WILT-181C95: Copper alloy metal working debris

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METAL WORKING DEBRIS

Unique ID: WILT-181C95

Object type certainty: Certain
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Droplet of copper alloy, light green in colour and powdery, possibly Bronze Age or Iron Age in date. It measures 9.4x9.5x6.3mm and weighs 2.7g

Chronology

Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Period to: IRON AGE
Date from: 2100 BC
Date to: AD 100

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 9.4 mm
Width: 9.5 mm
Thickness: 6.3 mm
Weight: 2.7 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st March 2008

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Salisbury (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU1331
Four figure Latitude: 51.078178
Four figure longitude: -1.815805
1:25K map: SU1331
1:10K map: SU13SW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

No references cited so far.

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Audit data

Recording Institution: WILT
Created: 15 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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