Anzac Gallipoli Archaeology Database

Artefact Utility item
Feature ID:
314
Artefact No.:
131
Artefact Type:
Utility item
Survey Date:
17 September 2011
Location:
Turkish Quinn's
Period:
c. 1915
Area Nationality:
Turkish
Deployed By:
Length (cm):
7.7
Width (cm):
3
Preservation:
Associated Feature:
Material:
Metal
Photographed:
Yes
Description:
Metal tool that was possibly the head of an entrenching/digging tool. Long and rectangular in section, 7.7 x 3.0cm, with a hole in one end (1.8cm diameter). The other end curves up and is thinner after the curve, finishing in a sharp edge. It appears to be almost complete, with just some chipping along one edge. May have had a wooden handle attached via the hole at one end; the chipped edge would have been the 'digging' end.

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