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FLAT AXEHEAD
Unique ID: LVPL-851560
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Flat axe from the later Early Bronze Age, 2100 - 1800 BC. The axe is mostly complete although the cutting edge of the blade is uneven suggesting it has broken. The butt is also broken, althoughas it is quite narrow by the point where it has broken it is likely that only a short part is missing. The axe has a rectangular cross section at the butt which narrows down the cutting edge where it is almost flat. The surface is mostly smooth with a few incised marks and lines.It is not clear if these are from accidental damage or a deliberate pattern as they are very faint. If it was a pattern it would appear to be parallel lines running from left to right diagonally across the axe. The patina is a green-brown mix of varying patches. Dating of Migdale and Dev Flat Axes sits in Needham's period 2 (2300-2050 CAL BC) and Period 3 (2050-1700 CAL BC), Metalwork Assemblage III and IV.
Class: Flat
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 2100 BC
Date to: 800 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 61.34 mm
Width: 36 mm
Thickness: 6.12 mm
Weight: 43.8 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st January 2009
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Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Selby (District)
To be known as: NORTH YORKSHIRE
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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