IRON

Trilobate Arrowheads

IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 11TR23U09met02
KERKENES INVENTORY: K11.258
CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Iron
TYPE: Trilobate Arrowhead
ITEM: Tanged arrowhead
MATERIAL: Iron
Photograph 11dpcc0649 by Joseph Lehner.
Drawing by Ben Claasz Coockson.
DESCRIPTION
Tanged arrowhead, square in section, tip of head and part of tang missing.
DIMENSIONS
Extant length: 50 mm.
Length of head: 43 mm.
Base of head: 4 by 4 mm.
Tang at break: 3 by 3 mm.
CONTEXT
Cappadocia Gate, found in burning above the surface of the northeast strip between the paved passage and Room 3 in the rear section of the gate.
PUBLICATION
Summers, Cappadocia Gate, Chicago: OIP in press.

IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 11TR23U09met04
KERKENES INVENTORY: K11.259
CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Iron
TYPE: Trilobate Arrowhead
ITEM: Tanged arrowhead
MATERIAL: Iron
Photograph 11dpcc0647 by Joseph Lehner.
Drawing by Ben Claasz Coockson.
DESCRIPTION
Tanged arrowhead, square in section, tang bent, complete.
DIMENSIONS
Length of head: 50 mm.
Length of tang: 22 mm.
Total length: 72 mm.
Base of head: 4 by 4 mm.
Tang at maximum: 3 by 3 mm.
CONTEXT
Cappadocia Gate, also found in the burning above the surface of the northeast strip between the paved passage and Room 3 in the rear section of the gate.
PUBLICATION
Summers, Cappadocia Gate, Chicago: OIP in press.

IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 11TR23U11met02
KERKENES INVENTORY: K11.260
CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Iron
TYPE: Trilobate Arrowhead
ITEM: Tanged arrowhead
MATERIAL: Iron
Photograph 11dpcc0627 by Joseph Lehner.
Drawing by Ben Claasz Coockson.
DESCRIPTION
Tanged arrowhead, square in section, complete.
DIMENSIONS
Length of head: 40 mm.
Length of tang: 17 mm.
Total length: 57 mm.
Base of head: 6 by 5 mm.
Tang at maximum: 3 by 3 mm.
Weight 4 gr.
CONTEXT
Cappadocia Gate, found in the burnt and badly preserved mudbrick of the Room 3 wall. It was not possible to determine if the arrowhead was mixed in when the brick was laid or in debris associated with the collapse, but it was most probably in the same context as the two other iron arrowheads.
PUBLICATION
Summers, Cappadocia Gate, Chicago: OIP in press.

IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 96TT16U17met01
KERKENES INVENTORY: K96.036
CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Iron
TYPE: Trilobate Arrowhead
ITEM: Tanged Arrowhead
MATERIAL: Iron
Photograph 05dpnk0902 by Murat Akar.
Drawing by Kerkenes.
DESCRIPTION
Tanged arrowhead, square in section.
DIMENSIONS
Length: 48 mm.
CONTEXT
Lower City. North End. TT 15.
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Tools

IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 96SURFU00met01
KERKENES INVENTORY: K96.037
CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Iron
TYPE: Tool
ITEM: Sheet iron made into an object with a flat end
MATERIAL: Iron
Photograph 05dpnk0622 by Murat Akar.
Drawing by Elspeth R. Mackintosh.
DESCRIPTION
Sheet iron made into an object with a flat end and a longer portion bent over to form a tube or ferrule.
DIMENSIONS
Length: 117 mm.
CONTEXT
Surface find.
PUBLICATION

IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 05TR20U12met01
KERKENES INVENTORY: none
CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Iron
TYPE: Tool
ITEM: Blade fragment
MATERIAL: Iron
Photograph 05dpnc1868 by Natalie Summers.
DESCRIPTION
Part of blade from a large iron tool.
DIMENSIONS
Preserved length: 55 mm.
Thickness: 8 mm.
PUBLICATION
Summers, Palatial Complex, Chicago: OIP in press.

IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 00CT16U02met01
KERKENES INVENTORY: K00.106
CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Iron
TYPE: Tool
ITEM: Tool that tapers at both ends
MATERIAL: Iron
Photograph 05dpnk0723 by Murat Akar.
Drawing by Isabelle Ruben.
DESCRIPTION
Pointed object, rectangular in section, probably incomplete.
DIMENSIONS
Preserved length: 117 mm.
CONTEXT
Found in the lower part of the rubble collapse.
PUBLICATION
Summers, Palatial Complex, Chicago: OIP in press.

IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 99CAPPU00met01
KERKENES INVENTORY: K99.083
CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Iron
TYPE: Tool
ITEM: Point
MATERIAL: Iron
Photograph 99slvf1814
Drawing 99objid02 by Kim Codella.
DESCRIPTION
Nail?
DIMENSIONS
Diameter: between 3-16 mm; Height: 126mm; Thickness: between 3-9 mm
CONTEXT
Was K99.002 on drawing file.
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Objects

IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 11TR24U20met02 and 11TR24U21met03
KERKENES INVENTORY: none
CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Iron
TYPE: Object
ITEM: Knife blade
MATERIAL: Iron
Photograph 11dpcc0676 by Joseph Lehner.
Drawing by Ben Claasz Coockson.
DESCRIPTION
Two pieces of the same iron knife blade, curved with triangular section. Pieces are incorrectly positioned in the photograph. Highly corroded.
DIMENSIONS
Length: 188 mm.
Width: 22 mm.
CONTEXT
Cappadocia Gate, found just above the floor of the northwest room in the northwest corner of the gate.
PUBLICATION

IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 00TT22U01met02
KERKENES INVENTORY: K00.112
CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Iron
TYPE: Object
ITEM: Unidentified
MATERIAL: Iron
Photograph 05dpnk0722 by Murat Akar.
Drawing by Judith Sellers.
DESCRIPTION
Part of an unidentified iron object, both square and round in section.
DIMENSIONS
Preserved length: 105 mm.
PUBLICATION
Summers, Palatial Complex, Chicago: OIP in press.

IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 11TR24U21met02
KERKENES INVENTORY: K11.264
CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Iron (hematite)
TYPE: Object
ITEM: Weight in the form of a truncated sphere
MATERIAL: Iron (hematite)
Photograph 11dpcc0668 by Joseph Lehner.
Drawing by Ben Claasz Coockson.
DESCRIPTION
Weight in the form of a truncated sphere. Not exactly spherical, the transition from the curved to the flat face is not very sharp. Appears to have been ground down and carefully polished to a high sheen. There are some slight corrosion products on the surface. Identification of the material awaits analysis, perhaps hematite.
DIMENSIONS
Height: 25 mm.
Diameter: 29 mm.
Weight: 88 gr.
CONTEXT
Cappadocia Gate, found just above the floor of Room 2 in the northwest corner of the gate.
PUBLICATION
Summers, Cappadocia Gate, Chicago: OIP in press.

IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 96ST05U06met02 (new)
KERKENES INVENTORY: K96.010
CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Iron
TYPE: Object
ITEM: Pin with loop
MATERIAL: Iron
Photograph 05dpnk0814 by Murat.
DESCRIPTION
Pin with loop / Topuzlu igne
DIMENSIONS
Length: 66 mm.
Width: 25 mm.
Thickness: 7 mm.
CONTEXT
Found on paved floor./ Tas dösemede bulundu
PUBLICATION

IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 96TT15U08met01 (new)
KERKENES INVENTORY: K96.017
CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Iron
TYPE: Object
ITEM: Strap
MATERIAL: Iron
Photograph 05dpnk0819 by Murat Akar.
Drawing by
DESCRIPTION
Strip(Metal levha).
DIMENSIONS
Diameter: max. 30 mm., 23 mm., 27 mm., 13 mm., 17 mm;
height: max 50 mm, 39 mm, 24 mm, 27 mm, 21 mm;
thickness: mm, 4 mm, 9 mm, 5 mm, 9 mm
CONTEXT
Mineralized preserved organics, 5 pieces.
PUBLICATION

IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 96ST05U07met04 (new)
KERKENES INVENTORY: K96.029
CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Iron
TYPE: Object
ITEM: Object
MATERIAL: Iron
Photograph 05dpnk0904 by Murat Akar.
DESCRIPTION
Pin Igne ?
DIMENSIONS
Diameter: 4mm; height: 16mm; thickness: 3mm
CONTEXT
Hollow çukur
PUBLICATION

IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 94PALAU00met01 (new)
KERKENES INVENTORY: K96.042
CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Iron
TYPE: Object
ITEM: Point
MATERIAL: Iron
Photograph by no photo
Drawing 94objid01 by
DESCRIPTION
Point Uç.
DIMENSIONS
Diameter: max. 5 mm. Min. 3 mm; height: 32mm; thickness: max. 5 mm. Min. 3 mm.
CONTEXT
One end square pointed, other pin. SW g Palace. Sehrin güney-bati kapisinda bulundu.
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IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 95SURFU00slg01 (new)
KERKENES INVENTORY: K96.043
CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Iron
TYPE: Object
ITEM: Slag
MATERIAL: Iron
Photograph 05dpnk0820 by Murat
DESCRIPTION
Slag Curuf
DIMENSIONS
Length: 71 mm; Width: 38 mm; Thickness: 9 mm
CONTEXT
one flat side, other bulky from dripping
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IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 96TT17U03met01 (new)
KERKENES INVENTORY: K96.045
CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Iron
TYPE: Object
ITEM: Brace
MATERIAL: Iron
Photograph 05dpnk0810 by Murat Akar.
Drawing 96objid15 by
DESCRIPTION
Post brackets for doorKapi için posta kolu.
DIMENSIONS
Diameter: 1. piece: 63 mm, 2.piece: 61 mm; height: 1. piece: 122 mm, 2. piece: 168 mm; thickness: 1. piece: 75 mm, 2. piece: 65 mm.
CONTEXT
Large nails through strips.
PUBLICATION

IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 00CT18U14met01
KERKENES INVENTORY: K00.107
CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Iron
TYPE: Object
ITEM: Rectangular bar
MATERIAL: Iron
Photograph 05dpnk0724 by Murat Akar.
Drawing by Isabelle Ruben.
DESCRIPTION
Iron bar, rectangular in section, complete
DIMENSIONS
Length: 75 mm; width: 14 mm; depth: 7 mm.
PUBLICATION
Summers, Palatial Complex, Chicago: OIP in press.

IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 00TT22U22met01
KERKENES INVENTORY: K00.108
CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Iron
TYPE: Object
ITEM: Nails
MATERIAL: Iron
Photograph 05dpnk0803 by Murat Akar.
Drawing by Judith Sellers.
DESCRIPTION
Flat iron plate pierced by three short, rectangular-headed nails equally spaced and hammered to one side
DIMENSIONS
Length: 65 mm; width: 20 mm; thickness: 3 mm.
Preserved length of nails: 6 mm; possibly incomplete.
PUBLICATION
Summers, Palatial Complex, Chicago: OIP in press.

IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 02TR01U02met03 (new)
KERKENES INVENTORY: K02.135
CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Iron
TYPE: Object
ITEM: Plague
MATERIAL: Iron
Photograph 05dpnk1022 by Murat Akar.
Drawing by
DESCRIPTION
Rectangular object with a shallow raised rim, accidently folded into an irregular shape.
DIMENSIONS
Diameter: 105mm; height: unfolded length: 138 mm height of rim: 3 mm; thickness: 7mm.
CONTEXT
Thick, heavily worked iron sheet metal, hammered on the edges to form a curve. It is possibly architectural. Much of one end is missing and it is completely mineralised. Found directly beneath the forward leg of sheet copper alloy ibex, 02TR01U02met02 = K02.133.
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IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 04TR14U16met02 (new)
KERKENES INVENTORY: K04.173
CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Iron
TYPE: Object
ITEM: Jewellery
MATERIAL: Iron
Photograph 04slvf1505
DESCRIPTION
Hairgrip or dress pin (Doppelnadel)
DIMENSIONS
Length: 37 mm; Width: 17 mm; Thickness: les than 2 mm
CONTEXT
Lower portions of both prongs missing
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IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 05TR11U00met02 (new)
KERKENES INVENTORY: K05.184
CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Iron
TYPE: Object
ITEM: Brace
MATERIAL: Iron
Photograph 05dpnc1501
DESCRIPTION
Swallow-tailed brace with a single nail hole at either end, complete; shaft fragment in one end.
DIMENSIONS
Length: 205 mm; Width: centre: 11 mm, ends: 22 and 30 mm, hole: 6 mm; Thickness: 6 mm
CONTEXT
found during cleaning; fully preserved but corroded
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IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 05TR16U16met01 (new)
KERKENES INVENTORY: K05.186
CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Iron
TYPE: Object
ITEM: Brace
MATERIAL: Iron
Photograph 05dpnc1506
DESCRIPTION
Swallow-tailed brace with one nail, complete.
DIMENSIONS
Length: 233 mm; Width: centre: 18 mm, ends: 27 mm and 30 mm; Thickness: 5 mm
CONTEXT
Headless nail is square in section.
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IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 05TR16U16met03 (new)
KERKENES INVENTORY: K05.187
CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Iron
TYPE: Object
ITEM: Brace
MATERIAL: Iron
Photograph 05dpnc1507
DESCRIPTION
Swallow-tailed brace with nail fragments in place at either end and wood pseudomorphs, complete in two fragments.
DIMENSIONS
Length: 220 mm; Width: centre: 12 mm, ends: 29 mm; Thickness: 6 mm
CONTEXT
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IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 05TR16U16met04 (new)
KERKENES INVENTORY: K05.188
CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Iron
TYPE: Object
ITEM: Brace
MATERIAL: Iron
Photograph 05dpnc1509
DESCRIPTION
Swallow-tailed brace with nails in place at each end and wood pseudomorphs on the underside, complete in three joining fragments.
DIMENSIONS
Length: 202 mm; Width: centre: 18 mm, ends: 28 mm
CONTEXT
Headless nails are square in section.
One complete nail has the end bent over and thus provides an indication of the thickness of the wood, presumably a door.
PUBLICATION

IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 05TR16U18met05 (new)
KERKENES INVENTORY: K05.191
CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Iron
TYPE: Object
ITEM: Strap
MATERIAL: Iron
Photograph 10dpkc1202
DESCRIPTION
Iron door strap with seven nail holes and one nail preserved. Well-preserved. Bent double.
DIMENSIONS
Length: 2.035 m; Width: 54 mm; Thickness: 4 mm
CONTEXT
One end looks to have been cut after being hammered out, while the other end looks broken. May not be original length then.
Cf. 03TR11U08met01 and 03TR11U08met02 -- two iron door straps found in Trench 11, Unit 08 in 2003. See also 03TR05U03met06, K05.192, K11.252, and K11.253
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IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 05TR16U18met06 (new)
KERKENES INVENTORY: K05.192
CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Iron
TYPE: Object
ITEM: Strap
MATERIAL: Iron
Photograph 10dpkc1203
DESCRIPTION
Larger of two iron door straps found in destruction layer. Bent double
DIMENSIONS
Length: 3.19 m; Width: 52 mm; Thickness: 4 mm
CONTEXT
One finished, rounded end. The other end looks to have been cut following its having been hammered out originally. May preserve original length. Not clear if length corresponds to that of the door.
Cf. 03TR05U03met06, iron door strap found in Trench 05, Unit 03 in 2003, and 03TR11U08met01 and 03TR11U08met02, two iron door straps found in Trench 11, Unit 08 in 2003.
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IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 05TR17U14met04 (new)
KERKENES INVENTORY: K05.205
CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Iron
TYPE: Object
ITEM: Brace
MATERIAL: Iron
Photograph 05dpnc1535
DESCRIPTION
Slightly swallow-tailed brace with nails, one complete, in place at each end
DIMENSIONS
Length: brace: 210 mm, nail: 142 mm, length to bend: 66 mm; Width: centre: 9 mm, ends: 30 mm, head of nail: 10 mm; Thickness: 6 mm
CONTEXT
One complete nail has the end bent over and thus provides an indication of the thickness of the wood. Nail is square in section.
Complete but in poor condition.
PUBLICATION

IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 05TR17U14met03 (new)
KERKENES INVENTORY: K05.206
CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Iron
TYPE: Object
ITEM: Brace, nail
MATERIAL: Iron
Photograph 05dpnc1540
DESCRIPTION
Swallow-tailed brace with nails, one complete, in place at each end.
DIMENSIONS
Length: brace: 205 mm, nail: 125 mm, nail length to bend: ca. 66 mm; Width: centre: 15 mm, ends: 28 and 32 mm; Thickness: 6 mm
CONTEXT
The nails are square in section. The complete nail has the end bent over and thus provides an indication of the thickness of the wood.
Complete but in poor condition.
PUBLICATION

IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 05TR17U14met07 (new)
KERKENES INVENTORY: K05.207
CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Iron
TYPE: Object
ITEM: Bracket
MATERIAL: Iron
Photograph 05dpnc1541
DESCRIPTION
Large iron double 'T' clamp. Numerous associated fragments.
DIMENSIONS
Length: 380 mm; Width: centre: 26 mm, ends: 60 mm, hole: 12 mm; Thickness: centre: 22 mm, ends: 15 mm
CONTEXT
Holes of nails at end - one may be preserved under caked dirt at one end. Diameter of hole is 12.5 mm
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IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 05TR20U07met01 (new)
KERKENES INVENTORY: K05.209
CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Iron
TYPE: Object
ITEM: Cotter pin, loop, eyelet
MATERIAL: Iron
Photograph 05dpnc1807
DESCRIPTION
Cotter pin, largely complete.
DIMENSIONS
Length: 70 mm; Diameter of loop: 33 mm; Thickness: 5 mm
CONTEXT
The body is square in section. Two pins extend from loop, the tip of one is splayed.
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IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 03TR05U02met01 (new)
KERKENES INVENTORY: none
CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Iron
TYPE: Object
ITEM: Cotter pin, loop, eyelet
MATERIAL: Iron
Photograph 05dpnk0611 by Murat Akar.
Drawing by Ben Claasz Coockson.
DESCRIPTION
Iron cotter pin, arms incomplete.
DIMENSIONS
Length: 80 mm. Diameter: 39 mm. Thickness: 1 mm.
CONTEXT
Powdery brown soil with many collapsed stones and traces of burning.
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IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 05TR14U03met02 (new)
KERKENES INVENTORY: none
CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Iron
TYPE: Object
ITEM: Pin
MATERIAL: Iron
Photograph 05dpnc1845 by Natalie Summers.
DESCRIPTION
Iron pin
DIMENSIONS
Length: 33 mm. Diameter 22 mm.
CONTEXT
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IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 05TR17U12met02 (new)
KERKENES INVENTORY: none
CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Iron
TYPE: Object
ITEM: Cotter Pin
MATERIAL: Iron
Photograph 05dpnc1829 by Natalie Summers.
DESCRIPTION
Iron cotter pin, eye and part of one shank.
DIMENSIONS
Preserved length: 45 mm. Diameter of loop: 34 mm. Thickness 5 mm.
CONTEXT
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Loop

IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 11TR24U04met02
KERKENES INVENTORY: none
CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Iron
TYPE: Loop
ITEM: Heart-shaped loop or eye
MATERIAL: Iron
Photograph by 11dpcc0672 by Joseph Lehner.
Drawing by Ben Claasz Coockson.
DESCRIPTION
Heart-shaped loop or eye, forged iron square in section, shaft missing.
DIMENSIONS
Preserved length: 29 mm.
Width: 20 mm.
Section: 6 by 5 mm.
CONTEXT
Cappadocia gate. Room 1, fill below burnt floor.
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Rods

IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 09TR22U08met01
KERKENES INVENTORY: none
CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Iron
TYPE: Rod
ITEM: Round in section with one end flattened
MATERIAL: Iron
Photograph by 10dpkc1252 by Joseph Lehner.
Drawing by Ben Claasz Coockson.
DESCRIPTION
Rod of iron, round in section with one end flattened, incomplete.
DIMENSIONS
Length: 215 mm.
CONTEXT
Cappadocia Gate. Burning in the entrance passage.
PUBLICATION

IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 96TT15U12met01
KERKENES INVENTORY: K96.027
CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Iron
TYPE: Coiled Rod
ITEM: Rod
MATERIAL: Iron
Photograph 05dpnk0623 by Murat Akar.
Drawing by Ben Claasz Coockson.
DESCRIPTION
Coiled rod.
DIMENSIONS
Length 33 mm, diameter 14 mm, thickness 3.5 mm.
CONTEXT
Lower City. North End. TT 15.
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Tacks and Nails

IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 02TR04U04met01
KERKENES INVENTORY: K02.141
CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Iron
TYPE: Tack
ITEM: Almost complete with a domed head
MATERIAL: Iron
Photograph 05dpnk0705 by Murat Akar.
Drawing by Judith Sellers.
DESCRIPTION
Iron tack, almost complete with a domed head. Perhaps modern.
DIMENSIONS
Length: 20 mm. Diameter of head: 16 mm.
CONTEXT
Cappadocia Gate, on soil layer on floor.
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IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 03TR11U12met04 (new)
KERKENES INVENTORY: K03.165
CLASSIFICATION:
TYPE: Nail
ITEM: Brace, nail
MATERIAL: Iron
Photograph 05dpnk0616 by Murat Akar.
DESCRIPTION
Swallow-tailed brace with a single nail hole at either end containing rectangular-headed nails square in section, complete.
DIMENSIONS
Diameter: bar: 3.2cm; height: bar: 21.1cm, nail: 10.5cm.
CONTEXT
Rectangular in section, flared at each end.
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IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 02TR02U14met06 (new)
KERKENES INVENTORY: none
CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Iron
TYPE: Nail
ITEM: Iron nail
MATERIAL: Iron
Photograph 05dpnk0717 by Murat Akar.
DESCRIPTION
Swallow-tailed brace with a single nail hole at either end containing rectangular-headed nails square in section, complete.
DIMENSIONS
Length: 20 mm.
CONTEXT
Doorway rubble.
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IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 03TR05U03met05 (new)
KERKENES INVENTORY: none
CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Iron
TYPE: Nail
ITEM: Triangular-headed iron nail
MATERIAL: Iron
Photograph 05dpnk0613 by Murat Akar.
Drawing by Ben Claasz Coockson.
DESCRIPTION
Triangular-headed iron nail, square in section, tip missing, bent.
DIMENSIONS
Length: 94 mm. Width of head: 13 mm. Thickness: 5 mm.
CONTEXT
Found in the burned red-brown deposit immediately above the floor.
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IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 03TR05U02met04 (new)
KERKENES INVENTORY: none
CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Iron
TYPE: Nail
ITEM: Triangular-headed iron nail
MATERIAL: Iron
Photograph 12dpkc1420 by Noël Siver.
Drawing by Dominique Langis- Barsetti.
DESCRIPTION
Triangular-headed iron nail with asymmetrical flat head and square shank, tip missing.
DIMENSIONS
Preserved length: 53 mm. Width of head: 12 mm. Thickness: of head 3 mm. Shank: 3 by 4 mm.
CONTEXT
Found in the collapse.
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IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 02TR05U03met02 (new)
KERKENES INVENTORY: none
CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Iron
TYPE: Nail
ITEM: Nail with blunt top
MATERIAL: Iron
Photograph 05dpnk0707 by Murat Akar.
Drawing by Judith Sellers.
DESCRIPTION
Nail with blunt top, square in section, complete, heavily corroded.
DIMENSIONS
Preserved length: 71 mm. Shank: 8 by 8 mm.
CONTEXT
Found in the collapse.
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IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 02TR02U14met04 (new)
KERKENES INVENTORY: none
CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Iron
TYPE: Nail
ITEM: Blunt-headed iron nail
MATERIAL: Iron
Photograph 05dpnk0709 by Murat Akar.
Drawing by Judith Sellers.
DESCRIPTION
Blunt-headed iron nail, square section, complete.
DIMENSIONS
Length: 58.5 mm. Width: 5 x 5 mm.
CONTEXT
Doorway fill.
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IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 03TR05U03met07 (new)
KERKENES INVENTORY: none
CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Iron
TYPE: Nail
ITEM: Brace, nail
MATERIAL: Iron
Photographs 05dpnk0609 by Murat Akar.
Drawing by Ben Claasz Coockson.
DESCRIPTION
Iron arrowhead with bent tang, complete.
DIMENSIONS
Length: 62 mm.
CONTEXT
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IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 03TR05U02met06 (new)
KERKENES INVENTORY: none
CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Iron
TYPE: Nail
ITEM: Nail fragment
MATERIAL: Iron
Photographs 12dpkc1423.
Drawing by Ben Claasz Coockson.
DESCRIPTION
Nail shank fragment. Voluminous iron corrosion products have caused the object to expand beyond its original size. Originally square in section. Tip extant.
DIMENSIONS
Length: 36 mm.
Width: 9.5 mm.
Thickness: 8mm (head), 5.5mm (tip)
CONTEXT
Near wall plaster
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IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 05TR21U09met03 (new)
KERKENES INVENTORY: none
CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Iron
TYPE: Iron Fragment
ITEM: Small nail fragment
MATERIAL: Iron
Photograph 05dpnc1842 by Geoffrey D. Summers.
DESCRIPTION
Rivet or small nail fragment.
DIMENSIONS
Length: 12 mm. Diameter of head: 4 mm. Diameter of shaft: 2 mm.
CONTEXT
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Iron Fragments

IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 11TR24U22met05
KERKENES INVENTORY: none
CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Iron
TYPE: Iron Fragment
ITEM: Four pieces with protruding
MATERIAL: Iron
Photograph by 11dpcc0745 by Joseph Lehner.
DESCRIPTION
Pierced iron plate in four pieces with protruding and loose nails and nail fragments. The large central hole was punched through as were the holes for nails. Nails are square in section. A shoe or pad fixed into wood.
DIMENSIONS
Length: 110 mm.
Width: 100 mm.
Thickness: 3 mm.
Diameter of central hole: 30 mm.
Largest preserved nail fragment: 51 mm.
CONTEXT
Cappadocia Gate.
PUBLICATION

IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 11TR24U04met04
KERKENES INVENTORY: none
CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Iron
TYPE: Iron Fragment
ITEM: Pierced by two small holes
MATERIAL: Iron
Photograph by 11dpcc0671 by Joseph Lehner. 
Drawing by Ben Claasz Coockson.
DESCRIPTION
Fragments of iron sheet pierced by two small holes, one still retaining remains of a nail. Badly corroded.
DIMENSIONS
Length: 48 mm.
Width: 16 mm; thickness: 3 mm.
CONTEXT
Cappadocia gate. Room 1, fill below burnt floor.
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IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 96TT15U19met01
KERKENES INVENTORY: K96.020
CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Iron
TYPE: Iron Fragment
ITEM: Small fragment of iron sheet
MATERIAL: Iron
Photograph by 05dpnk0822 by Murat Akar.
Drawing by Judith Sellers.
DESCRIPTION
Small fragment of iron sheet, with two perforations punched through.
DIMENSIONS
39 by 29 mm, thickness 2 mm.
CONTEXT
Lower City. North End. TT15.
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IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 95SURFU00met01
KERKENES INVENTORY: K95.044
CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Iron
TYPE: Iron Fragment
ITEM: Two joining fragments of thick iron sheet
MATERIAL: Iron
Photograph by 05dpnk0817 by Murat Akar.
Drawing by Judith Sellers.
DESCRIPTION
Two joining fragments of thick iron sheet, perhaps with two piercings. Join found after photography.
DIMENSIONS
Extant size 64 by 66 mm.
CONTEXT
Surface find on slope down to Lower City.
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IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 96ST05U01met01 (new)
KERKENES INVENTORY: K96.004
CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Iron
TYPE: Iron Fragment
ITEM: Sheet
MATERIAL: Iron
Photograph 05dpnk0821 by Murat Akar.
DESCRIPTION
Sheet / Levha
DIMENSIONS
Length: 50 mm.
Width: max. 25 mm.
Thickness: 20 mm.
CONTEXT
PUBLICATION

IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 96ST05U07met05 (new)
KERKENES INVENTORY: K96.041
CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Iron
TYPE: Iron Fragment
ITEM: Fragment
MATERIAL: Iron
Photograph 05dpnk0905 by Murat Akar.
DESCRIPTION
Fragment Demir parçalari.
DIMENSIONS
Diameter: 9mm; height: 17mm; thickness: 4mm.
CONTEXT
PUBLICATION

IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 98SURFU00met01 (new)
KERKENES INVENTORY: K98.080
CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Iron
TYPE: Iron Fragment
ITEM: Fragment
MATERIAL: Iron
Photograph 05dpnk0808 by Murat Akar.
DESCRIPTION
Fragment.
DIMENSIONS
Diameter: 7mm; height: 25mm; thickness: 6mm.
CONTEXT
2014.05.10 Finds Database Object ID number 003 was changed to 98SURFU00met01.
PUBLICATION

IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 96ST05U06met03 (new)
KERKENES INVENTORY: K96.001
CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Iron
TYPE: Iron Fragment
ITEM: Strip
MATERIAL: Iron
Photograph 05dpnk0824 by Murat.
DESCRIPTION
Strip / Metal levha
DIMENSIONS
Length: 28 mm.
Width: 25 mm.
Thickness: 6 mm.
CONTEXT
PUBLICATION

IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 02TR02U16met07 (new)
KERKENES INVENTORY: none
CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Iron
TYPE: Iron Fragment
ITEM: Shank fragment
MATERIAL: Iron
No photo
No drawing
DESCRIPTION
Curved iron fragment, square section.
DIMENSIONS
Preserved length: 20 mm.
CONTEXT
PUBLICATION

IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 03TR05U01met01 (new)
KERKENES INVENTORY: none
CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Iron
TYPE: Iron Fragment
ITEM: Point fragment
MATERIAL: Iron
Photograph 12dpkc1417 by Noël Siver.
DESCRIPTION
Iron point fragment, square section.
DIMENSIONS
Length: 29.5 mm. Width: body - 4 mm. Thickness: 3mm.
CONTEXT
Ashlar Building, topsoil of back room.
PUBLICATION

IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 03TR05U02met02 (new)
KERKENES INVENTORY: none
CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Iron
TYPE: Iron Fragment
ITEM: Point fragment
MATERIAL: Iron
Photograph 12dpkc1418 by Noël Siver.
DESCRIPTION
Iron point fragment, square section, tip missing.
DIMENSIONS
Length: 24.5 mm. Width: largest: 4.5 x 5 mm; smallest: 3 x 3 mm. Thickness: 4.5 mm (head).
CONTEXT
Found in back room of Ashlar Building.
PUBLICATION

IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 03TR05U02met05 (new)
KERKENES INVENTORY: none
CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Iron
TYPE: Iron Fragment
ITEM: Point
MATERIAL: Iron
Photograph 12dpkc1422 by Noël Siver.
DESCRIPTION
Point fragment with tip, square section.
DIMENSIONS
Length: 26.5 mm.
Width: max: 4 x 4 mm tip: 1 mm.
Thickness: 4.5 mm (head).
CONTEXT
Ashlar Building near wall plaster.
PUBLICATION

IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 03TR05U03met08 (new)
KERKENES INVENTORY: none
CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Iron
TYPE: Iron Fragment
ITEM: Iron point
MATERIAL: Iron
Photograph 12dpkc1424 by Noël Siver.
DESCRIPTION
Point, square section, complete.
DIMENSIONS
Length: 35 mm. Width: 4.5 mm. Thickness: 4.5 mm.
CONTEXT
PUBLICATION

IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 03TR05U03met09 (new)
KERKENES INVENTORY: none
CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Iron
TYPE: Iron Fragment
ITEM: Iron point
MATERIAL: Iron
Photograph 12dpkc1425 by Noël Siver.
DESCRIPTION
Point, square section, almost complete.
DIMENSIONS
Length: 28 mm. Width: 5 x 6 mm. Thickness: 5 mm.
CONTEXT
PUBLICATION

IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 03TR05U03met10 (new)
KERKENES INVENTORY: none
CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Iron
TYPE: Iron Fragment
ITEM: Iron point
MATERIAL: Iron
Photograph 12dpkc1426 by Noël Siver.
DESCRIPTION
Point, square section, highly corroded, complete.
DIMENSIONS
Length: 31 mm. Width: 4.5 x 5.5 mm. Thickness: 4.5 mm.
CONTEXT
PUBLICATION

IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 03TR05U03met11 (new)
KERKENES INVENTORY: none
CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Iron
TYPE: Iron Fragment
ITEM: Iron point
MATERIAL: Iron
Photograph 12dpkc1427 by Noël Siver.
DESCRIPTION
Point, square section, complete.
DIMENSIONS
Length: 35 mm. Width: max: 6.5 mm; mid-section: 4.5 x 5 mm; tip: 3 mm. Thickness: 4.5 mm.
CONTEXT
PUBLICATION

IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 02TR02U14met03 (new)
KERKENES INVENTORY: none
CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Iron
TYPE: Iron Fragment
ITEM: Shank fragment
MATERIAL: Iron
Photograph 05dpnk0708 by Murat Akar.
Drawing by Judith Sellers.
DESCRIPTION
Iron shank fragment with tip, square section, bent.
DIMENSIONS
Length: 49 mm. Width: 5 x 5 mm.
CONTEXT
PUBLICATION

IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 02TR02U02met01 (new)
KERKENES INVENTORY: none
CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Iron
TYPE: Iron Fragment
ITEM: Shank fragment
MATERIAL: Iron
Photograph 05dpnk0706 by Murat Akar.
DESCRIPTION
Fragment, bent at end, not complete, tapers.
DIMENSIONS
Length: 60 mm.
CONTEXT
Base of topsoil.
PUBLICATION

IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 02TR02U14met08 (new)
KERKENES INVENTORY: none
CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Iron
TYPE: Iron Fragment
ITEM: Shank fragment
MATERIAL: Iron
Photograph 05dpnk0714 by Murat Akar.
DESCRIPTION
Shank fragment, square section, broken, corroded onto stone flake.
DIMENSIONS
Length: 17 mm.
CONTEXT
PUBLICATION

IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 03TR05U03met06 (new)
KERKENES INVENTORY: none
CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Iron
TYPE: Iron Fragment
ITEM: Shank fragment
MATERIAL: Iron
Photograph 05dpnk0608 by Murat Akar.
DESCRIPTION
Shank fragment, square section, broken, corroded onto stone flake.
DIMENSIONS
Length: 17 mm.
CONTEXT
PUBLICATION

IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 04TR11U22met02 (new)
KERKENES INVENTORY: none
CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Iron
TYPE: Iron Fragment
ITEM: Small nail fragment
MATERIAL: Iron
Photograph 05dpnk0907 by Murat Akar.
DESCRIPTION
Shaft fragment, square section.
DIMENSIONS
Length: 260 mm.
CONTEXT
Destruction layer.
PUBLICATION

IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 05TR15U14met01 (new)
KERKENES INVENTORY: none
CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Iron
TYPE: Iron Fragment
ITEM: Nail fragment
MATERIAL: Iron
Photograph 05dpnc1833.
DESCRIPTION
Nail fragment, highly corroded, with square shank, and perhaps with a triangular head.
DIMENSIONS
Preserved length: 60 mm.
CONTEXT
PUBLICATION

IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 04TR16U01met01 (new)
KERKENES INVENTORY: none
CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Iron
TYPE: Iron Fragment
ITEM: Shank fragment
MATERIAL: Iron
Photograph 05dpnk0602 by Murat Akar.
DESCRIPTION
Shank fragment with point, bent.
DIMENSIONS
Length: 65 mm.
CONTEXT
Topsoil
PUBLICATION

IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 05TR16U17met01 (new)
KERKENES INVENTORY: none
CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Iron
TYPE: Iron Fragment
ITEM: Shank fragment
MATERIAL: Iron
Photograph 05dpnc1875.
DESCRIPTION
Nail shank fragment.
DIMENSIONS
Length: 121 mm.
CONTEXT
PUBLICATION

IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 05TR16U18met02 (new)
KERKENES INVENTORY: none
CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Iron
TYPE: Iron Fragment
ITEM: Shank fragment
MATERIAL: Iron
Photograph 05dpnc1855.
DESCRIPTION
Shank, perhaps from a dome-headed nail, square in section, curved.
DIMENSIONS
Length: 135 mm.
CONTEXT
PUBLICATION

IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 05TR16U18met04 (new)
KERKENES INVENTORY: none
CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Iron
TYPE: Iron Fragment
ITEM: Shank fragment
MATERIAL: Iron
Photograph 05dpnc1854.
DESCRIPTION
Shank, perhaps from a dome-headed nail, square in section.
DIMENSIONS
Length: 130 mm.
CONTEXT
PUBLICATION

IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 05TR17U14met08 (new)
KERKENES INVENTORY: none
CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Iron
TYPE: Iron Fragment
ITEM: Shank fragment
MATERIAL: Iron
Photograph 05dpnc1853.
DESCRIPTION
Shank fragment with tip, square in section.
DIMENSIONS
Length: 60 mm.
CONTEXT
PUBLICATION