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FLANGED AXEHEAD
Unique ID: NMS-2DE341
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Incomplete Early Bronze Age Flanged axe, butt end missing, straight sides slightly convex in section, blade expanding towards crescentic cutting edge, remains of low cast flanges. Worn and pitted, slight longitudinal bend. Extant length 57mm. Width 48mm. 10.5mm thick. Weight 101.53g. Cast flanged axes belong to the later part of the Early Bronze Age. c.1700 - c. 1500 BC.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 1700 BC
Date to: Circa 1500 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 57 mm
Width: 48 mm
Thickness: 10.5 mm
Weight: 101.53 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 10th June 2014 - Wednesday 10th September 2014
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 59865
Other reference: AMD092014
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: Broadland (District)
Parish or ward: Hevingham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TG1921
Four figure Latitude: 52.74223745
Four figure longitude: 1.2429211
1:25K map: TG1921
1:10K map: TG12SE
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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