ESS-8FB2C3: ESS-8FB2C3 Bronze Age blade fragment

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BLADE

Unique ID: ESS-8FB2C3

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Bronze Age blade fragment; It is rectangular in plan with a shallow rectangular cross section tapering to a point on both edges. The fragment is 41.32mm long, 34.48mm wide, 3.50mm thick and weighs 22.70 grams

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 1150 BC
Date to: Circa 800 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 41.32 mm
Width: 34.48 mm
Thickness: 3.5 mm
Weight: 22.7 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 9th November 2006

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: NS 570

Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: Fenland (District)
Parish or ward: Whittlesey (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TL3298
Four figure Latitude: 52.563826
Four figure longitude: -0.054051
1:25K map: TL3298
1:10K map: TL39NW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.

Discovery metadata

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

References cited

No references cited so far.

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Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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