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KNIFE

Unique ID: SWYOR-1821E9

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An antler whittle tang knife handle of uncertain date, probably Medieval to Modern. The handle is a cracked tube of antler, with the burr visible at one end; this end has been sawn flat. There is a triangular hole for the tang in the solid end. The other end is hollow and the walls of the tube have been carved so they taper internally and externally. Length 114.58mm, diameter 25.88mm, weight 63.71g.

Whittle tang handles were the most common form of Medieval knife handle until the 15th century, but they are also used today, and there are modern knifes being made with antler handles. Compare for example SUR-ECB54C and LON-4A5BA1.

Class: whittle tang

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1150
Date to: Circa AD 2000

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 114.58 mm
Weight: 63.71 g
Diameter: 25.88 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 15th September 2018 - Sunday 30th September 2018

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS Form number 003296

Materials and construction

Primary material: Animal skeletal material
Manufacture method: Hand made
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Calderdale (Metropolitan District)
District: Calderdale (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Hebden Royd (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE0225
Four figure Latitude: 53.72140436
Four figure longitude: -1.97116968
1:25K map: SE0225
1:10K map: SE02NW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Other chance find
Discovery circumstances: River foreshore near a weir
General landuse: Open fresh water
Specific landuse: Running water

References cited

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Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 4 years ago

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