Record ID: NCL-8C1FE2 - BRONZE AGE palstave

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PALSTAVE

Unique ID: NCL-8C1FE2

Object type certainty: Certain

A resized image of Bronze Age palstave axe head

A cast copper-alloy Palstave axehead of the Arreton or Acton Park phase of the early to middle Bronze Age.

The palstave has an even green patina of the copper, with some pitting on the surface. The total (incomplete) length of the axehead is 113.42mm, with the blade (from the edge to the stop) comprising 67.18mm length and the septum/butt measuring 46.24mm in length. The flanges have a maximum breadth of 19mm, and the axe is thickest at the stops, measuring 11.82mm. At its widest, the blade is 40.2mm in breadth from tip to tip.

The stops are worn, but visible, and the axe looks as if it was used before it was deposited, based on the uneven wear of the blade. The butt is incomplete, but was probably rounded rather than flat-edged.

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 1600 BC
Date to: Circa 1400 BC

Dimensions and weight

Length: 113.42 mm
Width: 40.2 mm
Thickness: 11.82 mm
Weight: 188.4 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: Incomplete [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

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

Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: NU0906
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: Cultivated land [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st January 1997

Personal details

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

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