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Artifacts fossils and preserved bones , found and excavated from the south west area of Ancient Cleveland .

Artefact found in Stainton beck , with a corrugated gold band - carved animal bone and unknown magnetic material .

Worked bone from the Stainton gravel beds .

Bos skull and mandible found in Stainsby beck, I believe to be Bos Longifrons .

Unknown mineral possibly mineralised burned wood .

Caddis fly tubes - nests in tuffa taken from Mercia Mudstone at Stainsby beck . 

Unknown fossil on an earlier fossil from the Stainton gravel beds .

Cervus Elephus antler excavated from possible sacrificial deposits at Stainsby beck .

Minute crystals in a worm tube from Stainsby beck deposits , probably Aragonite .

Bos skull and Canus skull from Stainsby deposits .

Bos femur river Leven .

Carved Equus bone - Stainton gravel beds .

Preserved shells - Stainsby deposits .

Crinoid on Gryphaea Stainton gravel beds . 

Unknown Bovine mandible excavated by my daughter - Stainton gravel beds . 

Equus mandible - Stainsby deposits .

Human femur Stainsby beck . 

Human femur said by Durham University to be unusually large . 

Human parietal skull piece Stainsby deposits .

Magnetic Basaltic andesite Stainton .

Worked iron stone Stainton .

Unknown Stainton gravel beds . not pyrite . 

Brightly coloured clay deposits Maltby beck .

 

Magnetic Equus skull - old river Tees . 

Note the ball magnets attached to the bone surface , this is not unusual in this area .

Unknown Maltby beck . 

Magnetic Equus radius .

Note the ball magnet .

Unknown - Maltby beck .

Cut piece .

Pottery pieces Stainsby deposits .

Food residue preserved on inner pot .

Canus mandible .

Cervus Elephus antler piece , possibly a pick . 

Bos skull I believe to be Longifrons , and Human Femur , Stainsby beck . 

Bos Longifrons - Stainsby deposits .

Bos Longifrons showing damage caused by conflict , the damaged bone had refused .

Britain's largest preserved land excavated prehistoric Cervus Elephus antler - Stainsby deposits . 

Large Cervus tibia piece - Maltby beck .

Preserved seeds Stainton gravel beds .

Septerian concretion - Stainton gravel beds .

Preserved Shoe sole -Stainsby deposits . 

 

Stainsby deposits .

Fishing sinker Stainton gravel beds 

Cervid mandible -Stainsby deposits .

Equus scapular - Stainsby deposits . 

2 x Cervid mandibles and Human Tibia , Stainsby deposits .

Preserved leather of unknown age possibly quite modern - Stainton beck - River Leven- maltby beck .

Worked stone possibly a counter balance or anchor - Stainton gravel beds . 

Worked stone - Stainton gravel beds . 

Worked stone Stainton gravel beds .

Worked stone - Stainton gravel beds .

Mercia mudstone with reduction spots - river Leven .

Worked Basaltic andesite - stainsby deposits .