File:Bronze Age palstave axehead (FindID 284248).jpg

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Bronze Age palstave axehead
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Museum of Antiquities of the University and Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne, Robert Collins, 2010-01-18 22:14:46
Title
Bronze Age palstave axehead
Description
English: A cast copper-alloy palstave axe of the Bronze Age, of the Wilburton/Wallington phase.

The axe is nearly complete, with only the tip of the butt missing.

The blade gently expands from the stop to the edge, with some flaring of the tips, with a maximum breadth of 37.49mm. The base of the blade has 3 raised ribs. The septum is set deeply, 10.82mm from the top of the stop, with 1 raised rib running 2/3 of its length. The loop is complete and 22.96mm in length.

There are prominent flashmarks on both the upper and lower faces of the palstave.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Lincolnshire
Date between 1150 BC and 1000 BC
Accession number
FindID: 284248
Old ref: NCL-4D2773
Filename: IMG_0936.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/235475
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/235475/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/284248
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Object location53° 12′ 18.72″ N, 0° 07′ 00.23″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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