Record ID: LANCUM-A14C35
Object type: AWL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Bronze Age cast copper-alloy awl. The pointed end and part of the shaft of this awl survive, but the other terminal is now missing due to old breaks. It has a square cross-section, which tapers to a flatish point at the complete terminal end. The length is 54mm, the width is 6mm thickness 6mm and the weight 7.81g. According to the PAS website: http://finds.org.uk/bronzeage/objects/awl Awls are difficult to date but most are probably from the Late Bronze Age. They can have circular or square cross sections and are generally undecorated. They would have been used to mak…
Created on: Tuesday 9th February 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 10th February 2016
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