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ECOFACTS

Unique ID: SF4960

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

Fossil sea urchin in flint, so originally from chalk. It could just be a local fossil, but its size and beauty mean that it could easily have been deliberately collected in antiquity.

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Chronology

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Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 48 mm
Width: 42 mm
Thickness: 40 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st January 2001

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Stone

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Mid Suffolk (District)
To be known as: SUFFOLK WALSHAM LE WILLOWS

Spatial coordinates


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

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Audit data

Recording Institution: SF
Created: 23 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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