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Description: | A fragment of a copper alloy axehead (early - middle Bronze Age 1700-1400BC). It is a midribbed palstave with crescentic blade. There is a notch missing from the cutting edge (length of notch: 6.81mm). The palstave is broken 30.80mm along its length. Dark-brown glossy surface with small pits of copper corrosion. The palstave is very similar to ones found at Acton Park, Caverton (Rohl & Needham 1998:128 no. 111). Dimensions: length: 30.80mm; width: 73.01mm; thickness: 12.04mm; weight: 87.39g.
Rohl, B. and Needham, S. 1998. The Circulation of Metal in the British Bronze Age. British Museum Occasional Paper no. 102. British Museum Press, London. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 1700
1400 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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