SOMDOR-C27EE7: Unknown Period Unidentified Object

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UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT

Unique ID: SOMDOR-C27EE7

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A fine to medium grained sandstone pebble which appears to have been used as a whetstone, but also has areas of pecking. It is an unusual shape for a whetstone and was possibly originally intended to be a polished stone implement such as a battle axe, but was left unfinished and then reused. There is some damage on one face. Dimensions: 93.61mm by 73.95mm by 46.43mm Weight: 500g

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: UNKNOWN

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 93.61 mm
Width: 73.95 mm
Thickness: 46.43 mm
Weight: 500 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 6th February 2006

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Stone
Manufacture method: Ground/polished
Completeness: Uncertain

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: South Somerset (District)
To be known as: Milborne Port area

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: Centred on village (which isn't a parish)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Chance find during metal detecting
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

No references cited so far.

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Recording Institution: SOMDOR
Created: 18 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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