BH-C98766: Iron Age to Early-medieval rotary quern fragment

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ROTARY QUERN

Unique ID: BH-C98766

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A fragment from a small circular rotary quernstone. Rotary querns probably first came into use in the late Iron Age and were employed through the Roman period and probably into the Early-medieval period (see E.C. Curwen, 1937). This particular piece represents part of the outer edge of a disc-shaped quern, originally of c. 0.5m in diameter. It is made from a coarse-grained sedimentary rock, with large quartz-like inclusions, and may be millstone grit. There are no grooves in the surfaces. The fragment measures 134.83mm long, 60.5mm wide and 45.43mm thick. The weight is 550.3g.

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: with finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: IRON AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: IRON AGE
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa 100 BC
Date to: Circa AD 1000

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 134.83 mm
Width: 60.5 mm
Thickness: 45.43 mm
Weight: 550.3 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 10th August 2007

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Ver 07/62 - 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Sedimentary rock
Manufacture method: Ground/polished
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: North Hertfordshire (District)
To be known as: Clothall

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Chance find during metal detecting
Current location: with finder
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Curwen, E.C.	1937	Querns		Antiquity Publications Ltd

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Recording Institution: BH
Created: 16 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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