Anzac Gallipoli Archaeology Database

Artefact Metal container
Feature ID:
583
Artefact No.:
339
Artefact Type:
Metal container
Survey Date:
13 September 2012
Location:
The Nek
Period:
c. 1915
Area Nationality:
ANZAC
Deployed By:
ANZAC
Length (cm):
7.5
Width (cm):
5.9
Preservation:
good
Associated Feature:
582
Material:
metal
Photographed:
Yes
Description:
Metal food can. Bully Beef tin, two fragments. Fragment 1: Base fragment with circular impression evident. 1/3 totally rusted away. Remainder reasonably well preserved. Slightly twisted. Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.9x 1.9cm. Fragment 2: Top (complete) of can and four walls of can. Seam is evident on one wall (h. 7). Slightly crushed. Rim around whole edge of can is intact. Dimensions: 8.2 x 4.9 x 8.0cm'; rim is 0.2cm high. Surface find on side of trench F582.

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