2009-06-29 14:32:12 Robert Collins rcollins 2011-02-24 13:47:52 Daniel Pett dpett NCL-8C1FE2 PALSTAVE 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. 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)... Copper alloy Cast BRONZE AGE BRONZE AGE Early BRONZE AGE Middle -1600 -1400 40.2 113.42 11.82 Incomplete 2009-06-29 14:32:12 NORTHUMBERLAND ALNWICK EDLINGHAM POINT( ) From Map NU00NE NU4060 29.06.2003 Metal detector 1 NCL Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2009 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable.