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Bronze Age awl
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St. Albans District Council, Julian Watters, 2012-11-19 11:12:21
Title
Bronze Age awl
Description
English: A copper-alloy awl of probable Late Bronze Age date.

The widest and thickest part of the artefact is near the centre point, from where it tapers in both directions. One side is of rectangular section and tapers to a wedge-shaped end; the other side is sub-rectangular in section, having slightly convex surfaces, and terminates in a point.

Dimensions: 41.7mm long, 4.8mm wide, 4.4mm thick. Weight: 3.15g.

Depicted place (County of findspot) Hertfordshire
Date between 1150 BC and 800 BC
Accession number
FindID: 530671
Old ref: BH-A13FD5
Filename: Awl_12_21_37.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/404688
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/404688/recordtype/artefacts
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/530671
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Object location51° 54′ 44.28″ N, 0° 02′ 12.92″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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