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Unique ID: LANCUM-82F973
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Copper slag with traces of Arsenic and Lead BA.
The length is 29mm, the width is 26mm, the thickness is 1mm and the weight is 0.98g
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Period to: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa 2100 BC
Date to: Circa 800 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 29 mm
Width: 26 mm
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 0.98 g
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Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cumbria (County)
District: South Lakeland (District)
To be known as: SOUTH LAKES
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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