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AXEHEAD
Unique ID: SWYOR-680620
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A probably Medieval iron axehead dating from AD 1100 - 1500. The socket is incomplete, with one face missing. The cutting edge is convex, or this may be a broken end. It is wider than the rest of the blade, which tapers smoothly to the socket. The sides of the socket are shaped into a point so the socket is taller than the neck of the blade. It is covered with corrosion. Weight is 1470g, Length 262mm, Width 98mm and Thickness 28mm.
Dr Kevin Leahy looked for parallels to the shape in books by Manning on Roman iron, Goodhall on Medieval ironworkand Salman on recent tools, and suggests that the closest parallels are Medieval, from Goodall.
Notes:
This object has been recorded from images and details provided by the finder during the Covid-19 Pandemic and has not been examined by the FLO.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1100
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 262 mm
Width: 98 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight: 1470 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st January 2021 - Monday 10th May 2021
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Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Rotherham (Metropolitan District)
District: Rotherham (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Wentworth (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK4296
Four figure Latitude: 53.45908286
Four figure longitude: -1.36891752
1:25K map: SK4296
1:10K map: SK49NW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodall, I.H. | 2011 | Ironwork in Medieval Britain: An Archaeological Study | London | The Society of Medieval Archaeology |
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