DUR-531841: Post Medieval copper alloy nail

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Unique ID: DUR-531841

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Copper alloy Post Medieval nail. The shaft has a square section and tapers to a point. The head is irregular in shape with the shaft attaching at one end which suggests it is incomplete. Nails are difficult to date closely when found as stray finds.

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: AD 1900

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 42.28 mm
Weight: 11.9 g
Diameter: 17.03 mm

Discovery dates

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

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: North East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: County Durham (Unitary Authority)
District: County Durham (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Sedgefield (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: NZ3529
Four figure Latitude: 54.654887
Four figure longitude: -1.459034
1:25K map: NZ3529
1:10K map: NZ32NE
Grid reference source: Centred on village (which isn't a parish)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Recording Institution: DUR
Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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