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SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Unique ID: SF-552287
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete socketed axe of Late Bronze Age date. A small fragment from the mouth of the axe survives intact, the remainder missing due to old breaks. It has a moulded rim with slight transverse moulded ridge below, the surviving fragment preserving one corner of the mouth. It has a dark green patina on the exterior surface as well as traces of corrosive copper-alloy products and relatively extensive pitting. The fragment measures 33.30mm in length, 19.27mm in width, 3.04mm in thickness, and weighs 10.37g. This incomplete socketed axehead is of Late Bronze Age date, c.1150-800 BC.
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 1150 BC
Date to: Circa 800 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 33.3 mm
Width: 19.27 mm
Thickness: 3.04 mm
Weight: 10.37 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st October 2009
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Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: East Cambridgeshire (District)
To be known as: Isleham
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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