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DAGGER
Unique ID: SF-104216
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
This fragment consits of a split and sharpened bone with part of the circular marrow core surviving. It is plano-convex in cross-section and there are old breaks near th tip and roughly mid-blade. The surviving fragment shows numerous sharpening and abrasive linear marks and facets. There is also a slight split visible along the length of the convex face. The bone is medium brown. It measures 76mm in surviving length, 21mm in width, 8mm in thickness and 11g in weight.
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: 76 mm
Width: 21 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight: 11 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st June 2005
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Animal skeletal material
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Forest Heath (District)
To be known as: Mildenhall
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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