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Record ID: WILT-7F60F4
Object type: SICKLE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a Middle to Late Bronze Age copper alloy sickle, probably dating to c. 1500-800 BC. The fragment consists of a sub-triangular, curving fragment of blade, with a central mid-rib tapering into the edges in cross section. The fragment is truncated by an old break, with all edges being abraded.
Length: 20.3mm; width: 15.6mm; thickness: 2.1mm; weight: 1.83g.
cf. a similar, but more complete sickle found at Edington Burtle (Pearce 1983: 512-513, no. 648). The fragment is too incomplete to be further classified.
Created on: Thursday 28th February 2019
Last updated: Saturday 20th February 2021
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Record ID: DOR-2FA27F
Object type: SICKLE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint implement . Possibly a segment from a Neolithic composite sickle. Made on a tertiary flake of greyish white flint. A prosmatic blade flake with a triangular cross section. The ventral face is flat and smooth. On the dorsal face are the remnants of several elongate flaking scars, probably from blade production.The long margins have short, semi abrupt,irregular retouch. Both ends have been truncated with short, abrupt parallel retouch.
Date: Neolithic to Early Bronze Age c. 4000 - 2700 BC
Dimensions: 37.1 mm x 16.8 mm x 7.7 mm
Weight: 6.25 g
A blade segment from a composit…
Created on: Friday 29th April 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 6th November 2019
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