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AWL
Unique ID: WAW-DEE317
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A cast copper-alloy awl which has a slender body which is circular in section from the mid point to a blunt tip. This portion is slightly swollen in width at the centre. The other half ofthe awl is rectagnular in section and tapers in depth to a blunt point. This half is probably the tang, and the opposite terminal is the working element of the tool. The awl is a slightly pitted surface with traces of a mid green/grey coloured surface. It measures 54.86mm long, 6.5mm wide, 6.07mm thick and weighs 7.7g.
The awl probably dates to the later Bronze Age period: -1150 to -800.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 1150 BC
Date to: Circa 800 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 54.86 mm
Width: 6.5 mm
Thickness: 6.07 mm
Weight: 7.7 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 3rd August 2010 - Tuesday 7th September 2010
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Warwick (District)
Parish or ward: Weston under Wetherley (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP3668
Four figure Latitude: 52.30894
Four figure longitude: -1.473398
1:25K map: SP3668
1:10K map: SP36NE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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