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CHISEL
Unique ID: PUBLIC-E2F4A2
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A copper-alloy chisel of probable late Bronze Age date. The tang is of rectangular section, is slender in appearance, and tapers gradually in width to its widest point at the shoulders. It then tapers in thickness,narrowing towards begining of the fan shaped cutting edge. It is likely that that the handle section would originally have sat within a wood or bone casing, no trace of which survives. The object is bronze green and has a good patina and there is a small hole on one side of the blade, which is probably the result of air becoming trapped during the casting process. The tool measures 90.20 long, 33.50mm wide at the blade and up to 8.2mm thick at the widest point of the tang. The weight is 33.57g.
Notes:
BH-44E9F is a similar example for comparison.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Date from: Circa 1150 BC
Date to: Circa 800 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 90.2 mm
Width: 33.5 mm
Weight: 33.57 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 9th November 2014
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: North Hertfordshire (District)
To be known as: Nr Royston
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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