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Knife
Unique ID: NMGW-2A73A3
Object type certainty: Certain
Iron knife consisting of a blade and tang. The blade has a triangular cross-section and the back is parallel to the blade near the handle and is angled near the point, of Ottaway & Rogers’ (2002) form A1. The tang is of rectangular cross-section with the bottom edge in line with the blade edge. The top edge is stepped to the back of the blade.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: AD 410
Date to: AD 1066
Dimensions and weight
Length: 83.7 mm
Width: 12.3 mm
Thickness: 3.8 mm
Weight: 7.5 g
Quantity: 1
Materials and construction
Primary material: Iron [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Spatial data
Region: Wales
County: Monmouthshire
District: Monmouthshire
Parish: Caerwent
Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: ST4592
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source:
Grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
Method of discovery: Metal detector
[scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st April 2003
Personal details
Found by: This information is restricted for your login.
Identified by: Mr Mark Lodwick - [view all attributed records]
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Audit data
Created:
Wednesday 2nd July 2003
Updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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