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OYSTER SHELL
Unique ID: NLM-56EFFB
Object type certainty: Certain
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Oyster shell. Two base and two top halves of mature oyster shells, presumably deposited as food waste. Though British oysters were famed in Roman times and were even exported to Rome, they remained a common and useful foodstuff thereafter, the supply probably only being curtailed by coastal pollution. They are most frequently reported from Roman and medieval contexts. Suggested date: Unknown, Roman to Medieval, 43-1500.
Combined Weight: 95.77gms
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 4
Weight: 95.77 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 8th May 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM36267
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: North Killingholme
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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