File:Bronze Age palstave axe head (FindID 261296).jpg

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Bronze Age palstave axe head
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Robert Collins, 2012-02-06 20:02:44
Title
Bronze Age palstave axe head
Description
English: A cast copper-alloy Palstave axehead of the Arreton or Acton Park phase of the early to middle Bronze Age.

The palstave has an even green patina of the copper, with some pitting on the surface. The total (incomplete) length of the axehead is 113.42mm, with the blade (from the edge to the stop) comprising 67.18mm length and the septum/butt measuring 46.24mm in length. The flanges have a maximum breadth of 19mm, and the axe is thickest at the stops, measuring 11.82mm. At its widest, the blade is 40.2mm in breadth from tip to tip.

The stops are worn, but visible, and the axe looks as if it was used before it was deposited, based on the uneven wear of the blade. The butt is incomplete, but was probably rounded rather than flat-edged.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Northumberland
Date between 1600 BC and 1400 BC
Accession number
FindID: 261296
Old ref: NCL-8C1FE2
Filename: IMG_0123.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/368890
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/368890/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/261296
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Object location55° 22′ 54.48″ N, 1° 49′ 04.87″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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