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PALSTAVE
Unique ID: WILT-669FA1
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A fragment of a copper alloy palstave dating from the Middle to Late Bronze Age c. 1500 - 1150 BC. The fragment is sub-rectangular in shape the butt and a fragment of the flanged sides survive. The axe has anangular butt and the sides gradually widen towards the break. Both sides of the palstave have high developed flanges, which increase gradually from the butt to from sub-triangular sides. The sides are unfinished, as you can still see the ridges from the casting process.
The faces of the axe fragment are slightly concave, creating a H-shaped cross-section. The faces of the axe show signs of wear, such as scratches and the break is even and patinated, suggesting that the object was broken in antiquity. Due to the fragmentary nature of the object, it is difficult to confidently assign a Type.
The fragment measures 27.12mm in length, 25.93mm wide, 12.78mm thick and weighs 19.78 grams.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 1500 BC
Date to: Circa 1100 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 27.12 mm
Width: 25.93 mm
Thickness: 12.78 mm
Weight: 19.78 g
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Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Shrewton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU0844
Four figure Latitude: 51.19516483
Four figure longitude: -1.88689397
1:25K map: SU0844
1:10K map: SU04SE
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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