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PALSTAVE
Unique ID: LVPL501
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Unlooped shield pattern palstave axehead with stop ridge. Complete.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 1500 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 150 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 25th October 1998
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Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lancashire (County)
District: Lancaster (District)
To be known as: LANCASHIRE SLYNE WITH HEST
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholson, S.M. | 1980 | Catalogue of the Prehistoric Metalwork in Merseyside County Museums | Liverpool | p41 | No. 69 |
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