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QUERN
Unique ID: WILT-6A6652
Object type certainty: Certain
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A fragment of a rotary quern, made from volcanic basalt lava probably imported from the Rhine area. The lower surface is pecked. The upper surafce is smoothed through use, although with numerous voids natural to the stone (up to c.15mm length). Outer edge slightly bevelled towards the underside. Mid grey.
The fragment is 225mm in length, 105mm wide, 55.3mm maximum thickness, 44mm minimum thickness and weighs 1510 grams.
Lava was imported to Britain for use as querns, from the Roman period to the Medieval period. The main sources for British querns are the lava stones from France and Germany (Freshwater, p.40).
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 1300
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 225 mm
Width: 105 mm
Thickness: 55.3 mm
Weight: 1510 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SSWM 4393
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Latton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU1395
Four figure Latitude: 51.65364216
Four figure longitude: -1.81348506
1:25K map: SU1395
1:10K map: SU19NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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