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| Leiston Abbey dig unearths 'poker chip' and curse tablet | Leiston Abbey dig unearths 'poker chip' and curse tablet |
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| An archaeological dig at an abbey ruin in Suffolk has unearthed a medieval 'poker chip' and a curse tablet. | An archaeological dig at an abbey ruin in Suffolk has unearthed a medieval 'poker chip' and a curse tablet. |
| Ninety people paid to take part in a two-week excavation at Leiston Abbey. | Ninety people paid to take part in a two-week excavation at Leiston Abbey. |
| A 'Nuremburg jetton', which would have been used for gaming was found along with the metal curse tablet, which is expected to contain a message when it is unrolled. | A 'Nuremburg jetton', which would have been used for gaming was found along with the metal curse tablet, which is expected to contain a message when it is unrolled. |
| The Dig Venture project ends this weekend but experts said they hoped to continue the dig next summer. | The Dig Venture project ends this weekend but experts said they hoped to continue the dig next summer. |
| Participants searched for artefacts and information about the Premonstratensian abbey, which was founded at nearby Minsmere in 1182 before moving to Leiston in 1363. | |
| Industrial remains | Industrial remains |
| Maiya Pina-Dacier, Dig Venture's community manager, said of the finds: "The jetton was used as an informal currency and it is evidence people were gaming." | Maiya Pina-Dacier, Dig Venture's community manager, said of the finds: "The jetton was used as an informal currency and it is evidence people were gaming." |
| Curse tablets were believed to be of Romano-British origin. They were made of lead or pewter and were rolled-up containing an inscribed curse of someone who had wronged the author. | Curse tablets were believed to be of Romano-British origin. They were made of lead or pewter and were rolled-up containing an inscribed curse of someone who had wronged the author. |
| Dig Ventures has returned for a second year in its search for evidence of industrial remains, such as a mill, next to the ruins. | Dig Ventures has returned for a second year in its search for evidence of industrial remains, such as a mill, next to the ruins. |
| Brendon Wilkins, project director, said: "We're starting to build a picture up of what the lumps and bumps in the field were. | Brendon Wilkins, project director, said: "We're starting to build a picture up of what the lumps and bumps in the field were. |
| "We've found evidence of large post-built structures and a platform with further structures probably underneath it, but what they were for is still a bit of a mystery. We hope to return next year to dig larger-scale excavation trenches." | "We've found evidence of large post-built structures and a platform with further structures probably underneath it, but what they were for is still a bit of a mystery. We hope to return next year to dig larger-scale excavation trenches." |