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QUERN
Unique ID: BH-3244BB
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A fragment of rotary hand mill or quern, probably of Late Iron Age to Early Roman date. The fragment is just under half of the upper stone. It is sub-D shape in cross-section with uneven surfaces, rounded edges and corners, and is very worn. The underside is flat with a pitted surface and widespread scratching. The breaks each side are uneven and have the same wear as the other surfaces.
The object measures 223mm in external diameter, 60mm maximum thickness and weighs 1882 grams.
Ruth Shaffrey kindly states that: “The wide hopper is suggestive of LIA/early Roman but is generally seen on querns in the East and east Midlands."
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: IRON AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: IRON AGE
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa 100 BC
Date to: Exactly AD 100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 60 mm
Weight: 1882 g
Diameter: 223 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 10th October 2021 - Sunday 10th October 2021
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Stone
Manufacture method: Hand made
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: East Hertfordshire (District)
Parish or ward: Hormead (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TL4030
Four figure Latitude: 51.95087907
Four figure longitude: 0.0357188
1:25K map: TL4030
1:10K map: TL43SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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