Anzac Gallipoli Archaeology Database

Artefact Metal container
Feature ID:
487
Artefact No.:
265
Artefact Type:
Metal container
Survey Date:
09 September 2012
Location:
Pope's Hill
Period:
c. 1915
Area Nationality:
ANZAC
Deployed By:
Length (cm):
6.2
Width (cm):
3.2
Preservation:
Associated Feature:
459, 487
Material:
metal
Photographed:
Yes
Description:
Metal fragments x 5, from the base of a bully beef tin. Circular impression evident. Fragment 1: small flat fragment. 6.2 x 3.2 x 0.4cm. Fragment 2: Circular impression and edge of can. 3.9 x 2.5 x 0.9cm. Fragment 3: Small traces of red enamel paint on curved fragment, 2.1 x 1.9cm. Fragment 4: Flat small piece, 1.6 x 1.5cm. Fragment 5: Small flat piece, 1.7 x 1.3cm. 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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