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FLAT AXEHEAD
Unique ID: KENT-790595
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An Early Bronze Age copper-alloy developed flat axe, Arreton industrial phase, c.1700-1500BC. The blade is wide, but appears to have beren worn down unevenly, meaning that both tips are at a sharp angle. There is no sign of an edge bevel remaining. There are no side nicks at the junction of the haft end with the blade. Very low flanges (c.1mm high). There are convex sides with no casting flashes The butt of the axe appears to be damaged as it is uneven and worn. There is a similar, although larger, example in Rohl and Needham page 127, number 89. Length 51.1mm, width across cutting edge 24.1mm, width at butt end 16.4mm, weight 40.8g.
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 1700 BC
Date to: Circa 1500 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 51.1 mm
Width: 24.1 mm
Thickness: 7.3 mm
Weight: 40.8 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 20th November 2008
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Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Sussex (County)
District: Wealden (District)
Parish or ward: Frant (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ6035
Four figure Latitude: 51.091996
Four figure longitude: 0.283393
1:25K map: TQ6035
1:10K map: TQ63NW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rohl, B. and Needham, S.P. | 1998 | The Circulation of Metal in the British Bronze Age: The Application of Lead Isotope Analysis | London | British Museum Press | 127 | 89 |
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