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PALSTAVE
Unique ID: LVPL-5B2C76
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Bronze Age palstave axe dating from the Wilburton or Penard phases, c.1300-1000 BC. It is mostly complete although the upper part is so worn that no flanges remain and it ends in a rounded point. The stop is still visible on both sides although one side is much more worn than the other. Below the stop on the least worn side, 3 raised vertical ribs can be seen. The blade is mostly complete although it is slightly uneven and it is possible the cutting edge has broken off. There was possibly a side loop on one side where something can be seen but it is not clear due to the amount of wear. A casting seam can also be seen along this side. The surface is uneven all over due to corrosion. It is brown and green in colour in patches.
Notes:
It is over 200g in weight- my scales only go up to 200g and so I could not get an accurate weight.
Class: Palstave
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 1300 BC
Date to: 1000 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 116 mm
Width: 25 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st November 2008
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Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lancashire (County)
District: West Lancashire (District)
To be known as: Ormskirk Area
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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