File:Bronze Age awl (FindID 754900).jpg

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Bronze Age awl
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St. Albans District Council, Julian Watters, 2015-11-30 14:49:09
Title
Bronze Age awl
Description
English: A copper-alloy awl, probably dating from the Late Bronze Age

The central portion (representing approximately half of the overall length) is cylindrical. Above and below this, there is a tapering end. One of these ends has a sub-rectangular cross section and extends to a wedge-shaped terminal; the other end is of sub-circular cross section and terminates in a blunt point. The surfaces are heavily pitted.

Length: 59.6mm; maximum width: 4.5mm. Weight: 5.9g.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Cambridgeshire
Date between 1000 BC and 800 BC
Accession number
FindID: 754900
Old ref: BH-C61B07
Filename: BA_awl_15_161_8.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/543201
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/543201/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/754900
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