Rights Holder: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service
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Unique ID: SWYOR-B2A5CE
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation
Part of a copper alloy palstave or flanged axe dating from the Middle Bronze Age (about 1500 BC - 1000 BC). The remaining portion consists of part of the flanged end of the axe, from near the middle, broken at each end. The breaks are patinated. On the outside of one of the flanges is a small, blunt protrusion which is probably part of a side loop. There is no evidence of a stop on the surviving part. The axe has an even, dark green patina and the classic H shaped croiss-section. It is 48.3mm long, 33.3mm wide and 20.3mm thick. It weighs 64.66gm.
Other palstave fragments where the loop does not bridge the stop (so the loop is entirely on the hafted end of the axe) are IOW-DC7263 and the complete example DOR-8D4C40.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 1500 BC
Date to: Circa 1000 BC
Quantity: 1
Length: 48.3 mm
Width: 33.3 mm
Thickness: 20.4 mm
Weight: 63.66 g
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 5th December 2014 - Thursday 5th March 2015
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Other reference: PAS form 2519
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
4 Figure: TA0480
Four figure Latitude: 54.20520442
Four figure longitude: -0.40704297
1:25K map: TA0480
1:10K map: TA08SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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