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Description: | A Bronze Age hoard comprises of one undecorated palstave and four palstaves with triangular decoration below the stop-ridge which date to the Middle Bronze Age (c.1500-1100 cal. BC). They belong Rowland's Class 3 'Birchington Type' Group 1, characterised by their straight sided triangular blade and triangular shaped depression (Rowlands 1976, 32-33).1) Copper-alloy palstave, consistent with Rowlands (1976) Class 3 'Birchington Type' Group 1. Complete unlooped palstave with no decoration. The butt appears to have been broken and is now diagonally angled. The septum is made up of a long, narrow rectangular socket, with low triangular flanges and a straight stop-ridge. Beneath the stop-ridge, the sides taper outwards forming a straight sided triangular blade with a slightly curved cutting-edge. The casting seams remain visible, although corrosion and attached soil debris make identification difficult. The entire palstave is covered with green patina with areas of corrosion.430.4 g; Dimensions: Max Length: 177.0 mm, Max Width at cutting-edge: 67.3 mm, Max Width at stop-ridge: 25.8 mm, Max Thickness: 27.2 mm2) Copper-alloy palstave, consistent with Rowlands (1976) Class 3 'Birchington Type' Group 1. Complete unlooped palstave with triangular decoration. The butt is rounded and appears to have been broken, it is very heavily corroded. The septum is made up of a long, narrow rectangular socket, with low triangular flanges and a straight stop-ridge. Beneath the stop-ridge, there is a sub-triangular depression, which on one side is heavily pitted and corroded. There is a possible midrib moulding on one face of the blade; this is difficult to confidently identify due to the heavily corroded nature of the object. The sides curve outwards, slightly splaying to a curved cutting-edge. The casting seams remain visible on both sides. The entire palstave is covered with green patina, with mounds and areas of corrosion. There is soil debris attached to one side of the blade.411.4 g; Dimensions: Max Length: 161.0 mm, Max Width at cutting-edge: 63.5 mm, Max Width at stop-ridge: 24.2 mm, Max Thickness: 27.5 mm3) Copper-alloy palstave, consistent with Rowlands (1976) Class 3 'Birchington Type' Group 1. Complete unlooped palstave with triangular decoration. The butt is straight and appears to have been broken slightly; there is now a fragment missing. The septum is made up of a long, narrow sub-rectangular, U-shaped socket, with low triangular flanges and a slightly curved stop-ridge. Beneath the stop-ridge, there is a slight sub-triangular depression, which on one side is concealed by attached soil debris. The sides taper outwards forming a straight sided triangular blade with a slightly curved cutting-edge, which has a lobe-shaped fragment missing. The casting seams are visible. The entire palstave is covered with green patina and soil debris.291.8 g; Dimensions: Max Length: 172.0 mm, Max Width at cutting-edge: 64.6 mm, Max Width at stop-ridge: 22.7 mm, Max Thickness: 26.4 mm4)Copper alloy palstave axe, consistent with Rowlands (1976) Class 3 'Birchington Type' Group 1. Complete unlooped palstave with triangular decoration. The butt is straight. The septum is made up of a long, narrow sub-rectangular, U-shaped socket, with low triangular flanges and a slightly curved stop-ridge, which on one side has a raised mound; likely the result or poor casting. Beneath the stop-ridge, there is a sub-triangular depression on both faces, in the centre of which is a deep sub-circular depression, which on one face is very deep; likely an accidental result during casting. The sides curve outwards gradually, splaying to a curved cutting-edge, which is slightly damaged, with one side of the cutting-edge broken off. The casting seams are not visible, but this is likely due to the attached soil and corroded sides. The entire palstave is covered with green patina with areas of corrosion. There is also a layer of attached soil debris covering the entire object.419.9 g; Dimensions: Max Length: 173.0 mm, Max Width at cutting-edge: 70.0 mm, Max Width at stop-ridge: 25.4 mm, Max Thickness: 28.2 mm5) Copper alloy palstave axe, consistent with Rowlands (1976) Class 3 'Birchington Type' Group 1. Complete unlooped palstave with triangular decoration. The butt is straight and has rounded edges. The septum is made up of a long, narrow, sub-rectangular, U-shaped socket, with low triangular flanges and a slightly curved stop-ridge. Beneath the stop-ridge, there is a narrow, triangular depression. The sides taper outwards forming a straight sided triangular blade, with a slightly curved cutting-edge. The casting seams remain visible. The entire palstave is covered with green patina, with areas of corrosion. There is also a layer of attached soil debris covering the entire object.465.0 g; Dimensions: Max Length: 169.0 mm, Max Width at cutting-edge: 61.1 mm, Max Width at stop-ridge: 25.0 mm, Max Thickness: 29.5 mm. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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