SEX78103 - Romano-British hoes or rakes, 1950
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| Type | Article in serial |
|---|---|
| Title | Romano-British hoes or rakes, 1950 |
| Author/Originator | Stevenson, R.B.K. |
| Date/Year | 1950 |
| Digital Object Identifier | 10.1017/S0003581500087916 |
Abstract/Summary
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Description
The Roman fort at Newstead provides a closer dating than Mr. T. W. Bagshawe was able to adduce for the Romano-British antler objects described in his recent note. A number of picks and a rake were not described in ‘A Roman Frontier Post' but in a subsequent article. The rake came from pit xcviii and so belongs to the middle or second half of the second century. It consists of the burr of an antler with the beam sawn off and the brow and bez tines intact. The circular shaft-hole is 1 in. across and has its inner edges polished by wear. The overall length of the rake is 11 in. The tines curve strongly towards the end and at the tips are much polished, to 2 and 3 in. respectively on the convex curve and to under an inch on the concave. This suggests that they were drawn along the ground rather than through it in the manner of a hoe. A square-socketed antler rake from Wroxeter was illustrated by Bushe-Fox.3
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