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Unique ID: WAW-74E841
Object type certainty: Certain
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Iron Age to Roman (possibly -200 to AD 400) probable quern fragment: The stone is sandstone with fine to medium sized inclusions which are rounded, white and pink coloured. The base is a sub-rectagnular with broken and abraded edges. The base is worn flat and smooth. In section the quern is a sub rectangle with the upper edge being slightly domed. On side face is also worn quite smooth, but has fine linear striations. This face is forms a right-angled to the base. The remaining surface of the possible quern is rough.
It measures 119.28mm long, 104.42mm wide across the smooth side face and 63.29mm thick. It weighs 1182g.
The quern is possibly Iron Age or Roman date. The smooth base suggests it was a quern.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa 200 BC
Date to: Circa AD 400
Quantity: 1
Length: 119.28 mm
Width: 104.42 mm
Thickness: 63.29 mm
Weight: 1182 g
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 21st August 2012 - Tuesday 21st August 2012
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Primary material: Stone
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Fragment
4 Figure: SP3041
Four figure Latitude: 52.06656539
Four figure longitude: -1.56377957
1:25K map: SP3041
1:10K map: SP34SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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