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Description: | A iron whittle tang knife of Early Medieval date. It is back form A2 using the typology discussed in Life and Economy in Early Medieval Flixborough (originally from The study of Anglo-Scandinavian knives from 16-22 Coppergate, Ottaway, 1984). This can be described as an Angle Back knife with a back which slopes upwards towards the shoulder. The knife blade is decorated with grooves along the knife back. There are two grooves on one face, and one on the other. Knives decorated with grooves were also found at Flixborough. The tang of the knife tapers from the shoulder to the tip of the tang. The knife is rusty with some post depositional damage, but is otherwise in very good condition. Angle back knives were used from the 7th to 12th centuries, but were most common from the 8th to early 10th century (Flixborough, 203ff). The organic handle is missing. The blade is 86mm long.
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