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KNIFE
Unique ID: YORYM-DB45F3
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Fragment of a corroded iron knife blade with a copper alloy hilt-plate. Hilt-plates are only found on 'Whittle Tang' knives, common throughout the Medieval Period (Late Anglo-Scandinavian to Late Medieval, aproximately 10th to 15th Century). Hilt-plates are relatively common finds, but are not often found in-situ; they are usually seperated from the knife blade. (see Ottaway and Rogers 2002)
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1000
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 54.9 mm
Width: 18 mm
Thickness: 13.3 mm
Weight: 27.37 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 3rd February 2007
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Iron
Secondary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Ryedale (District)
To be known as: Stonegrave area
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottaway, P. and Rogers, N. | 2002 | Craft, Industry and Every Day Life: Finds From Medieval York | York | Council for British Archaeology |
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