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UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT

Unique ID: WILT-B6F743

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Fragment of worked bone object measuring 40.94x13.39x10.99mm and weighing 6.39g. The bone is oval in cross-section with an internal measurement of 5.3x3.5mm. Both ends are broken, one across a drilled hole c.3mm in diameter. A further two complete holes, in alignment with the first, have also been drilled. The object is likely to be part of a handle and probably Roman in date. It is unlikely to be a whistle because of the small central hole. Cf. Allason-Jones and Miket (1984) no.2.51.

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: AD 1
Date to: AD 410

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 40.94 mm
Width: 13.39 mm
Thickness: 10.99 mm
Weight: 6.39 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st July 2009

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Animal skeletal material
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

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

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU2355
Four figure Latitude: 51.29367
Four figure longitude: -1.67153
1:25K map: SU2355
1:10K map: SU25NW
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Chance find during metal detecting
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Allason-Jones, L. and Miket, R.	1984	Catalogue of Small Finds from South Shields Roman Fort	Gloucester	Society of Antiquaries of London		2.51

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Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 11 years ago

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