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AXEHEAD
Unique ID: SF-ABC655
Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A fragment of a probable Bronze Age axe dating to circa 2300-800 BC. It is rectangular in plan and has slight curvature in section. The surfaces are heavily pitted. The weight and patina are consitent with the Bronze Age and it was probably part of an axehead, though it cannot be determined which type from the fragmentary remains.
Length: 25.2mm; Width: 20.6mm; Thickness: 4.4mm; Weight: 12.25g.
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 2300 BC
Date to: Circa 800 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 25.2 mm
Width: 20.6 mm
Thickness: 4.4 mm
Weight: 12.25 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 8th June 2018 - Friday 8th June 2018
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: EKE 063
Other reference: SS18-056
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Suffolk Coastal (District)
To be known as: Near Woodbridge
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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