Romans

The handle, which is about 2,000 years old, was discovered in the River Tyne in Northumberland, and is thought to have been bought as a souvenir.

Archaeologists think they have uncovered evidence of trading links between Iron Age farmers in Teesdale and the Romans.

A rare beam and a well were among the finds at Hadrian's Wall but the discovery of a grave and human skeleton that has excited archaeologists the most.