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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 9539797, member: 8267&quot;]What was the context in which it was found? Was it in a rural area anywhere near a fence line?</p><p><br /></p><p>Just some observations - The metal is soft enough that it was marked by pliers or vice grips, perhaps used to pull it out of whatever it was in. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]453379[/ATTACH] </p><p>This is odd if it is iron. It is also odd that there is no sign of rust if it was dug up (unless, of course, you have already cleaned it).</p><p><br /></p><p>It appears too rounded to have served the most obvious function its shape suggests. It does not appear to have been struck on the head, from what we can see in the photo. </p><p><br /></p><p>Is there any chance it may have been put through a rock tumbler, or other treatment that would have rounded the edges? (But then I would not expect the tool marks to be so crisp.)</p><p><br /></p><p>It is a conundrum.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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