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UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Unique ID: PAS-BE8B95
Object type certainty: Probably
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status: Awaiting validation 
Late Saxon/Early medieval gold thread found during an archaeological excavation by AC Archaeology in 2009.
A single tiny fragment of gold thread was recovered during the process of soil sampling of the fill of a small pit or post hole F328, which also contained a small quantity (12 sherds) of late Saxon/early Medieval pottery and two iron nails. The thread measures 3.5mm in length and less than 1mm in thickness. The fragment of gold thread from Barton Hill would therefore qualify as Treasure under two of the stipulated criteria of the Treasure Act: it is more than 300 years old and the precious metal content exceeds 10%.
Steve Robinson and Emma Firth with contributions by Mike Allen, Lorrain Higbee and Julian Richards
Class: Thread
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2010T198
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 850
Date to: Circa AD 1200
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 3.5 mm
Thickness: 1 mm
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Other reference numbers
Treasure case number: 2010T198
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Dorset (County)
District: North Dorset (District)
To be known as: Shaftesbury
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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