The Most Beautiful & Significant Find of 2022 (or EVER actually!) - Mudlarking with Nicola White

2024 ж. 17 Мам.
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I thought I was dreaming when I found these two significant artefacts eroding out of the mud. I truly couldn't believe it. This really is one (or two) of my best ever finds in the mud and I feel truly privileged to hold them in my hands.
It is so important to report our finds from the mud to the Finds Liaison Officer and with this one I contacted the FLO at the Museum of London the very next day. The FLO now has the artefacts and they will be recorded on the Portable Antiquities database:-
finds.org.uk/database
Thank you for watching and dont forget that if you want to try mudlarking you need to have a permit from the Port of London Authority. You can find the details here:-
www.pla.co.uk/Environment/Tha...
With thanks to David Nolan
Follow me on twitter and instagram for more mudlarking adventures. @tidelineart
Thank you.
Nicola White
www.tidelineart.com

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  • As an archaeologist up here in Scotland, I just want to congratulate you on dealing with that situation so well. Hopefully you passed on find site details in case there is a grave or graves that could be excavated. Well done both of you.

    @tatankha1@tatankha1 Жыл бұрын
    • Thank you very much

      @nicolawhitemudlark@nicolawhitemudlark Жыл бұрын
    • Yes she did say she had given the coordinates and that the area is now out of bounds for mudlarking, if I heard and read in the comments elsewhere all correctly.

      @louisegogel7973@louisegogel7973 Жыл бұрын
    • That is so exciting. I got excited just by their excitement.

      @hollihysell4@hollihysell4 Жыл бұрын
    • @@louisegogel7973 Love that.

      @hollihysell4@hollihysell4 Жыл бұрын
    • @@louisegogel7973 Hey does that mean, she can down in history for finding this site?

      @hollihysell4@hollihysell4 Жыл бұрын
  • The intact Roman pieces were simply mind blowing! Hard to wrap your mind around the age, and such fine workmanship!

    @irhonda31@irhonda314 ай бұрын
    • I know incredible to find them uncovered like that.

      @shelleyharris4176@shelleyharris41763 ай бұрын
  • Thank you for showing your surroundings. So special.❤We were blessed by watching your amazing discovery.😮😮

    @peggycomer1@peggycomer1Ай бұрын
  • The history of the UK goes so far back and the richness of ancient artifacts that still can be found today is amazing

    @donnamcardle8928@donnamcardle89282 ай бұрын
  • It's a small miracle that the two vessels hadn't smashed into each other despite being so close.

    @xwiirastusx@xwiirastusx Жыл бұрын
  • In all my years as archaeologist never have I found such a item intact

    @robertheintz5594@robertheintz5594 Жыл бұрын
  • 2000 years old. Haha! I live in western Canada, where anything from before 1900 is a museum piece. Can't imagine just picking up a bunch of pieces of perfect Roman stuff on the beach, taking it to a museum and going about my day. Bless. XD

    @amouramarie@amouramarie Жыл бұрын
  • Was anyone else holding their breath as Nicola dug it out??? What a beautiful find! Congratulations!

    @juiceesmile4u@juiceesmile4u Жыл бұрын
    • If you were holding your breath thru all of the excavation of half of the jug from the sticky clay you passed out before seeing the final event!

      @wandapease-gi8yo@wandapease-gi8yo11 ай бұрын
  • Congratulations, Nicola! How fantastic for you to find not one, but TWO perfectly intact, whole Roman artifacts! That is simply amazing! I'm so happy for you!

    @kpax2066@kpax2066 Жыл бұрын
  • That is absolutely incredible! I mean to find the Roman pot fully in tact but also a perfect plate right with it! I am a arrowhead hunter, metal detector and general relic hunter. I have great finds over 40 years but my God! A full perfect Roman pot and plate! I'm floored!

    @BamaChad-W4CHD@BamaChad-W4CHD3 ай бұрын
  • I got a little chuckle imagining someone from ancient times being told that thousands of years from now people would be so excited by a (disposable) jug! I imagine they would think that we have all lost our minds in the future. I imagine it to be like being told today that people would be so excited to find a red solo cup! 😆 The jug and plate are such amazing finds! Well done!

    @lillyrose3545@lillyrose3545 Жыл бұрын
    • Basically the same as those Stanley cups people collect and pay hundreds of dollars for! lol. But really, anything that's old and rare is likely valuable, regardless of what it is.

      @QoraxAudio@QoraxAudio2 ай бұрын
  • Well, the amphora and plate were still exciting finds! I suspected they'd go to the museum, but you know they will be preserved. The European drought is supposed to bring rivers , including the Thames, down to lower levels than they have been since the 1600s. Who knows what may be found then. There is a drought in the south west causing Lake Meade to go dry and all the skeletons of people killed by the Mob in Las Vegas are all over the news. I have broken apart .303 rounds and the cordite in them looks like short lengths of uncooked spaghetti noodles. It is yellow too! That Roman denarius is awesome! I think you will see some more spectacular finds before the drought ends. 😊👍🇺🇸🇬🇧

    @justdustino1371@justdustino1371 Жыл бұрын
    • Thanks Dustin x

      @nicolawhitemudlark@nicolawhitemudlark Жыл бұрын
    • So similar to what is happening in the far north in Canada and other northern countries. With the ice melting the rate of archaeological finds is exploding. So important not only for the archaeologists and other experts but also the native cultures these finds often originate from. In Canada this is helping the native cultures reawaken pride and knowledge of their past in the new generations.

      @billie-jobenway8658@billie-jobenway8658 Жыл бұрын
  • Magnificent finds. The Roman artifacts in perfect condition are breathtaking. Thank you so much for this video.

    @lovelyskull3483@lovelyskull3483 Жыл бұрын
    • Thank you. so glad you enjoyed. It was a special moment!

      @nicolawhitemudlark@nicolawhitemudlark Жыл бұрын
  • I was just heading for bed here in the USA when I saw you had a new post and thought I'll just watch a few minutes and catch the rest in the morning... well... couldn't possibly have turned that off! Just a wonderful adventure I can now dream about. Thank you for sharing your excitement and those extraordinary finds with your many fans. 🏺

    @artieash6671@artieash6671 Жыл бұрын
  • Congratulations on your fabulous finds. You gave them the utmost respect. What a day. David is a lucky charm. We'll done both of you.

    @dianesnowflake@dianesnowflake Жыл бұрын
    • Hi how are you doing?

      @Godwinpounds4333@Godwinpounds4333 Жыл бұрын
    • @@Godwinpounds4333 I'm very well thank you. In Australia atm visiting family.

      @dianesnowflake@dianesnowflake Жыл бұрын
    • @@dianesnowflake I’m glad you’re doing well, it’s nice meeting with you here. I’m from Florida USA. How do you mean by that?

      @Godwinpounds4333@Godwinpounds4333 Жыл бұрын
  • So amazing to find two beautiful artifacts from centuries ago ! Helps us to better understand the everyday life of people who lived in those long ago times ! I hope the person or persons to whom those beautiful bowel and pot belonged to didn’t meet a tragic end ! Congratulations on an exciting find ! 🙀👵🏻😱🖖🏼👽🐲👍🏻🌵ARIZONA USA🇺🇸❤️🙏👍🏻

    @user-ml6dk8sk4e@user-ml6dk8sk4e4 ай бұрын
  • Can’t imagine what you must have felt when you found one Roman pot, but then to find 2 Roman finds the Roman gods really were with you both that day #mudlarked

    @johnwatson8678@johnwatson8678 Жыл бұрын
    • They certainly were!

      @nicolawhitemudlark@nicolawhitemudlark Жыл бұрын
  • Sunday morning coffee and mudlarking with Nicola!!! What could be better? 🥰

    @LaurenAnyone@LaurenAnyone Жыл бұрын
    • Actually HAVING Sunday morning coffee, AND mudlarking with Nicola...LOL! 😁

      @elizabethhart1802@elizabethhart1802 Жыл бұрын
    • @@elizabethhart1802 oh my gosh that’s so true haha!!

      @LaurenAnyone@LaurenAnyone Жыл бұрын
  • I was so happy for Sean as he found that arrowhead. A work of neolithic art in itself, what a find!

    @stuartwilliams4898@stuartwilliams4898 Жыл бұрын
  • I nearly had a heart attack when you found the first pot! The plate added a ton of icing-just so sweet! Beyond a bucket list day!

    @vilstef6988@vilstef6988 Жыл бұрын
  • I was holding my breath. You have reach legendary level in mudlark history.

    @romancewiththepast7979@romancewiththepast7979 Жыл бұрын
  • Did anyone else gasp/shout when she lifted the amphora up by its handle alone at 16:32? Beautiful finds, for sure. Must have been amazing to liberate them from their entombment.

    @greenspiritarts@greenspiritarts Жыл бұрын
  • My word, I wonder if the Roman las or chap who tossed that into the river had any idea 2000 years later a lovely lady of the 21st century would be pulling it out for us modern day people to see? How extraordinary! Cheers

    @kristimcgowandarkoscellard3126@kristimcgowandarkoscellard3126 Жыл бұрын
  • David is an excellent spotter! You had better take him along more often.

    @mhs4186@mhs4186 Жыл бұрын
    • yes absolutely right!

      @nicolawhitemudlark@nicolawhitemudlark Жыл бұрын
    • @@nicolawhitemudlark marry him

      @sean-or1nc@sean-or1nc Жыл бұрын
  • I'm a trained potter who hasn't had a studio in quite a while. As part of my journey I've also done some glass blowing and silver smithing, but ceramics always stays closest to my heart. So you can imagine how I enjoyed this! The fact that so many pottery finds have really informed us about our civilizations in the past is fascinating. The fact that these single fired wares have held up against time thanks to clay mud from which pottery is also made is humbling and amazing. The craftmanship and functionality of these old pieces is amazing. I was particularly impressed by the fine curvature and elegantly turned foot of the Samian plate. Smartly stamped on the serving side of it too by the maker, realizing of course that food is served already plated and dirty plates are never turned over at the table, so that's a real marketing strategy right there! I see these Samian plates often have a very deliberate little upward peak in the center. I'm SO curious as to why. Today that's usually a sign of a young amateur thrower (it's clearly thrown on a wheel btw) but in the case of these it's also clearly intentional as they are extremely well finished, which is a post throwing dicipline unto itself. On the bottom side it's also clear this choice is echoed, there's an upward identation. This is sometimes a choice in Asian teaware, especially chawan for teaceremonies as the way these are performed is in an exact ritual of gestures and administration by women with small hands. It facilitates the one handed holding of the dish, a finger or two in that center stabilizing the grip, the other hand turns the chalice thrice from the opposing side of yhe body of the vessel. Theorizing using this information, tgis detail may in fact support the idea that this type of small plate is actually for ceremonial purposes, and not for dining. Anything wet put on such a plate would run out to the perimeter of it. The size also suggests it might be ment to be held in a single hand, and the small amphora in the other, being of perfect size, and for a one handed grip also given a very practical handle. Any liquid poured out of the amphora onto the plate would with the peaked bottom swirl in circles at the slightest gesture. Just like tea in Japan. It's just a thought, informed only by my pottery experience, but if burials involved these two pieces it's not far fetched to imagine they also played a part in the burial ceremony itself to symbolize the circle of life and death, the human vessels last breath, the oils or wine of sustenace given to send them off, or some form of last anointing happening. Anointing and blessing remains of the dead with oils and water is many thousands of years older than Christianity. Those two vessels together really are like a summary of all human existance. I find the shapes and dimensions, the careful curvature and finishings so human and moving. The words we use for pottery shapes echo the human vessel. We speak of necks and shoulders. The foot, the lip, sometimes ear is used for handles (in some languages). Ceramic pots since the dawn of humans have held the water of life, the wine, kept the dry goods dry, kept pickled and salted goods free of contaminations; they've been our pots for cooking in the fire, kept clean through fire, and the last resting place for our bones and ashes though time. It's just increbly remarkable that you can stumble on such a find at the riverside like this in our age, or on a walk on a hillside of any meditteranean island, if you have the eye to actually see it. I hope the museum does what they claim they will. I know in many countries there's simply not resources enough put aside to follow through on all public finds and they'd rather peoplr just left things alone and stopped poking about. Unfortunately. Because exactly like you say, it can be only a matter of weeks before it's all washed away and broken to sherds, any potential bones scattered, and the world would miss out on the opportunity to see and learn from these ancient objects of hand made beauty. Please keep an eye out on that specific site to see if your find is followed up on, the site protected. You are skilled in your method of retrieval, and that makes all the difference! If nobody acts on this site within reasonable time I'd go back if I were you. Letting things literally go to waste isn't reasonable. Any possible human remains from this far back are not generally treated with sanctity by archeologists, but retrieved are at least carefully carbon dated, sorted and put in a drawer somewhere. At best. If it's a roman burial site and not protected, visibly sealed off out of bounds or even examined closer, simply ignoring the site serves no purpose whatsoever. Whatver remains will be destroyed nonetheless as its now subject to the elements again. Thank you for sharing this whole process with us! I look forward to an update on this. I'd really love to get my hands on a few pounds of that protective shoreside clay and see if it would make good potting clay! It's not unlikely it's a match for the pottery you found there after a little old school processing! Marvelous! Congratulations! ❤️

    @gnarbeljo8980@gnarbeljo8980 Жыл бұрын
    • Someone said, "the Romans loved their sauces" -- as do Italians today. I wonder if the 'crown' in the base of the plate was intentional, to direct any sauces to the outside edge. To be mopped up with bread. Just a thought.

      @eatiegourmet1015@eatiegourmet1015 Жыл бұрын
    • Thank you for writing and posting. I have enjoyed reading it.

      @shelleyharris4176@shelleyharris41763 ай бұрын
  • This is the very reason I watch these videos. I could get lost for days in the history you bring back to life. Outstanding finds that it'll be saved forever thanks to your skills and professionalism

    @americanborn3151@americanborn31514 ай бұрын
  • anyone else get a few moments of anxiety watching Nicola holding up those Roman pieces?! just couldn't stop the "Don't Drop It" thoughts!

    @dharmaofdog7676@dharmaofdog7676 Жыл бұрын
  • I thought of you and your fabulous finds the other day when I was researching an ancestor who tragically died on the 3rd Sept 1878 when the pleasure steamer SS Princess Alice collided with the Bywell Castle coal ship on the Thames. Around 650 men, women and children lost their lives. Absolutely dreadful and there are no words really. On reading newspaper reports at the time many many personal posessions were never recovered. My own ancestor had a silver cup with him. I would hope that many little treasures and personal items have now been recovered by lovely mudlarkers. So much history in the Thames.

    @valpayne2963@valpayne2963 Жыл бұрын
    • I did a video about the princess alice last year or the year before actually xx

      @nicolawhitemudlark@nicolawhitemudlark Жыл бұрын
    • @@nicolawhitemudlark Ooo I shall definitely watch this. My ancestor was Frederick William Boncey, Chief Steward on the ship, he and his team provided the refreshments and looked after the passengers. Apparently he had just sat down to a game of whist with some passengers when the ships collided. He was in his 30's and left 5 children.

      @valpayne2963@valpayne2963 Жыл бұрын
  • Congratulations, Nicola! When you held up that pot I was ready to cry!

    @MsCynet@MsCynet Жыл бұрын
  • Fascinating

    @geralyn-mm@geralyn-mm3 ай бұрын
  • As some are consumed by the future, there are those of us fascinated by the past. This episode, in particular, has caused me to want to be in London for the Totally Thames Festival. I recently learned of other lost rivers in and around London and I am not certain a single month is enough time to explore. Of course, I cannot come so I will depend on your channel for highlights. And quite possibly you may produce a video on a lost river or two? Thank you, Nicola, for this labor! Yes, I am a proud American. But also proud of my English roots.

    @granddad-mv5ef@granddad-mv5ef Жыл бұрын
    • Anne Johnson and Sef Townsend have compiled 'London's River Tales' a book of traditional tales that includes tales of the lost rivers of London put out by History Press. It was written for children but has a lot for everyone.

      @normanperrin6635@normanperrin66354 ай бұрын
  • I love Nicola's excitement over finding that gorgeous vessel. I'm so happy for her!

    @lananieves4595@lananieves4595 Жыл бұрын
  • Incredible history preserved! Thank you for doing what you do Nicole and for taking us along on the hunt!

    @matthewfisher3201@matthewfisher3201 Жыл бұрын
  • Nicola...just may I say Wow!!...as a Land Surveyor in America I've stumbled upon arrow heads...fossilized sharks teeth and old bottles...to name a few..to think that you find Roman Artifacts is just mind boggling to me ...and it makes me want to journey to England and look!..your passion and excitement is palpable!!...I grew up in the Bahamas when it was a British Colony and has British Teachers!...I'd just love to do this!! Thank you for what you do!!

    @budboggess5575@budboggess5575 Жыл бұрын
    • Thank you Bud!

      @nicolawhitemudlark@nicolawhitemudlark Жыл бұрын
  • Nicola, you deserve to find the pot. All the hours you’ve put in - your 10,000 which makes you an expert- you really do deserve to find something so precious and interesting. I’m so happy for you and David. All of a sudden I was terribly worried how you were going to get them home. I was thinking about them. They look like the remains of a Roman picnic. A bottle of wine and a dish of nibbles. They left them behind as rubbish, worthless. But in what other circumstances can you say ” I must get poo’d on more often” and everyone nods in agreement? Fantastic video☺️🌸☺️

    @amandapittar9398@amandapittar9398 Жыл бұрын
  • A great find David, good spotting. It must have been such a privilege for you Nicola to be able to dig it out. Great show

    @karencooper334@karencooper334 Жыл бұрын
  • The soil around the the pot and dish is distinct from the surrounding soil. I can't help Hut wonder if they're grave goods. I'm gobsmacked! What an incredible find!

    @alden1132@alden1132 Жыл бұрын
    • At 18:07, what is the object to the left of the screen, at about the same height as your head? Looking at the site from a wider angle, it looks like a hole was dug at that spot to bury the objects. I suspect they were intentionally buried. I'm no archeologist, but even to a layman, it seems pretty clearly like a deliberate burial site, for the objects if not a body. Perhaps it was intended as a cache of goods, meant to be retrieved if needed, but left and forgotten? It's wonderful to speculate!

      @alden1132@alden1132 Жыл бұрын
    • Oh, I was hoping you did keep the "vegetable matter" from the plate. If it was originally left in the dish, perhaps carbon dating will yield a more specific date of burial!

      @alden1132@alden1132 Жыл бұрын
    • @@alden1132 I put it in a container and gave it to the Museum

      @nicolawhitemudlark@nicolawhitemudlark Жыл бұрын
    • Yes grave goods

      @nicolawhitemudlark@nicolawhitemudlark Жыл бұрын
    • @@nicolawhitemudlark That's awesome. Amazing video. I always enjoy your videos, but this was next level. I commented before I finished the video, and hadn't yet seen the part where you talked about preserving the material. I REALLY hope we get to learn more about it, later. Keep up the great work!

      @alden1132@alden1132 Жыл бұрын
  • How very fortunate for us all that you were the finder. I’m always so very impressed with the care you take and your ethics. Thank you for sharing these precious finds with us all and making sure they will be preserved for posterity. Please do keep us updated should you receive any updates on excavation of the site.

    @vondabarela8994@vondabarela8994 Жыл бұрын
    • Thank you Vonda

      @nicolawhitemudlark@nicolawhitemudlark Жыл бұрын
  • Nicola thank you so much for all your interest especially your Roman potxxxxxxxx

    @patcardiff2563@patcardiff2563 Жыл бұрын
  • Always amazed how the earth protects these items. Fishy custard, hmm, think I’ll give that one a miss! The Roman finds, wow, stunning, the Samian plate is perfect, so excited for you both

    @shirleyn546@shirleyn546 Жыл бұрын
    • The Doctor likes fish fingers and custard…

      @erinmcgrathejm4985@erinmcgrathejm4985 Жыл бұрын
    • @@erinmcgrathejm4985 yes, Matt Smith’s Dr?

      @shirleyn546@shirleyn546 Жыл бұрын
  • Oh my giddy Aunt!! What absolutely extraordinary finds! So exciting, this whole episode made me smile from ear to ear. Well done and thank you Nicola for taking us along xx Teresa 🇦🇺❤

    @iamshotty@iamshotty Жыл бұрын
    • Well said. Whatta a thrill she gave us from something that might have otherwise simply lost forever. Nice that you got it too.

      @elizabethbowen7094@elizabethbowen7094 Жыл бұрын
  • That Pot & Plate … somebody’s lunch washed down with a lovely wine. Well saved Nicola. Just wait until they are on that shelf behind you xx 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

    @kimmylass100@kimmylass100 Жыл бұрын
  • Your videos are wonderful! I wish I could get muddy along with you, but sorry to say I must live vicariously through your filming instead! So thank you for bringing me along visually on your larking expeditions! I've always been interested in British archeology and will never have the chance to take part. I'm so grateful for all of you who do this and share your experiences with us!! Always informative with so much eye candy!! Great finds in this one!

    @dianeknott3655@dianeknott3655 Жыл бұрын
    • Yes agree with you

      @shelleyharris4176@shelleyharris41763 ай бұрын
  • Fan-bloody-tastic episode. I lived in London 1975 - 78. Spent a lot of time walking the Thames banks. If only I knew about the contents of the mud then! Yes we in Oz have some of the best beaches in the world but one can spend a life time of beach combing and find only plastic waste from passing ships. Keep up the good work.

    @moondyne2034@moondyne2034 Жыл бұрын
  • Congrats on your Roman finds. This is definitely amazing and a find of a lifetime!

    @cherylhartnett6887@cherylhartnett6887 Жыл бұрын
  • Someone had a picnic and left in a hurry ! My home is St Albans so I grew up fascinated by the wonderful finds from Roman Britain. Good for you ! Thanks for the breathtaking video !

    @joseeallyn9950@joseeallyn9950 Жыл бұрын
  • Congratulations David, who spotted the Roman vessel first! Well spotted!

    @brightpurpleviking@brightpurpleviking Жыл бұрын
  • As a New Zealander, I'm soooo envious of you, Nicola! Everywhere you look in the UK. there seems to be "Roman this" or "Roman that". So cool! If you mudlark in NZ, the most you'll probably find is a beer bottle from the 1970s!

    @gaius_enceladus@gaius_enceladus Жыл бұрын
  • Aloha from Hawaii, David Hume from London, now living in a tropical paradise on the Big Island. I have watched a lot of your videos, love em, thank you so much. This episode was epic. I used to work in central London and would sometimes go down to the 'mud' on my lunch breaks. I never found anything as epic as you have but I loved the feeling there, like walking in time. Thanks again Nicola.

    @jessiebrader2926@jessiebrader2926 Жыл бұрын
  • Only-once-in-a-lifetime-find. WOW !

    @bertusverberkmoes4249@bertusverberkmoes4249 Жыл бұрын
  • I’m imagining someone sitting there eating their lunch off of a plate with their drink next to them when they got up suddenly for some reason. Then a bit of weather came in, and their lunch sank into the mud, not to be found until 2000 years later. Incredible finds!!!

    @tawnytuppence5573@tawnytuppence5573 Жыл бұрын
  • Congratulations Nicola and David! Amazing history saved just in time! Another excellent save was the glass bead. Wonderful video, I'm so happy for you and David...what a stellar day!

    @Julianne955@Julianne955 Жыл бұрын
  • Your excitement was so deep and sincere that sharing it brought me, much to my surprise, to the edge of tears. You and David created a very real connection of shared humanity with the maker, your viewers and the gracious interests of your partnership in this very special discovery. Thank you for making history so meaningful and alive.

    @elizabethbowen7094@elizabethbowen7094 Жыл бұрын
    • Very genuine, & well said

      @LoneWolf-479@LoneWolf-4796 ай бұрын
  • Spectacular!! More in the wall?? Possible cache?? Washing out??....🔨❇❇🌞

    @micheleaustin8328@micheleaustin8328 Жыл бұрын
  • Hi Nicola, I am so saddened by the passing of your Queen. Many of us here in the U. S. loved her too. Take care, from the U. S. A.

    @marysullivan4708@marysullivan4708 Жыл бұрын
  • What an amazing day! I know you cannot lark at that area until the antiquities people finish investigating, but I hope that they allow you to come and observe. I think we all would love to see that and it would make an amazing video!

    @erinmcgrathejm4985@erinmcgrathejm4985 Жыл бұрын
    • Thank you. Yes, good idea

      @nicolawhitemudlark@nicolawhitemudlark Жыл бұрын
    • That would be wonderful if they would let you!

      @Birdbike719@Birdbike719 Жыл бұрын
  • Absolutely brilliant, amazing pieces of history. I love watching all your finds, but these are the top of the list. Keep searching, can’t wait to see what you find next. May you be blessed.

    @sharongoodson2857@sharongoodson2857 Жыл бұрын
  • Awesome find of the Roman pot & plate Nicola !!! I'm so happy 😊 for you !!! The pipes were nice & bottles. I really like the Cod bottle with the marble in it. I also have a cod bottle with a marble in it but mine doesn't have no words on it or a mark. I absolutely love it !!! ❤️🙂

    @deborahbryant7530@deborahbryant75307 ай бұрын
  • I can just imagine an roman soldier/merchant sitting down for a meal and getting rushed away only for his lunch to be found 2000 years later where it was left sitting. Amazing find and video as always.

    @Airith0@Airith0 Жыл бұрын
  • I'm not sure if I've seen a bigger smile on your face, I couldn't be happier for you! It even gave me chills watching you carefully extract the two incredible finds. Serious museum quality finds, congratulations!!!💖😄👍🤗🥰I would let a flock of geese poo on me if it brought me that kind of luck, hopefully David also had some of that good luck.

    @wildlifeathome@wildlifeathome Жыл бұрын
  • This for you can only be described as a red letter day - a day you will struggle to surpass, and undoubtable will never forget. Utterly utterly fantastically brilliantly fabulous - and I don't think there is anyone else in the World that deserves this more than you - congratulations!

    @PBUCKY1969@PBUCKY1969 Жыл бұрын
    • Thank you!! 😊 ❤️

      @nicolawhitemudlark@nicolawhitemudlark Жыл бұрын
  • Hi Nicola am so made up I came across you on you tube, your mudlarking videos are so so amazing and informative and I just can't get enough of them, and you are such an amazing important person aswell as all the other mudlarkers a BIG THANKS TO YOU NICOLA,.I deffo will donate

    @petercollins7483@petercollins7483 Жыл бұрын
  • Well done you! What a wonderful and memorable day!

    @theeclecticthriftercrafter@theeclecticthriftercrafter Жыл бұрын
  • I got strong Time Team vibes from this episode! Expected Tony Robinson to pop info view at any moment when you excevated that Roman pot. 😂 Absolute bonkers that both the pot and the plate are perfectly intact after so much time 😳.

    @ericj.w.ruijssenaars3421@ericj.w.ruijssenaars3421 Жыл бұрын
    • Me too! I'll bet any Time Team members watching this video are well jealous! 😉

      @Gazellekaz@Gazellekaz Жыл бұрын
    • @@Gazellekaz I bet they are 😄. Blessings from the Netherlands!

      @ericj.w.ruijssenaars3421@ericj.w.ruijssenaars3421 Жыл бұрын
    • Thanks Eric!

      @nicolawhitemudlark@nicolawhitemudlark Жыл бұрын
  • This is my first time on this site. This is so fun and amazing. I love that you enjoy each piece as well as the excitement over the Roman finds.

    @Booboosmom@Booboosmom2 ай бұрын
  • OMG Nicola! Amazingly fantastic finds.... I watch Time Team and I was wondering if those Roman pots were part of a burial offering, it looks like most of the grave has been washed away and with it the occupant. The substance in the dish may be some sort of offering that would be amazing wouldn't it! ❤️

    @alliebasta7482@alliebasta7482 Жыл бұрын
    • Hi how are you doing?

      @Godwinpounds4333@Godwinpounds4333 Жыл бұрын
  • Well done to you both but well done David for spotting that gorgeous amphia bottle.

    @sheenamoore3938@sheenamoore39384 ай бұрын
  • Wow. Just wow! I am really enjoying watching your finds and what you discover about them!

    @dianapenn950@dianapenn9503 ай бұрын
    • So glad you're enjoying the experience!

      @nicolawhitemudlark@nicolawhitemudlark3 ай бұрын
  • Amazing that these finds still turn up and that you were able to save them. It will be interesting to know if the Archaeologist find out more about the area they were found.

    @katey3789@katey3789 Жыл бұрын
    • I'll keep you updated

      @nicolawhitemudlark@nicolawhitemudlark Жыл бұрын
    • @@nicolawhitemudlark Excellent. That was what I also was hoping for. Congratulations on your mudlarking finds.

      @louisegogel7973@louisegogel7973 Жыл бұрын
    • I wonder if the people of the future, would be so excited about finding our trash? I kind of doubt it though.😆

      @enigma9625@enigma9625 Жыл бұрын
    • @@enigma9625 lol, I think they might indeed be, especially if day to day life has evolved quite a bit. 😁

      @louisegogel7973@louisegogel7973 Жыл бұрын
  • Wow! Just wow! I think we all shared your excitement at uncovering those two Roman pieces! So glad you shared it!

    @grahamrichards193@grahamrichards193 Жыл бұрын
  • It's totally awesome. Congratulations, Nicola, both Museum pieces. London will be extremely excited with both your finds. ❤❤❤

    @littlewren5775@littlewren57753 ай бұрын
  • Oooh,how fascinating how things turn around! The tiny pipe that you placed in that wood box,a delightful hint at the Keen’s video that is now posted! You weave about through time,I respect and marvel.

    @charlesperez9976@charlesperez9976 Жыл бұрын
  • WOW, WOW, WOW!!! Those Roman artifacts are definitely the find of a lifetime! Well done! Please do keep us updated on further information about them as you receive it. Greetings and hugs, best wishes from Oregon.

    @karenpelletier5707@karenpelletier5707 Жыл бұрын
  • Absolutely spectacular Roman finds! How exciting! Looking forward to hearing from the museum on more particulars! Congratulations!💖👍🏻

    @spicencens7725@spicencens7725 Жыл бұрын
    • Hi 👋 how are you doing?

      @Godwinpounds4333@Godwinpounds4333 Жыл бұрын
  • Fantastic finds!! How exciting to find two such perfect object that have survived all those years

    @carolynwalker2713@carolynwalker27134 ай бұрын
  • Watching Jan 2024 from Montreal and also so excited about what she found. Incredible how many thing have survived and can be found .

    @shelleyharris4176@shelleyharris41763 ай бұрын
  • Wow. Spectacular finds this time Nicola, can’t wait to hear further news from the FLO.

    @Reedee94@Reedee94 Жыл бұрын
  • Most amazing episode that I can remember. It was like watching Time Team with Nicola as guest star!

    @irishtino1595@irishtino1595 Жыл бұрын
    • Yes I kept thinking about that!

      @marjielalonde3875@marjielalonde3875 Жыл бұрын
  • Oh wow, that Roman pot & plate are so spectacular! If I were in your wellies, I would be sobbing with delight 😍💕💕💕

    @heidikoester@heidikoester Жыл бұрын
  • Congratulations, Nicola. How exciting!

    @mrsenstitz@mrsenstitz Жыл бұрын
  • Totally amazed and great full to see your rare precious finds and looking forward to learning more about them!

    @chrisdouglas8056@chrisdouglas8056 Жыл бұрын
    • Thanks Chris!

      @nicolawhitemudlark@nicolawhitemudlark Жыл бұрын
  • Congratulations on finding such historical finds. So cool. I like the way you incorporate the wildlife into your videos.

    @anitameza3960@anitameza3960 Жыл бұрын
  • I was sitting here, happy and contented, feeling great then up you popped and voila I'm even happier, is it possible ? Hugs xxx

    @TheFiown@TheFiown Жыл бұрын
  • Congratulations miss nicola White I do believe its one of your personal golden bucket list finds very pleased for you. I hope you find many, many more in your near future godblss

    @calstayton3581@calstayton35814 ай бұрын
  • Congratulations Nicola on such a significant and exciting find. What I find even more exciting than the makers mark, is the ancient contents of the bowl. It may have been their last meal, preserved in time. WOW!!!

    @chrisjeffrey4212@chrisjeffrey4212 Жыл бұрын
  • *Nicola WOW, such amazing historic preserved finds in one day. Thank you for uncovering them in one piece too. If they go to a museum, will they have both, you & David's names attached to each piece for the world to see when they visit said Museum??? But if they do not go into a Museum, do you get them back??.*

    @andreacrashe9894@andreacrashe9894 Жыл бұрын
  • Great to see your latest find well done!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    @paulgriffiths9718@paulgriffiths9718 Жыл бұрын
  • Top 'larking Nicola! the bead was exciting enough but also the 2 ceramics....so satisfying. Great day's work

    @edcruwys@edcruwys Жыл бұрын
  • I just find it amazing that you can be strolling along and find something over 2000 years old. Congratulations on your finds, and I hope the finds add to our understanding of ancient lives. What a wonderful mud lark!

    @Catmoore60@Catmoore60 Жыл бұрын
  • Absolutely incredible Nicola, thoroughly deserved and well earned 😀

    @neilwood8794@neilwood8794 Жыл бұрын
    • Thanks Neil!

      @nicolawhitemudlark@nicolawhitemudlark Жыл бұрын
  • 😁👋👍👍👏👏💕🙏🏻 Excellent finds David and Nicole. Living in Northern Lower Michigan. We don't have the extreme history as you have. So I was blown away one spring day. As the earth pushed her treasures up to the surface. After the long freeze of winter and the earth thawed. My son found an ancient Roman coin. It was under the canopy of a very large maple tree. About 20' from our driveway. There was only one previous owner. The family who built the house and farmed the land. Of this 120+ years old farm house. Which is a baby compared to Great Britain. And the family has no idea how it came to be on the property.

    @dawndixon402@dawndixon402 Жыл бұрын
  • Congratulations Nicola👏

    @mikes3975@mikes3975 Жыл бұрын
  • I can't think of anyone more deserving to have made these discoveries. Well done Nicola❣ David is right, that Samian plate looks as if it were made yesterday.

    @lynnerodgers4461@lynnerodgers4461 Жыл бұрын
  • Just amazing finds. I know native Americans put food with their dead so they wouldn't go hungry on their journey. I'm wondering if Roman's did the same thing. How fortunate you and David were to be able to hold such history in your hands. Congratulations!!!

    @janethuffman5280@janethuffman5280 Жыл бұрын
    • I think a lot of cultures around the world have had similar burial customs. Adding different “necessities “ for the deceased person to take on their journey to the next world. Food, weapons, even their trusty stead’s. (Check out what was in the tomb with king Tut).

      @laraemitchell9064@laraemitchell9064 Жыл бұрын
    • @@laraemitchell9064 I will definitely research King Tut. Thank you.

      @janethuffman5280@janethuffman5280 Жыл бұрын
  • I got tears in my eyes with all your excitement finding the Roman pot. So happy for you.

    @phyllisstrider2998@phyllisstrider2998 Жыл бұрын
  • If only school classes could have been this entertaining, we all would have learned more.

    @MKCarol-ms7lg@MKCarol-ms7lg Жыл бұрын
  • They were in such perfect condition, to be able to learn so much about them, with the contents they contain. To learn the age and name of the maker was amazing. The story to come will be awesome. Great vid. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

    @lisafarr2771@lisafarr2771 Жыл бұрын
  • Wow what a day, museum quality finds, glass beads, complete cod bottles, break out the champagne. So very happy for you.

    @gailmowat3149@gailmowat3149 Жыл бұрын
  • 'fish custard'? You're not selling it Nicola. Congratulations on your finds. In all the years I watched Time Team, I don't think they ever found anything as complete as that, not one but two things! Well done.

    @andrewclarkehomeimprovement@andrewclarkehomeimprovement Жыл бұрын
  • Great day for you congratulations on your great fines for the day. Can't believe it happened to you stay blessed and see you again on the next episode 👍🥰🛐

    @rogerdempsey7227@rogerdempsey7227 Жыл бұрын
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