Copper-Alloy Artefacts

In this chapter, the 22 copper-alloy finds of the excavation are presented (Table 9.1). The chapter starts by explaining the methodology used and continues with a short description of the finds, their dating, and their general distribution (a more detailed description of the finds themselves can be found in the catalogue at the end). This is followed by a consideration of the various contexts in which the objects were discovered. The chapter concludes with a summary and interpretation of the whole assemblage of copper-alloy finds.¹ The finds were quite well preserved at the time of the excavation, and the more