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AWL
Unique ID: BERK-E133A6
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete copper alloy possible punch or awl, possibly Bronze Age in date although it could equally be Roman. It has a square sectioned shaft which is broken and the opposing end narrows into a point. The punch is quite chunky, more so than the Bronze Age awls recorded on the database.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Period to: ROMAN
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 29.1 mm
Weight: 4.1 g
Diameter: 6.07 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 22nd September 2012
Rally details.
This object was found at Weekend Wanderers - Letcombe Bassett 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Tkt 221
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: Vale of White Horse (District)
Parish or ward: Letcombe Bassett (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU3786
Four figure Latitude: 51.571662
Four figure longitude: -1.467528
1:25K map: SU3786
1:10K map: SU38NE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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