Anzac Gallipoli Archaeology Database

Artefact Metal container
Feature ID:
472
Artefact No.:
248
Artefact Type:
Metal container
Survey Date:
09 September 2012
Location:
Pope's Hill
Period:
c. 1915
Area Nationality:
ANZAC
Deployed By:
ANZAC
Length (cm):
9
Width (cm):
6.6
Preservation:
Associated Feature:
459
Material:
metal
Photographed:
Yes
Description:
Metal food can fragment. Base of a bully beef tin. Ferrous oxidation. Found on an exposed, eroded steep ridge that was a front line ANZAC position. Part of a large scatter of artefacts in an open, eroded area with low vegetation asssociated with trench F459 at the southern end of Pope's Hill. Documented via an intensive survey method.

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