WILT-9DE391: Middle/ Late Bronze Age Chisel

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CHISEL

Unique ID: WILT-9DE391

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A Middle/ Late Bronze Age (1500 BC - 800 BC) tanged chisel measuring 50.65mm in length and weighing 10.7g. The chisel has a spatulate terminal (chiselling end), 19.66mm wide and 1.25mm thick, which tapers into a rectangular-section tang (9.33x3.97mm at the neck, 3.50x2.68mm at the terminal). In side view the chisel is thickest in the neck. There is a small piece of edge missing at the spatulate end and the surface is very pitted.

Chronology

Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: 1500 BC
Date to: 800 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 50.65 mm
Width: 19.66 mm
Thickness: 3.97 mm
Weight: 10.7 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st December 2009

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Materials and construction

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Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Great Hinton

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

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Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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