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QUERN
Unique ID: ESS-280188
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published 
A fragment (consisting of roughly one third) of the upper stone of a rotary hand mill or quern. The date of the quern is uncertain but probably dates from the Roman to Medieval periods. There is a sub circular recess on the upper face of the quern which would have acted as a socket for a long handle. The maximum diameter of the recess is approximately 15.6mm. The upper face of the quern is uneven. The reverse is flat apart from a sub rectangular recess next to the interior side of the quern. The quern is discoid in shape. It measures approximately 154.4mm in length. Width: 83.13mm. Thickness at the outside edge: 33.43mm.
A similar quern is recorded under reference DENO-9C2472
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 154.4 mm
Width: 83.13 mm
Thickness: 33.43 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st March 2012 - Saturday 31st March 2012
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