Accession No
1977.791 A
Description
An iron knife with a whittle tang, curved choil, straight back and straight cutting edge.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Huntingdonshire; Wintringham
Period
Medieval
Source
Department of the Environment [donor]; Beresford, Guy [excavator]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1977.791 A; 1 [Excavation no.] M101 [Excavation no.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Iron
Local Term
Measurements
145mm
Events
Context (Field collection)
Excavated in 1971-1972 by Guy Beresford, Deserted Medieval Village Research Group, in association with the Department of the Environment.
Event Date 1971
Author: maa
Context (References)
Beresford, Guy. (1977). ‘Excavation of a Moated House at Wintringham in Huntingdonshire.’ Archaeological Journal, 134. pp. 194-286. Fig. 43. 1-10
Event Date 1977
Author: Emily Shorter
Description (Physical description)
Record for 1977.791 A-F: 'Iron Knife'
Event Date 30/3/1988
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
An iron knife with a whittle tang, curved choil, straight back and straight cutting edge.
Event Date 2/2/2023
Author: Emily Shorter
FM:24950
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