1884.105.13

Collection type

Object

Description

Iron needle

Long description

Iron needle with one eye and slightly bent tip - attached to a card mount. [CG [Excav. PR] 13/06/2013]

Geographical reference

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Europe > Northern Europe > United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

England Greater London City of London EC2 London Wall

Person

Maker Unknown Maker

Field collector Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt-Rivers

PRM source Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers founding collection

Date / Period

Archaeological period: Iron Age

Date collected

1860

Acquisition information

Donated: 1884

Materials and processes

Material Iron Metal, Process Forged (Metal), Process Perforated

Dimensions

Width: max 3 mm, Length: max 113 mm, Weight 13 g

Object numbers

Accession number: 1884.105.13 Other numbers: 1379? PR Cat other PR nos: 1579 PR Cat other PR nos: 3681

Research and responses

NB Pitt Rivers did not excavate at London Wall until 1866, however this date could be a mistake? [AP Leverhulme project on founding collection 1995-1998]

Pitt Rivers monitored excavations happening at London Wall between October and December 1866. He published two papers on this in 1867. His work was also heavily referenced in a 1906 paper by Norman and Reader. Full references: Lane Fox, A. 1867a. ‘On objects of the Roman period found at great depth in the vicinity of the old London Wall’ Archaeological Journal 24:61-64; Lane Fox, A. 1867b. ‘A description of certain piles found near London Wall and Southwark, possibly the remains of pile buildings.’ Journal of the Anthropological Society of London 5:71-83; Norman, P. and Reader, F.W. 1906. ‘Recent discoveries in connection with Roman London.’ Archaeologia 60:169-250 [CB 8/12/2009]

Associated publications

Lane Fox, A.H. 1867. Objects found at great depth in the vicinity of the old London Wall. Archaeological Journal 24: 61-64. [Dan Hicks 29/07/2013] Lane-Fox, A.H. 1867. A description of certain piles found near London Wall and Southwark, possibly the remains of Pile Buildings. Journal of the Anthropological Society of London 5: lxxi-lxxxiii. [Dan Hicks 29/07/2013]

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