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PALSTAVE
Unique ID: GLO-EF2764
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper alloy palstave axe that has a wide curved blade. The sides of the blade are concave and taper to the middle of the axe. The stop ridge is positioned three-quarters of the way down from the blade, from here tapering flanged sides extend towards the rear of the axe.
There are patches of dark green patina which is the original surface, however, most of the extremities and blade have been damages by corrosion leaving a light green pitted surface.
This is a Group I: Primary Shield Pattern type and dates to the Middle Bronze Age 1500 BC - 1150
Notes:
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Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 1500 BC
Date to: Circa 1150 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 174 mm
Width: 66 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st February 2021 - Monday 22nd March 2021
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Gloucestershire (County)
District: Forest of Dean (District)
Parish or ward: Taynton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SO7422
Four figure Latitude: 51.89593601
Four figure longitude: -2.37925029
1:25K map: SO7422
1:10K map: SO72SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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