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AXEHEAD
Unique ID: NLM-CD8891
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Iron
Axehead fragment. Blade fragment from a narrow bladed carpenter's axe. The surface is solid with angular edges, and this suggests the object may now comprise the solid metal core remaining after the loss of outer layers of corrosion. However, the tapering section is well preserved, so a relatively recent date may be indicated. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1500-1700.
Length: 73.8mm, Width (cutting edge): 46mm, Thickness: 9.9mm, Weight: 111.56gms.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 73.8 mm
Width: 46 mm
Thickness: 9.9 mm
Weight: 111.56 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 11th September 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM18743
Materials and construction
Primary material: Iron
Manufacture method: Hand made
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Winteringham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE9421
Four figure Latitude: 53.677022
Four figure longitude: -0.578438
1:25K map: SE9421
1:10K map: SE92SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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