DENO-93EB62: Bronze Age high flanged palstave

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PALSTAVE

Unique ID: DENO-93EB62

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Bronze age axe; cast copper alloy high flanged palstave axe of the middle Bronze Age, probably c.1500-1300 BC. The axe has wide, almost lozenge-shaped flanges and a simple stop ridge across the septum at the base of the flanges. The blade below the stop ridge is proportionally quite long, flaring gently to a fairly narrow blade. About half of one flange is missing and there are knicks taken from the other flange. The metal is quite corroded with much pitting across its surface. Much of it has a thick, green-brown patina but some areas, especially at the breaks, have the bright, pale, powdery green of copper chloride corrosion (“bronze disease”). Length 157.18mm, width (blade) 56.4mm, width (at stopridge) 30.3mm, thickness 29.4mm, thickness (at stopridge) 13.2mm, weight 430.7g

Chronology

Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 1500 BC
Date to: 1300 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 157.18 mm
Width: 56.4 mm
Thickness: 29.4 mm
Weight: 430.7 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 13th April 2008

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: DERBY E5835

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Gainsborough area

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

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Created: 15 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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