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FLAT AXEHEAD
Unique ID: YORYM-DACCF1
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A badly worn, damaged and corrodedearly Bronze Age flat axehead. The axe was found as a single find. The axe is cast in copper alloy, but the original surface no longer survives and is heavily pitted. The butt end of the axe has broken off, resulting in an irregular break. The broken central block measures 12.1mm x 38.1mm. The sides of theaxe are rounded and it is not possible to see the flanged crest. The main body of the axe tapers into the blade proper. The lower blade is asymetical and badly damaged. The blade tips are also damaged and well worn. There is no decoration visibleon the axe. It is probably dates from 2150-1500 BC. Similar examples can be seen in Moore and Rowlands, Plate VI, Fig: 1-2.
Class: Flat
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 2150 BC
Date to: Circa 1150 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 87.3 mm
Width: 71.8 mm
Thickness: 13.5 mm
Weight: 248 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 19th March 2010
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Mappleton
Spatial coordinates
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moore, C.N. and Rowlands, M. | 1972 | Bronze Age Metalwork in Salisbury Museum | Salisbury | Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum | plate VI | Fig: 1-2 |
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