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Title: Any Idea Post by: celticspikey on February 13, 2017, 03:17:06 PM Picked this up from Roman occupation site, its pottery and looks like it has been in a fire ? Possible spindle type whorl. :-\
Title: Re: Any Idea Post by: celticspikey on February 13, 2017, 06:35:07 PM Got it now....It's a scarce early Bronze Age baked clay spindle whorl, ( for spinning yarn)
c1800-1500 BC.....well pleased it had survived out of an archeological context, and not smashed up... ;) Title: Re: Any Idea Post by: Val Beechey on February 13, 2017, 07:57:57 PM Great find Paul. Just love little unexpected unusual things like that.
Title: Re: Any Idea Post by: celticspikey on February 13, 2017, 10:00:54 PM Great find Paul. Just love little unexpected unusual things like that. Thanks Val, a bit differant than run of the mill finds...hope you are well ;)Title: Re: Any Idea Post by: ian the nomad on February 15, 2017, 07:28:21 PM Well saved can't believe it survived.
Title: Re: Any Idea Post by: celticspikey on February 15, 2017, 07:30:11 PM Cheers Ian, doesn't make sense after 1000s of years of working the fields... ;)
Title: Re: Any Idea Post by: scara on February 15, 2017, 08:27:27 PM Blimey Paul what a lovely little thing, imagine all the times its been rolled around on the field, weathered and knocked about.
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