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QUERN
Unique ID: SF-527469
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
3 fragments grey lava quern stone probably imported from the Rhine of Roman or Medieval date. They have a combined total weight of 3350g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 42
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 3
Weight: 3350 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st January 2014
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Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: St. Edmundsbury (District)
To be known as: Ousden
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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