Colchester Archaeological Report 2: The Roman small finds

1983 SF BKC 4532(C), T229 F159. Pit. Period 5c. Bone. Repointed. Length
93.5 mm. Maximum width 5.0 mm.
1984 SF BUC 40. A169 L1. Post-medieval. Bone. Most of the shaft is missing.
Length 42.0 mm. Maximum width 5.5 mm.
1985 SFBUC 1721, H1075. Unstratified. Bone. The point is missing. Length
85.0 mm. Maximum width 7.0 mm. Dyed green.
Probable Type 2 needles. All are of copper alloy.
1937 SF LWC 3139(C), J924. Occupation. Period 3. Broken across the eye.
Length 93.0 mm.
1988 SF LWC 3513(C), K339 F161. Slot. Periods? Broken across the eye.
Length 102.0 mm.
1989 SF LWC 2585, Ml25. Dump between road 3 and wall. and over road 2.
Broken across the eye. The point is missing. Bent. Length
approximately 92.0 mm.
1990 SF BKC 4525. T24 L6. Make-up of Period 3. Period 3. Broken across the
eye. The point is missing. Length 63.0 mm.
Type 3 Copper-alloy needles with a groove above and below the eye (Fig 70;
1991-1995),
1992 SF LWC 3055(C), K238 F115. Slot. Post-Roman. In two fragments. The
point is missing. Length 66.5 mm. Maximum width 2.0 mm. The shaft
either side of the eye is distorted, probably from forcing the metal
apart to form the eye.
1994 SF BUC 67. A301 L1. Post-medieval. Complete. Bent. Length
approximately 109.0 mm. Maximum width 3.5 mm. There are tool marks
along the groove.
1995 SF BUC 882. E22 L7. Destruction debris. Probably first half of the 5th
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century. Complete. Bent. Length approximately 60.0 mm. Maximum width