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AWL
Unique ID: WILT-AD88E3
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A probable Bronze Age (2150 BC - 800 BC) bronze awl, measuring 68.13mm in length and weighing 3.63g.
It is perhaps widest at the centre (3.74x3.29mm), narrowing to a point at one end and thinning to a flat rounded end c.2x1.17mm at the other. Between the latter and the centre is a waisted area, probably due to wear, c.3x3mm. All original patina has been lost.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 2150 BC
Date to: Circa 800 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 68.13 mm
Width: 3.74 mm
Thickness: 3.29 mm
Weight: 3.63 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 12th April 2010 - Monday 14th June 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SSWM 3492
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Durnford
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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