File:Bronze age axehead (FindID 856846).jpg

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Bronze age axehead
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Arwen Wood, 2017-07-14 15:20:13
Title
Bronze age axehead
Description
English: An incomplete copper alloy palstave axe head dating from the Mid Bronze Age, c.1250-1000 BC. The axe is rectangular is shape in the body, widening slightly towards the cutting edge, which is sub-circular and curved. A hammered and trimmed casting seam is visible. In profile the cutting edge narrows to a rounded point, it is narrow which suggests that it is probably a transitional palstave. In cross section the axe head is triangular in shape. There is a worn break across the body of the axe head, which is rectangular in cross section. The axe head has a dark green patina. The palstave measures 32.0,mm in length, 28.4mm in width across the blade, 30.2mm in width across the body, 16.3mm in maximum thickness, and weighs 105g.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Oxfordshire
Date between 2500 BC and 2300 BC
Accession number
FindID: 856846
Old ref: BUC-8D2F29
Filename: BUC8D2F29.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/622185
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/622185/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/856846
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Object location51° 42′ 24.12″ N, 0° 54′ 31.3″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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