Colchester Archaeological Report 2: The Roman small finds

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With a flat head (Fig 117; 3051-3080) 3051 SF LWC 986(C), A313 Fl 17. Ditch. Period 1. Diameter of head (damaged) approximately 5.5 mm. Polygonal section shaft. incomplete. Length 23.5 mm. 3052 SF LWC 986(C), A313 Fl 17. Ditch. Period 1. Diameter of head 10.5 mm. ?Square section shaft. incomplete. Length 9.0 mm. 3053 SF LWC 2951. J743. Occupation. Period 4a. Diameter of head (crushed) 4.5 mm. Square section shaft. Length 22.5 mm. 3054 SF LWC 2956(C), J750. Demolition. Period 4a. Diameter of head 5.0 mm. Square section shaft. Length (bent) 6.5 mm. 3055 SF LWC 2956(C), J750. Demolition. Period 4a. Diameter of head 3.0 mm. Square section shaft. Length 5.0 mm. 3056 SF LWC 3493(C), J1305. Make-up or dump. Period 1. Diameter of head 9.0 mm. Circular section shaft. Length 6.0 mm. 3053 SF LWC 2656. K128 F41. Pit. Medieval/post-medieval/modern? Diameter of head 10.0 mm. Circular section shaft. Length (bent) 21.0 mm. 3060 SF BKC 133(C), A65 F16. Town ditch fill. Anglo-Saxon or Period 6. Diameter of head 6.0 mm. Circular section shaft. Length 13.0 mm. 3061 SF BKC 329. A90 F16. Town ditch fill. Anglo-Saxon or Period 6. A corroded example. Diameter of head 8.0 mm. ?Square section shaft. incomplete. Length 11.5 mm. 3062 SF BKC 1199. E281 L447. Town ditch (F133) fill. Late Period 6 or Anglo-Saxon. Diameter of head 6.0 mm. Circular section shaft. Length (bent) 15.5 mm. 3063 SF BKC 1553(C), E823 L200. Make-up. Period 3b. Diameter of head 7.0 mm. Shaft missing. 3064 SF BKC 1537. E865 L93. Make-up. Period 3a or 3b. Diameter of head 6.5 mm. Square section shaft. incomplete. Length 7.0 mm. Page 361
Page 362 3065 SF BKC 3293. J201 L28. Dump. Periods 5b/5c/6. Diameter of head 4.0 mm. Polygonal section shaft. Length 7.0 mm. 3066 SF BKC 3293. J201 L28. Dump. Periods 5b/5c/6. Diameter of head 8.0 mm. Circular section shaft. Length 11.5 mm. 3068 SF BKC 4696. T332. Make-up. Period 3 or 4. Head damaged. diameter possibly 9.0 mm. Rectangular section shaft. incomplete. Length 14.0 mm. 3069 SF BKC 4790. T409. Period 1 or 2. Diameter of head 6.5 mm. Circular section shaft. incomplete. Length 5.0 mm. 3071 SF BKC 5285. V356 L41. Dump. Late Period 5. Diameter of head 8.0 mm. Square section shaft. Length 24.5 mm. 3072 SF CPS 572(C), 613 Fl 19. Robber trench material. Periods. Diameter of head 7.5 mm. Square section shaft. Length 22.0 mm. 3074 SF BUC 366. B824 F119. Timber-lined shaft. Period!. Diameter of head 4.5 mm. Square section shaft. clenched. Length 14.0 mm. 3075 SF BUC 381. B1038 G168. Grave fill. Period 2. Diameter of head 3.5 mm. Square section shaft clenched. Length 28.5 mm. 3076 SF BUC 416. B1151 L2. Periods i-2. Diameter of head 9.5 mm. Square section shaft. Length 7.0 mm. 3077 SF BUC 581. C1116 G373. Grave fill. Period 2. Diameter of head 5.5 mm. Square section shaft. incomplete. Length 22.0 mm. 3078 SF BUC 755. CI 168 G367. Grave fill. Period 2. Diameter of head 8.5 mm. Square section shaft. clenched. Length 21.0 mm. 3079 SF BUC 620. C1256 G379. Grave fill. Period 2. Diameter of head 4.0 mm. Square section shaft. Length 24.0 mm. 3030 SF MID 736. A3195 L325. Daub floor of Period 2b. Diameter of head 12.0 mm. Circular section shaft. incomplete. Length 11.0 mm. With a convex head (Fig 118; 3081-3091) 3083 SF BKC 418(C), A107 F16. Town ditch fill. Anglo-Saxon or Period 6.
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COLCHESTER ARCHAEOLOGICAL REPORT 2:
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© 1983 Colchester Archaeological T
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Colchester Archaeological Reports G
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Acknowledgements I am grateful to t
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109 Antler and bone cheekpieces fro
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For each site or area within a larg
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percentage into five groups: a) coi
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18 Objects the function or identifi
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ow has knurled marginal grooves and
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Britain by the army of conquest, wh
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again into side-wings. The external
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Fig 10 Bow brooches: Group 8 (1:1)
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Fig 14 Plate brooches (1:1) 16
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Unclassified (Fig 14; 88-92) 88 Fig
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worked bone and antler have been fo
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Fig 19 Bone hairpins: Type 3 (1:1)
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Fig 21 Bone hairpins: Type 5 (1:1)
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Fig 23 Bone hairpins: miscellaneous
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the size of the piece of jet used t
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Type 5. Pins with a groove or groov
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Fig 32 Gadrooned beads (1:1) 546 Fi
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usually of one division. It is impo
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ARMLETS Individual types are briefl
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Fig 39 Bone armlet (1:1) Fig 40 Ear
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Fig 42 Plain copper-alloy armlets (
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Fig 44 Copper-alloy armlets with tr
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applied horizontally. The S is made
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Fig 47 Copper-alloy armlets with mu
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Fig 50 Plain, coiled, cable-decorat
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IRON FINGER-RINGS With setting (Fig
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Fig 56 Hobnails plotted in situ in
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CATEGORY 2: TOILET, SURGICAL OR PHA
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the teeth. 1857 Fig 59 SF BUC 1529,
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Fig 63 Tweezers (1:1) this, one lon
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Fig 65 Spoon-probes (1:1) damaged.
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The nail-cleaner and the third piec
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CATEGORY 3: OBJECTS USED IN THE MAN
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Copper-alloy. Complete. Bent. Lengt
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CATEGORY 4: HOUSEHOLD UTENSILS AND
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semicircles of two concentric groov
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handle would pass through the hole.
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2066 SF BKC 1940, El 181 (F158). Co
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Stone vessel? (Fig 79; 2079) 2086 F
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Fig 82 Factory and open lamps, and
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Fig 85 Drop- and ring-handles from
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Fig 87 Bone and antler inlay (1:1)
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have been broken, but used after th
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tapering from 23.0 to 15.0 mm wide,
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plate appears to have formed a prot
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Fig 94 Bone counters (1:1) GLASS CO
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of a roundel is largely dictated by
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Fig 100 Tile counters (1:2) Diamete
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CATEGORY 6: OBJECTS EMPLOYED IN WEI
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WEIGHTS (Fig 105; 2510-2515) 2510 F
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CATEGORY 7: OBJECTS USED FOR OR ASS
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CATEGORY8: OBJECTS ASSOCIATED WITH
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CATEGORY 9: BUILDINGS AND SERVICES
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attachment was probably not particu
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IRON KNIFE OR CLEAVER BLADES (Fig 1
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2956 Fig 114 SF LWC 3452, J1232 F41
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CATEGORY 11: FASTENINGS AND FITTING
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Fig 120 Copper-alloy studs with a f
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laminated armour). There are copper
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arm (externally) 48.5 mm. 4080 Fig
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MISCELLANEOUS FITTINGS (Fig 134; 41
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Fig 137 Lock-pins (1:1) Fig 138 Lat
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CATEGORY 12: OBJECTS ASSOCIATED WIT
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CATEGORY 13: MILITARY EQUIPMENT The
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Fig 146 Shield binding (1:1) Fig 14
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slightly distorted belt-plate with
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Fig 154 Decorated front plate of an
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on late Roman military belts. The s
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LATE ROMAN BELT-FITTINGS, PROBABLY
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CATEGORY 14: OBJECTS ASSOCIATED WIT
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figures, such as the series of enam
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seems to have been a realistically
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Fig 180 Amulets (1:1) respectively.
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CATEGORY 15: OBJECTS AND WASTE MATE
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Fig 185 Worked bone from Balkerne L
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Fig 186 Worked bone from Balkerne L
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Fig 188 Lanceolate leaves without p
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Fig 190 Strip mounts from Butt Road
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Fig 192 Miscellaneous mounts from B
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CATEGORY 17: OBJECTS AND WASTE MATE
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Fig 199 Bone ?pegs (1:1) 4472 Fig 1
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Fig 202 Miscellaneous copper-alloy
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Fig 204 Miscellaneous copper-alloy
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Fig 206 Miscellaneous iron objects
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Fig 209 Miscellaneous bone objects
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Fig 211 Antler object (1:2) Fig 212
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BIBLIOGRAPHY Abbreviations BM Briti
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groups' in Britannia, 7, 192-209 Si
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OBJECT INDEX References are given t
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INDEX OF OBJECTS BY MATERIALS Amber
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Shale, see Jet Stones and minerals
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CONTENTS Category 1: personal ornam
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Type 60 The simplest and commonest
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Page 139 merge towards the foot. Th
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Group 7: T-shaped brooches (Fig 9;
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Type 266 Small wheel-shaped brooche
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HAIRPINS Bone pins Unless otherwise
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149 SF MID 558. A2010 L241. General
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186 SF BKC 4841(C), N310. Period 6?
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Page 201 Type 3 Pins with a more or
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Page 203 251 SF BKC 490(C). A9 L1.
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Page 205 287 SF BKC 2802(C), H298 (
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Head A, crude. Page 207 329 SF BKC
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Type 4 Pins with a faceted cuboid h
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Page 211 74.0 mm long. Three rings.
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Shaft fragments Page 213 454 SF LWC
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Page 215 72.0 mm. The shaft is very
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532 SF BKC 4516. Tl. Unstratified.
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561 SF LWC 2556. M121. Rampart la.
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diameter 6.0 mm. Translucent dark b
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diameter 5.5 mm. Translucent dark g
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diameter 4.0 mm. Translucent dark g
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1420 SF BUC 709. C1394 G406. Grave
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Plain (1511-1553) ARMLETS Shale and
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thickness 5.5 mm. height 90 mm. 153
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height 5.0 mm. 1552 SF BUC 1513. H2
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1572 SF CPS 336(C), 533 F116. Robbe
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Early (Fig 40; 1586-1587) Both in p
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1614 SF BUC 336(C), B700 G115. Prob
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53.0 mm. four circular-section stra
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joints fixed by a single copper-all
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1690 SF BUC 953. E149 L13. Destruct
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Bead-imitative (Fig 46; 1715-1723)
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Plain (Fig 49; 1739) In printed cat
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Notched. crenellated (Fig 50; 1764-
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(1807), a coin of Diadumenian (AD 2
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BUCKLES AND BELT-PLATES Unless othe
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1838 SF BUC 492. C456 G274. Grave d
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In printed catalogue (Fig 57; 1850)
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(Fig 60; 1861-1S64) STIRRING-RODS 1
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Type 3 Nail-cleaners with a virtual
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TOILET SPOONS All objects are of co
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1923 SF BKC 5347, N419 F117. Period
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TOILET SETS All the pieces are of c
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CATEGORY 3: TEXTILE MANUFACTURE AND
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1983 SF BKC 4532(C), T229 F159. Pit
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SPINDLEWHORLS All in microfiche cat
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CATEGORY 4: HOUSEHOLD UTENSILS AND
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2041 SF BKC 2162, G47 Fll. Timber-l
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LAMPS Picture lamps All are in prin
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2120 SF LWC 3527(C), J1424 F180? Ro
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(Fig 86; 2146-2149) Bone inlay All
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CATEGORY 5: RECREATION Page 287 COU
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natural bone surface, this shape co
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formed by two converging strokes jo
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Pottery counters Counters with a gr
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abraded, especially the outer one.
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2338 SF BKC 844, A184 L3. Topsoil a
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2354 SF BKC 2678. HI L2. Topsoil. P
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2374 SF BKC 5332. T283 L67. Cellar
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Counters with no abraded surface bu
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2415 SF BKC 767. A unstratified. Wa
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2440 SF LWC 4080. Hi79 F49. Pit. Po
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counter is a rough. the graffito is
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Page 326 and 327: Page 317 CATEGORY 7! OBJECTS USED F
Page 328 and 329: STYLI All objects are copper-alloy
Page 330 and 331: Length 60.0 mm (distorted), 2541 SF
Page 332 and 333: edges. 2552 SF LWC 1061. A64. Topso
Page 334 and 335: 2578 SF LWC 1335. E63. Topsoil over
Page 336 and 337: 2604 SF LWC 2504. J367. Period 4b d
Page 338 and 339: 2631-2 SF LWC 3108. K255 F126. Pit.
Page 340 and 341: 2659 SF BKC 311. A72 F16. Town ditc
Page 342 and 343: edge. 2684 SF BKC 5047. G392. Backf
Page 344 and 345: and dark purple marble. Veneer. 11.
Page 346 and 347: fragment. 2737 SF BKC 6051. V809 F2
Page 348 and 349: 2757 SFBUC 1395. A301 L1. Post-medi
Page 350 and 351: Purbeck marble. Veneer strip. 12.5
Page 352 and 353: Purbeck marble. Veneer. 44.5 mm thi
Page 354 and 355: 2844 SF CPS 967. 821 Ft 18. Robber
Page 356 and 357: 2882 SF BKC 1679(C), E601 F178 Pipe
Page 358 and 359: One-piece handles a) plain (Fig 110
Page 360 and 361: the remaining part. There are two r
Page 362 and 363: (Fig 114? 2952-2972) HONES 2952 SF
Page 364 and 365: (Fig 115;2973-2981) VARIOUS IRON TO
Page 366 and 367: 2993 SF LWC 2533. J476. Machine cle
Page 368 and 369: Polygonal section shaft. Length 22.
Page 372 and 373: Diameter of head 4.0 mm. Square sec
Page 374 and 375: Probably originally flat. the centr
Page 376 and 377: The head is partly folded over. Dia
Page 378 and 379: Page 369 3172 SF BKC 3392» J200 F4
Page 380 and 381: 3198 SF CPS 712(C), 734 L101. Make-
Page 382 and 383: Iron nails- and studs Page 373 Only
Page 384 and 385: Page 375 3329 LWC B643 Period 1 Nai
Page 386 and 387: Page 377 3397 LWC J508 F59 " Nail 1
Page 388 and 389: Page 37? 3495 BKC A77 (L8) Anglo-Sa
Page 390 and 391: Page 381 3611 BKC Hill F33 " Hail 1
Page 392 and 393: Page 383 3687 BKC J43 L6 Probably P
Page 394 and 395: Page 385 3803 BKC K557 LI22 Period
Page 396 and 397: Page 387 3878 BKC N582 L96 Period 5
Page 398 and 399: Page 389 3994 CPS 576 F115 " Hail 1
Page 400 and 401: All are of copper alloy. BOSSES Con
Page 402 and 403: DOUBLE-SPIKED LOOPS Loops are coppe
Page 404 and 405: In printed catalogue (Fig 128? 4075
Page 406 and 407: (Fig 131; 4085-4097) HINGE FITTINGS
Page 408 and 409: BINDING All the pieces are of coppe
Page 410 and 411: (Fig 136; 4130-4141) Lock-bolts 413
Page 412 and 413: Keys of uncertain type (4157-4158)
Page 414 and 415: Belt and apron fittings CATEGORY 13
Page 416 and 417: Copper-alloy strap-loops Cavalry ha
Page 418 and 419: Sword (Fig 153; 4227-4228) Arms 422
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Sword Arms Both in printed catalogu
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Page 413 CATEGORY 14: OBJECTS ASSOC
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IRON COFFIN-FITTINGS All in printed
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Page 417 CATEGORY 16: ANTLER-, HORN
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4319) The sawn off proximal end of
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Page 421 CATEGORY 17: OBJECTS ASSOC
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shaped section. Internal diameter 1
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copper-alloy wire double loop-in-lo
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4458 SF BKC 4210. N143 F33. Pit. Pe
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(4473-4600) SHEET COPPER ALLOY 4473
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parallel edges. 19.5 by 10.5 mm. 45
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Dimensions straightened out. 35.5 b
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4558 SF CPS 730. 773 L108. Make-up.
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ight angles. 31.5 by 26.0 mm. 4591
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4646 SF BKC 5181. V287 L25. Dump. P
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4669 SF LWC 3515. J140S F459. Pit.
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(Figs 207 and 208? 4695-4743) MISCE
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61.5 mm. 4733 SF BKC 5257. V595 L72
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