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WASTE
Unique ID: LVPL-922F72
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Five fragments of lead casting waste of uncertain date. The objects are irregular in plan and cross-section. These may suggest that there was metal working in the locality, but are themselves undatable.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 1900
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 5
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 2012
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Trafford (Metropolitan District)
District: Trafford (Metropolitan District)
To be known as: Altrincham
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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