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AWL
Unique ID: WAW-93F78D
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Bronze Age to Post Medieval (c. 1250 BC to 4th century) awl: The awl has a tang which is rectangular in section and tapers to a blunt edge. The tang is over half of the awl. The other half is square in section, tapering to a blunt, rounded point. The surface has traces of a mottled light grey-green patina.
It measures 51.61mm long, 5.98mm wide, 5.52mm thick and weighs 6.2g.
Awls can date from the Bronze Age, c. 1250 BC but as the design of awls has changed very little, it could also be much more recent. The patina perhaps suggests a Roman date, but this is not certain.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa 1250 BC
Date to: Circa AD 400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 51.61 mm
Width: 5.98 mm
Thickness: 5.52 mm
Weight: 6.2 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st August 2017 - Thursday 31st August 2017
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: Vale of White Horse (District)
Parish or ward: West Hendred (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU4485
Four figure Latitude: 51.56216935
Four figure longitude: -1.36665665
1:25K map: SU4485
1:10K map: SU48NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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