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 Trident
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A three-pronged iron fork that was probably part of a fishing trident (90 mm length). Tridents were especially useful for catching salmon.
 
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From Site Fishbourne
   
Date  3rd century AD
   
Location   Fishbourne Roman Palace Museum display
   
Material   Iron
   
Context  From the 1961-9 excavations at Fishbourne Roman Palace, in a late rubble layer of the north wing
   
Reference   Cunliffe 1971 'Excavations at Fishbourne 1961-1969', Soc. of Antiquaries, Vol.2, p134-5, no.51.
   

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