File:Bronze Age, Axe (FindID 175293).jpg
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Summary
[edit]Bronze Age: Axe | |||
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Photographer |
Sussex Archaeological Society, Liz Wilson, 2007-03-21 16:27:10 |
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Title |
Bronze Age: Axe |
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Description |
English: CORONER'S REPORT
Description of object
Bronze palstave. Norman type. It is very heavily corroded with a light green patina. There is a light brown layer covering parts of the blade and flanges. The blade, flanges and the butt are severely worn making identification of diagnostic features difficult. The blade is relatively unexpanded, the flanges are low and these merge into a damaged butt. There is an elongated triangular indentation below the stop-ridge on one side
L: 119mm; W: max. 42mm; Th: max. 20mm; Weight: 247g
Discussion
The finds retrieved represent a dispersed hoard of Middle Bronze Age bronze palstaves dating to c. 1400-1250 BC. One is of undefined type though does appear to be of the broad bladed and unlooped form. The other two Norman type which are characteristic of Normandy though have been found in concentrations in east Hampshire and West Sussex (O'Connor 1980, 47-49). These are indicative of connections between the southern British coast and northwest France.
The evidence for the cross channel traffic of bronze objects at shipwreck sites such as Langdon Bay (Muckleroy 1981) and Salcombe (Pareham, Needham & Palmer 2006) and the absence of any large scale mining in Ireland or Britain during this period would appear to indicate extensive procurement and recycling of metal objects such as the Norman palstaves that originated on the continent.
The discovery of palstaves in the landscape conforms to broader patterns known throughout southern England (Rowlands 1976). The explanations for this phenomenon remain orientated towards ritual deposition in specific places (Bradley 1998).
Conclusion
Though contextual details are sparse, it is probable that these objects formed a single original deposit or hoard dispersed through the actions of the plough seems very likely. The similar levels of corrosion and light green patinas all indicate that the conditions each has survived through were very comparable.
The Pett hoard is a collection of prehistoric metalwork more than 300 years old and so there is a prima facie case for considering the find to be treasure, under the new Treasure Order (2002) being a base-metal prehistoric find containing two or more metal objects. |
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Depicted place | (County of findspot) East Sussex | ||
Date | between 1400 BC and 1250 BC | ||
Accession number |
FindID: 175293 Old ref: SUSS-15E741 Filename: 1228a.jpg |
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Source |
https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/133702 Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/133702/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/175293 |
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Camera manufacturer | NIKON |
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Camera model | E5400 |
Exposure time | 5/673 sec (0.0074294205052006) |
F-number | f/5.7 |
ISO speed rating | 50 |
Date and time of data generation | 16:04, 19 March 2007 |
Lens focal length | 11.8 mm |
Orientation | Normal |
Horizontal resolution | 300 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 300 dpi |
Software used | Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0 |
File change date and time | 15:24, 21 March 2007 |
Y and C positioning | Co-sited |
Exposure Program | Normal program |
Exif version | 2.2 |
Date and time of digitizing | 16:04, 19 March 2007 |
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Image compression mode | 4 |
APEX exposure bias | 0 |
Maximum land aperture | 3 APEX (f/2.83) |
Metering mode | Pattern |
Light source | Tungsten (incandescent light) |
Flash | Flash did not fire, compulsory flash suppression |
Supported Flashpix version | 1 |
Color space | sRGB |
File source | Digital still camera |
Scene type | A directly photographed image |
Custom image processing | Normal process |
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