SOMDOR409: Unknown Chisel (prossibly)

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CHISEL

Unique ID: SOMDOR409

Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow status: Published Find published

Copper alloy implement. Possibly a small chisel. Shaft is round sectioned. Tang is formed by tapering of shaft to a point. Functional end is a flattened chisel like blade. Slightly bent.

Notes:

PAL 1020

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: AD 1
Date to: AD 410

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 60.52 mm
Width: 4.07 mm
Thickness: 3.3 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st January 1999

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Multiple

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Dorset (County)
District: West Dorset (District)
To be known as: Piddlehinton

Spatial coordinates


Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth less than 0.25 m

References cited

No references cited so far.

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Audit data

Recording Institution: SOMDOR
Created: 24 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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