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DAGGER
Unique ID: LANCUM-F4E371
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Four joining fragments of a Bronze Age dagger, probably of Type Keelogue. The dagger is undecorated and although the upper part with the rivet holes is broken off, it seems that the (organic) hilt was only attached with two large rivet, both of which are also missing. The blade of the dagger is undecorated, but has one central rib. Daggers of Type Keelogue are part of the Acton Park metalwork industry of the British Isles, dating to the Middle Bronze Age approximately 1500-1300BC and were in use in Ireland, lowland and western Scotland and northern England (Burgess and Gerloff 1981, plates 19-23; 119 The dirks and rapiers of Great Britain and Ireland. Praehistorische Bronzefunde, Abteilung IV, Band 7. Muenchen.
Class: Type Keelogue
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 1500 BC
Date to: Circa 1300 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 119 mm
Width: 48 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st January 2005
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Craven (District)
Parish or ward: Austwick (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SD7668
Four figure Latitude: 54.107317
Four figure longitude: -2.368564
1:25K map: SD7668
1:10K map: SD76NE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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