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PESTLE
Unique ID: WAW-C096A1
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A fragment of a polished stone axe which appears to have been reused as a pestle. The axe had an oval section, 52.6 x 32.6mm, one end of which shows a hackly fracture. The other ends shows the faceted wear typical of a stone pestle or hammer-stone. This has been locally damaged with the loss of a large chip.
It has been made from a fine grained rock, grains of quartz being visible in a black matrix. It measures 61.89mm in length, 53.79mm wide and 32.89mm thick. It weighs 171.4 grams.
Due to the functional nature of this artefact, it is hard to accurately date it. As it has been found in conjunction with a significant quantity of Roman pottery (mainly local greywares), it is mostly likely Roman in date. However it could date from the Neolithic up until the Late Roman period (4,000 BC to 400 AD).
Evidence of reuse: Signs of wear
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa 4000 BC
Date to: Circa AD 400
Period of reuse: ROMAN
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 61.89 mm
Width: 53.79 mm
Thickness: 32.89 mm
Weight: 171.4 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 5th July 2005
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Tysoe
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Stratford-on-Avon (District)
Parish or ward: Tysoe (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP3545
Four figure Latitude: 52.102234
Four figure longitude: -1.490434
1:25K map: SP3545
1:10K map: SP34NE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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