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FLANGED AXEHEAD
Unique ID: LEIC-F6F714
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Early Bronze Age copper alloy flanged axe, 80mm long, 41mm wide and 13mm thick. The object is in fair condition with a brown patina and weighs 115 grams. The axe has a rounded blade which is slightly damaged, showing signs of prolonged use. It has a shaft which is rectangular in form and section, with slightly raised edges and a squared butt.
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: 2150 BC
Date to: 1500 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 80 mm
Width: 41 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight: 115 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 10th September 2008
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Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Charnwood (District)
Parish or ward: Swithland (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK5513
Four figure Latitude: 52.711875
Four figure longitude: -1.187318
1:25K map: SK5513
1:10K map: SK51SE
Grid reference source: Centred on village (which isn't a parish)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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