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SPEARHEAD
Unique ID: WILT-B710B4
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Fragment of spearhead 60mm in length to very sharp point. The edges are also sharp. The midrib is prominent and the the blade relatively flat. Width at (oldish) break 19mm. In section it is a diamond set on its points on a pointed and elongated oval. Greenwell and Brewis' Class IV.
Class:
Fragment
Sub class: Class IV
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: 1500 BC
Date to: 800 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 60 mm
Width: 18 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st November 2003
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Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Gloucestershire (County)
District: Cotswold (District)
To be known as: Ampney St Peter
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwell, W. and Brewis, W.P. | 1909 | The origin, evolution and classification of the bronze spearhead in Great Britain and Ireland | Type IV |
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