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NAIL
Unique ID: SWYOR-A048B5
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A group of 3 iron nails of possible Roman date. They were recovered from a known Roman site, and are similar to Type I nails as classified by Manning (1976). Manning's type I are all of square section with wider round, square or pyramidal heads. One of these examples has a flat round head, one a fairly flat pyramidal head, and one has the head missing.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 410
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 3
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 9th January 2012 - Wednesday 9th January 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 2073
Materials and construction
Primary material: Iron
Manufacture method: Hand made
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Leeds (Metropolitan District)
District: Leeds (Metropolitan District)
To be known as: Leeds
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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