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SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Unique ID: HAMP-E416A3
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A fragment of Late Bronze Age socketed axehead, consisting of the cutting edge only and broken just above the start of the socket. It measures 33.54mm in length, 51.46mm in max.width, 11.42mm in max.thickness and weighs 60.51g.
The cutting edge is expanded and relatively undamaged, with just some patination-loss at the very edge. The casting flash is not visible, and the side are faceted, giving an eight-sided cross-section at the break.
The patina is a shiny dark green in colour with fine scratches across the surface, some apparently recent damage and showing a silvery surface beneath.
The depth of the socket at the break is 2.14mm and the break measures 35.29x11.42mm. In profile, the fragment is triangular in shape.
The socketed axehead probably belongs to the Late Bronze Age Ewart Park phase of metalworking, c.950-750 BC.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 950 BC
Date to: Circa 750 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 33.54 mm
Width: 51.46 mm
Thickness: 11.42 mm
Weight: 60.51 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st December 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Winchester Museums Entry Form 3434
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Winchester (District)
Parish or ward: Droxford (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU5818
Four figure Latitude: 50.95851646
Four figure longitude: -1.17555844
1:25K map: SU5818
1:10K map: SU51NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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