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FLAT AXEHEAD
Unique ID: HAMP-B18A07
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A corroded and abraded cast copper-alloy flat axehead of Early Bronze Age date. This small example is from the earliest bronze working traditions, dating from the centuries after c. 2000 BC. The blade terminates in a rounded cutting edge. Bevelling to create the edge is gradual. Beyond the edge the object narrows to a width of 16.65mm and is at its thickest, 7.6mm. The object remains a fairly constant width to the butt. It narrows very gradually, and then more obviously in the quarter at the butt end. The axehead has a rectangular cross-section with no side flanges as such; the surfaces are very slightly concave, though. The artefact has corroded to dark-brown colour, pitted all over. One of the corners of the butt end is notably abraded.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 2000 BC
Date to: Circa 1700 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 52.8 mm
Width: 23.35 mm
Thickness: 7.9 mm
Weight: 34.42 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 19th February 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: E2746
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Basingstoke and Deane (District)
Parish or ward: Old Basing and Lychpit (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU6852
Four figure Latitude: 51.263112
Four figure longitude: -1.026799
1:25K map: SU6852
1:10K map: SU65SE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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