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Burrow Hill |
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A blade from a woodworking tool
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Half a snaffle-bit for a horse of 13 hands
Stirrup fragment with silver overlay
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Rivets, probably from a boat
Iron sword guard with decoration beneath its corrosion |
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Lead was cast to form these weights. They were probably used for oyster-dredging.
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There were fragments of glass which probably came from pouch-bottles or squat jars. |
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These shavings and off cuts of whalebone show that this material was being made into a variety of items, e.g. a whalebone writing-tablet such as that found at Blythburgh.
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Shed antlers would have been worked into combs and tools.
The tips of one antler tine had been shaped, probably for use in tooling leather.
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| Last edited 15 Sept 21 | ||