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NAIL
Unique ID: LVPL-CA8B5C
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper alloy nail probably of post-medieval date. The object has a rectangular sectioned shank and a wedge shaped point. The head is sub-rectangular and flat.
Copper alloy nails were often used for similar purposes as rivets. Nails are difficult to date and in this case the condition of the nail indicates it was probably manufactured between c1700 and c1900 AD, but it could be a very well preserved Roman nail. Similar nails were commonly used to fix planking or decking on wooden ships and was used over a fairly long time span from the medieval to post-medieval. The good level of preservation would suggest a later date in the range.
Dimensions: 62mm in length, 8mm in width, 5g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1700
Date to: Circa AD 1900
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 65 mm
Width: 8 mm
Weight: 4.9 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st June 2015 - Monday 10th August 2015
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
District: Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Nether Alderley
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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