Dark Age Discoveries

Children dig up their finds.

Earlier this week, local school
children have found what look like
viking artefacts. These were located
in the grounds of Middleham School
when a group of children were
testing a friends metal detector.
The objects are thought to be
Viking remains which is a big
co-incidence as the children have
been learning about these ferocious
fighters and had guessed what they
were, what they were made of and
what they were used for. The owner
of the metal detector is Joey
Lappin, aged 7. He was given the
detector for christmas and was
intrigued to find out what it did.

Mrs Dobbs, who is the Head

Teacher, said, Its very interesting
and exciting that some ancient
artefacts have been found in our
grounds !
Children have high hopes that the
objects are of Viking origin and the
Hawes Museum have been e-mailed
and soon will be running tests.
Josh

DiscoveryFromYear5AtMiddlehamSchool

VikingArtifacts

Lastweek,ayoungboydiscovered
mysteriousobjectsburiedunder
schoolgrounds.Thechildrenthink
theybelongedtotheVikingsand
theteacherhassentanemailto
theMuseumtofindoutiftheyreally
arefromtheVikings!

Atthetime,thechildrenwere
testingoutametaldetector.The
Museumsaythattheyprobablyare
fromtheVikingssothechildrenare
soexcitedtofindoutiftheyreally
arefromyearsback!Teacher,Mrs
Monaghansaid,Iwonderwhere
theycamefrom?

Letia

YoungBoyFindsObjectsUnderSchoolGround

Vikingartefacts

Earlierthisweek,ayoungboy
EdwardSuttill,age9,found
interestingthingsburiedunder
schoolgrounds.Hewastestingout
afriendsmetaldetectortoseeifit
worked.TheirteacherMrs
Monaghanletthembringinthe
detectorbecausetheywere
lookingforVikingartefacts.

EdwardandJoeybroughtthe
interestingobjectsintheclassroom
sotheotherchildrencouldhavea
look.
MrsMonaghansaid,Ithinkwewill
sendaphotoofourfindtothe
museumatHawesandmaybethey
willtellusiftheyreallyarefrom
vikingtimes.

Chloe

TheVikingHunt

Thevikingstuff

Lastweek,MiddlehamSchoolwent
outsidewithJoeysmetaldetector.
Joey,whois7yearsold,found
somevikingobjects.Theclasswas
shockedbywhatwefound.The
classsaidthattheyweremadeout
ofclay.

Thepeoplewhofoundtheviking
stuffwasEdward,aged9,Joey,
aged7,Ella,aged8andEveaged
10.Edwardwastheonethatfound
it.Whenwefoundit,weguessed
whatitwas.Everybodythoughtit

wasmoney.MrsMonaghantook
aphotooftheobjectsandsent
themtothemuseumandclass2
hopetogetinformation.

Neve

DiscoveryofVikingArtefacts

Themetaldetectivebeginstobeep

ThechildrenatMiddlehamschool
earlierthisweekfoundsome
intriguingobjectswhichwereburied
intheschoolfield.Someofthe
childrenweretryingoutapupils
metaldetectorwhichhehad
receivedforChristmas.Edward
Suttill,whoisastudentat
MiddlehamSchool,saidThe
objectslookedveryoldandthey
weremadeoutofclayandmetal.

OtherchildrenatMiddlehamsaid:
Theartefactswhichwereceived
wereabrokensword,pots,beads
andotherinterestingthings.

Thepupilswhowerethereatthe
timewereJoeyLappin,7,Ella
Woodcock,8,EdwardSuttill,9,Ben
Simpson,8,andEveSutherland,10.

Thechildrenareveryintriguedand
cantwaittoseeifanythingelseis
found.MrsMonaghan,whoisa
teacheratMiddlehamschool,has
contactedHawesMuseumtoget
furtherdetail.

Brodie

ThevikinghuntinMiddlehamSchool

Lookingforvikingobjects

Lastweek,thechildreninclass2
Middlehamschoolfoundobjectsin
theirplayground.Theythinktheyare
vikingitems.Therewerepotsand
coinsandmoreartefacts.Theythink
thatthepotswereforputtingthings
inandthecoinswereforbuying
things.

Edward,9,foundtheitemswitha
metaldetector.Joeygotthe
metaldetectorforchristmas.The
schoolisgoingtosendaphototo
themuseumtohelpthemtoget
someinformation.

Scarlet

VikingFinds

Thevikingartifacts
OnWednesday27thJanuary,
somechildrenfromMiddleham
schoolfoundsomeobjectswhichit
lookedliketherewasacomb,2
pots,abitofmoney,abrooch,a
brokenbracelet,ametaltrayanda
metaljug.Theylookedlikesomeof
themhadbeenmadeoutofclay.

EdwardSuttill,9,wastheperson
whofoundtheobjects.Theyfound
theobjectswithJoeLapingsmetal
detectorwhichhegotforchristmas.

Theobjectswerefoundin
Middlehamschoolfield,byEdward
suttill,9,BenSimpsonJoeLapin,7,
EllaWoodcock,7,EveSutherland
,10.Theyweretakinginturnsandit
wasEdward'sturnwhenhefound
theVikingremains.Edwardsaid,I
couldntbelieveit!Wenever
thoughtwewouldfindsomethings
likethat.

MrsMonaghan,theirclassteacher,
sentanemailtotheViking
museumforexpertadvice.The
classarestillwaitingforanemail
backfromthemuseum
.

Lauren


YoungboyJoeyfindsartifacts

Vikingartefacts
LastWednesday,studentEdward
Suttillreceivedsomeunfamiliar
artefacts,thatwereleftonthe
bankingofaplaygroundfrom
MiddlehamSchool.Theunfamiliar
artefactswerefoundbystudent
JoeyLappinwhoistheownerofa
metaldetector.Hegotthemetal
detectorforChristmasandhe
wantedtoshowhisclassand
wantedtotakesomeofhis
classmatestotestthemetal
detectorouttoseeifthereisany
ancientvikingremainsinthe
playground.

Withtheamazingmetaldetectorof
JoeyLappin,thestudentsof
MiddlehamSchoolwerequite
impressedwiththeancient
artefactsthatthechildrenfound.
Theyhadanexceptionallygood
scrutinizeofwhattheythought
wereancientvikingartefacts.They
broughtthembacktothestudents
intheclass,theyallthoughtthey
wereancientvikingartefacts.They
sentanemailtotheinspectorsat
Hawesmuseumtoseewhatthe
mysteriousartefactsare.

Ryan

ChildrenDiscoverVikingArtifacts

Vikingartifactsfound
SomeofMiddlehamstudents
foundsomeartifactsintheirschool
fieldittookplaceafewdaysago
andtheytestedametaldetector.

Thepersonthatbroughtametal
detectoritwashischristmas
presentandhehasfoundvarious
things,likevikingstuffshuffles,clay
braceletsandsomethinglikea
coin.Thepersonwhogotmetal
detectorwascalledJoeyandhis
ageissevenandthepersonthat
foundtheartifactswiththemetal
detectorwascalledEdwardand
hisagewasnine.

Wehaveemailedthemuseumand
thechildrenarewaitingforthe
museumtoreplythechildrenwere
amazed.

MrsMonaghansaidWOW!thatis
amazinghowdidyoufindit,andall
thechildrenranovertohavealook
andEdwardrepliedIneverthought
wewillfinditbecauseithadbeen
rainingforages.

Ben

VikingBurial

Thevikingartifacts

Lastweek,inourschoolwe
foundwhatlookedlikeviking
artifactsinourschool
grounds,withJoeyLappins
metaldetector.

Ourgroup,foundthem:me,
Eve,Ben,EllaandJoeyI
wassoamazedathowmuch
wefoundbecausetherewas
7coins,1brooch,1comb,1
braceletandcups.

TeacherMonaghansaidIam
amazedaboutthis.Wesentan
emailtoHawestoseeifthey
wouldliketotakealookatthem.

Edward

SpecialFind

Vikingartifactsinschoolgrounds

Earlylastweek,somechildrenof
Middlehamschoolmadeafabulousand
ancientdiscoveryinthegroundsofthe
school.Thechildrenoftheschoolthink
theycouldbevikingartifacts.Butthemain
ladisEdwardSuttill,whohasmadeother
discoveriesinhislifetime,wasamazed.

EdwardSuttill,9,wasjustusingoneofhis
matesmetaldetector,heandhismate
hadbeentryingitoutforthesecondtime,
whenitwentof.Iwassoamazedwhen
thebuzzerwentoffIjustcouldntwaitto
digitup!saidEdwardSuttill.
Joey,7,whoisEdwardsmate,gotthe
metaldetectorasachristmaspresent
fromhismum.Imjustsohappythatmy
mumgotitmeforchristmasIcouldntdo
anythingwithoutit,saidJoey.

TheteacherofKS2,Mrs
Monaghan,hassentanemailto
HawesMuseumforadviceabout
theseartefactstoseewhichage
theyvecomefrom.Thechildrenofthe
schoolinKS2arehopingthatthey
havefoundvikingartefacts.Imso
gladthatwevefoundtheseartefacts
becausewemightgetsomecashfor
it.saidMrsMonaghan.

Aidan

MYSTERIOUSFIND

Vikingartifactsfoundinschoolgrounds
OnThursdaylastweek,childrenof
MiddlehamSchoolfoundsome
interestingobjectsunderthe
grounds.Thechildrenwere
astonishedatwhattheyfoundin
theirfield.Thereasontheyfound
theobjectsisbecauseastudent
namedJoeyLappin,7,broughtin
hismetaldetector.

Inthegroundtherewasobjectsthat
lookedlikecoins,abrokenbrooch,
abrokenswordandametalobject.

JoeyLappinsmetaldetectorwasa
christmaspresentfromhismum
andhisgrandmar.

Joeywastestingitwithsomeofhis
friendsnamedBenSimpson,
EdwardSuttill,NeveSuttill,Ella
WoodcockandEveSutherland.At
thetimeEdwardSuttillwasholding
themetaldetector.MrsMonaghan,
whoisateacheratMiddleham,
emailedthemuseumsosome
peoplewilltellthemwhattheyare.

Jacob

Exciting Viking Hoard

The children at Middleham school

found what might be some
objects from the vikings.They
found the objects with Joey
Lappins metal detector and
Edward Suttill was controlling it.

Some children went out of the

classroom to try and find objects.
When it bleeped, Mrs Pearson,
who works at the school, dug the
metal things up. When they
brought the things in everyone
was surprised.
Archie

Vikingfindinschoolgrounds

Thingsfoundunderground.

LastwednesdayEdwardSuttill,
age,9,discoveredsomemysterious
items
intheschoolgroundsofMiddleham
school.JoeyLappinwhois7
receivedthemetaldetectorfor
Christmasand,triedthemetal
detectoroutbeforeshowinghis
classmates.

Thechildrendugupanoldragged
net,abrooch,afewgoldcupsand
abrokensword.Edwardtoldthe
reporterIneverthoughtIwould
findsthesemysteriousitemsIfelt
amazedwhenthemetaldetector

bleeped.

ThechildrenandtheirteacherMrs
Monaghantookapictureofthe
objectsandsentittotheJorvik
museumandthechildrenare
hopingtofindsomeinteresting
factsabouttheseitems.

Caitlin

AMysteriousFind

Thisaretheobjectsthatwerefoundinthefield

Acoupleofdaysago,somechildrenfrom
Middlehamschoolfoundsomevikingobjects
inthefieldbytestingametaldetector.

Theyfound:coins,asword,bowlsmadeout
ofclay.Ifitwasn'tforJoeLapin,7,they
wouldn'thavefoundanything.Atthetime
EdwardSuttill,9,washoldingthemetal
detector.

Lastbutnotleasttheysentaphotoofwhat
theyfoundandEmailedittoJorvikmuseum
andtheyarewaitingforfurthernotice.

EllaWoodcock

Mysterious Discovery

The remains found in Middleham school field.

Last Week, Middleham School children

made a discovery in the school grounds
with edward Suttill,9, and his best
classmate Joey lappin ,7. they thought
to discover old viking artefacts, with
his Christmas present, a metal
detector.
Edward Suttill ,9, who lives in Carlton
in Coverdale, managed to discover the
mysterious objects
in the school

ground
.
He thought he was able to find
them with all the rain have had

pushed them up to the surface. The

artefacts were found with the use of
Joeys metal detector with further try
at lunch with little success in finding
anything. Mrs Monaghan, who was
teaching at the time, said The
children were amazed when they
brought them back up to our class, we
just didnt know what to do with them!
However, photos of the objects have
been sent to Hawes Museum, and still
need further emails to work out what
year the coins were from. And they are
waiting for futher notice from the
Museum. The children cant wait to find
out what they are.

Eve

TheGreatFind

TheremainsfoundintheMiddlehamSchoolgrounds

Lastweek,thechildrenofMiddleham
Schoolfoundsomeinterestingartifacts
thattheyhaddugupfromtheSchool
ground.

Edwardaged9andjoeyaged7were
bothonthescenewithhearingthebeep
ofthemetaldetector.Joeyhadbeen
givenametaldetectorforchristmas
whichcamehelpfullwiththereproject.

Theyfoundsomeclaymodelsthatthey
thinkwereusedforthedarkageswhen
theVikingswerearoundin793AD.
EdwardandJoeysaid:Ifanyonefinds
anymoreinterestingartifactstheyshould
contactedtheHawesMuseum.

OncetheyhadcontactedtheMuseum
theysaidthattheywouldorganiseto
sendsomesendsomearchaeologistsout
tohaveagoodlookattheseinteresting
andmysteriousobjects.

Cameron

Local Children Find Viking Objects

The artifacts that they found.

Last week , people of Middleham

school found viking artifacts in the
school field. It was a mystery. A
student of Middleham school got a
metal detector for christmas.
They found some viking artifacts.
They didn't expect to find anything
but then the metal detector started
going. So then they immediately
stopped and starting digging. There
was a hessian sack over it and a
metal tray. Edward Suttill age 9 was
holding the metal detector.

The metal detector belonged to

Joey Lappin age 7 who got the metal
detector for christmas. Edward
Suttill said, I didn't think they
would have been anything but I
think with the flood it might of
brought the objects up from the
underneath the ground.
However the teacher from
Middleham School has sent a photo
too Hawes museum and the school
are waiting for a reply.
Alaina

Discovery Found In Middleham School Grounds

Artefacts that were found.

On Wednesday 27th January,
pupils of Middleham school were
testing a childs metal detector
when they found a secret stash
of what might be some Viking
objects. Surprisingly before they
had no luck.

Joey said, I feel amazed with

finding them because they might
be more valuable than I thought.
KS2 have got in touch with the
Hawes Museum to seek expert
advice. The children are hoping
that they will be worth lots of
money.

The stash was found right next

to a drain. The main people who
Oscar
found it were Edward Suttill aged
9, and the owner of it, Joey
Lappin aged, 7 years old.

VIKINGDISCOVERIES!

On27thJanuary,childreninclass2
ofMiddlehamschoolfoundobjects
intheschoolgrounds.Agroupof
childrenwentoutoftheclasstofind
somemetalwithametaldetector.

Whenitbeeped,theydugintothe
grassstraightawayandthey
spottedsomemetal.

Theypulleditoutandbroughtitinto
class.Therewerepots,coinsanda
bracelet.Thechildrenthinkitmight
beandsentpicturestothemuseum
inHawessothattheycancome
andseeiftheyareviking.

Bleddyn

VIKINGFIND

Vikingsobjectsintheschoolgrounds

LastweekstudentsofMiddlehamschool
foundsomeobjectswithJoeysmetal
detectorintheschoolgrounds.Thepeople
whofoundthemwereEdward,JoeyEveand
Ella.

ItlookedlikesomeVikingobjectssoMrs
Monaghanreportedittothemuseum.The
childrenarewaitingexcitedlyforthemuseum
tocallback.

Joey