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HARNESS FITTING
Unique ID: CAM-6A8D1B
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published 
A copper-alloy, probable Harness Fitting of late Bronze Age, Ewart Park, to early Iron Age, transitional Llyn Fawr, period 1000-500 BC (more probably 750-500 BC). Probably dating to the Early Iron Age, contemporary with Hallstatt C (800 BC to 400 BC).
Similar ones have been recorded from the Late Bronze Age hoard of harness fittings found at Parc-y-Meirch, Denbighshire (Savory 1976, p52, fig 9) and according to Savory date to the Transitional period between the Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age. In light of more modern records, this should be reassigned to the Early Iron Age, probably not dating to before the Llynfawr/Hallstatt C period (700 BC - 400 BC).
Reference:
Savory, H.N. 1976 Guide Catalogue of the Early Iron Age Collections. National Museum of Wales, Cardiff.
Also see PAS records: WAW-03C3E2, ESS-B46EE5, NMGW-A0EC15, LIN-34D2A3.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa 1000 BC
Date to: Circa 500 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 18.6 mm
Thickness: 5.9 mm
Weight: 5.42 g
Diameter: 17.6 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st May 2015 - Sunday 31st May 2015
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Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: South Cambridgeshire (District)
To be known as: South Cambridgeshire District Area
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