Axe

Unique ID: NCL-A0D3E7

Object type certainty: Probably

A cast copper-alloy butt of a flat axe of the early to middle Bronze Age.

The butt is wedge-shaped with a maximum thickness of 7.9mm and a minimum thickness of 3.14mm.

There is an abraded break at the thick end of the wedge, and the narrow end of the wedge is worn. Along the lengths of the broad side faces, there are hints of a slight raised border.

Class: Flat

Chronology

Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Period from: BRONZE AGE [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: BRONZE AGE [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa 2150 BC
Date to: Circa 1300 BC

Dimensions and weight

Length: 47 mm
Width: 27.32 mm
Thickness: 7.9 mm
Weight: 44.4 g
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Fragment [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: North East
County: Northumberland
District: Alnwick
Parish: Hepple

Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: NY9996
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Grassland, Heathland [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st May 2009

Personal details

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Recorded by: Dr Robert Collins - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Miss Harriet Riley - [view all attributed records]

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    Created: Thursday 18th June 2009
    Updated: Thursday 24th February 2011

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