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AWL
Unique ID: HAMP-92B624
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A corroded cast copper-alloy awl or tracer of possible Bronze Age date. The artefact has a thin body with circular cross-section that tapers to a point. There is a pair of small parallel ridges which run along the circumference of the artefact at edge where the body becomes the tang. The 'tang' is sub-rectangular in cross-section, tapering gradually to it tip and is now bent to one side. Such construction is typical of prehistoric awls which are thought to date from the Late Bronze Age. The object has a mid to light green patina; the surface of the tang is pitted in places revealing a light-green corrosion product.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 1300 BC
Date to: Circa 800 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 64.5 mm
Width: 5.25 mm
Weight: 5.28 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st October 1997 - Friday 31st October 1997
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: E3180
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Winchester (District)
To be known as: Owslebury CP
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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