The objects have been taken to Cardiff University’s lab. Conservator Clare Emerson is painstakingly removing the dirt of the dig from an ornate copper brooch.
“We’d have to do some more analysis, but it’s probably bronze,” she says. “Also we think it was possibly gilded, which would be a coating of gold over the top.”
The ends, she explains, were covered in green enamel.
“This would have been a very decorative brooch. I think it’s a very special find for the site.”
Alongside this piece of medieval bling, the team have also unearthed a pin made from bone with a detailed pattern and a comb intricately carved from antler.
And there are some exquisite, multicoloured glass beads. Measuring about 3mm across, each one is a miniature delight. They were possibly stitched onto clothing or attached to a piece of jewellery.