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1884.138.47

Iron knife blade

1884.138.47

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Collection type
Object
Description
Iron knife blade
Long description
Fragment of iron knife blade mounted on display board. [CG [Excav. PR] 13/02/2013]
Geographical reference
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Europe > Northern Europe > United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
England Kent Shepway Folkestone Castle Hill [Caesar's Camp] "Outer camp - East end" "Bottom of 3rd oblong pit"
Date / Period
Archaeological period: Medieval
Date collected
1878 July 3
Acquisition information
Donated: 1884
Materials and processes
Material Iron Metal, Process Forged (Metal)
Dimensions
Thick: max 5 mm, Width: max 21 mm, Length: max 100 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.138.47 Other numbers: 596 47 PR no.: 596/ 12191
Associated publications
Pitt-Rivers, A.H.L.F. 1883. Excavations at Caesar’s Camp, near Folkestone conducted in 1878. Archaeologia 47: 429-465 [Dan Hicks 20/03/2013]

Search terms: Tool, Weapon, Knife

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