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Axe
Unique ID: NCL-BD8031
Object type certainty: Certain
A cast copper alloy axe blade of Bronze Age date.
Only the blade edge remains, crescentic in shape with flaring tips. The axe was hollow.
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 1500 BC
Date to: Circa 800 BC
Dimensions and weight
Length: 49.92 mm
Width: 20.84 mm
Thickness: 9.79 mm
Weight: 26.4 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: East Midlands
County: Lincolnshire
District: East Lindsey
Parish: Revesby
Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: TF3161
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: From finder
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: Sunday 1st November 2009
Personal details
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Recorded by: Dr Robert Collins
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Identified by: Dr Robert Collins - [view all attributed records]
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Created:
Wednesday 17th February 2010
Updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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