2010-02-26 17:03:09 Mark Lodwick mlodwick 2011-02-24 12:19:17 Daniel Pett dpett NMGW-7FE7D1 SOCKETED AXEHEAD Late Bronze Age bronze socketed axe of uncertain type and probably of Ewart Park metalworking tradition corresponding to Needham’s (1996) Period 7, dated to c. 950 - 750BC The socketed axe is fragmentary, represented by only a blade side fragment (with a surviving length of 41.3mm, a surviving width of 26.2mm and a weight of 42.7g). The base of the socket is present at the top of the fragment (where the axe has a surviving thickness of 13.4mm, the axe faces have a thickness of 5mm and the socket has a maximum width of 3.8mm and a surviving depth of 9.6mm). The axe side appears to flare outwards towards the mouth, although corrosion may have eroded the shape. The surviving side was likely to have been convex across its width or have had a hexagonal body profile. The faces of the fragment are straight and converge to the blade. The blade edge has been lost. The axe has a significant crack across one face and the side, which is likely to have occurred in antiquity. The broken side of the axe is patinated, suggesting that the axe was broken in antiquity. Areas of brown surface patina survive, elsewhere the fragment is pale green with a powdery surface. Socketed axes occur in the Wilburton phase of the Late Bronze Age and continue to Llyn Fawr phase, however most recovered axes date to Ewart Park industry and the comparatively heavy weight suggests a high lead bronze alloy, which is a feature common in Ewart Park axes. Late Bronze Age bronze socketed axe of uncertain type and probably of Ewart Park metalworking tradition corresponding to Needham’s (1996) Period 7, dated to c. 950 - 750BC The socketed axe is fragmentary, represented by only a blade side fragment (with a surviving length of 41.3mm, a surviving ... Copper alloy Cast BRONZE AGE BRONZE AGE Late -950 -750 26.2 41.3 Corroded Fragment 2010-02-26 17:03:09 VALE OF GLAMORGAN Vale of Glamorgan Llanfair POINT( ) 29.06.2003 Metal detector 1 NMGW Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2010 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.