all 😊

[@HolzHammerSagas]

Thanks Minte and yes she really should know better you wouldn't catch me behaving like that!

[@TheTimbo335]

hi, i have enjoyed your videos, but as today i've discovered you enjoy shooting birds i'm cancelling my subscription.

[@HolzHammerSagas]

I completely understand The Timbo and sorry to see you leave - i was wondering wether or not to include that bit as I thought it might upset some people but I might as well be honest as to who I am and what I do - all the Best, Alexander

[@TheTimbo335]

I suppose it goes with the territory, a few of my detecting mates are also into fishing and clay shooting, we all enjoy the outdoors. Just one of my principles, never hurt animals. But good luck with your videos 👍

[@HolzHammerSagas]

@@TheTimbo335 Thanks for getting back - I'm afraid I fish too and you are right - a lot of it is being out enjoying the amazing countryside we have to offer (esp. the river banks) but it would be odd of me not to be able to understand where you are coming from too. All the Best, Alexander

[@thomasstrain5503]

The pottery looks like an oil lamp base?

[@HolzHammerSagas]

Yes, could easily be ... thanks Thomas!