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AXEHEAD
Unique ID: BERK-913FEA
Object type certainty: Probably
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status: Awaiting validation 
A copper alloy fragment of a probable Bronze Age axe or palstave. The tip of the blade has an unusual 'hook' like form. A similar tip can be seen in - The Bronze Age in Ireland (Coffey 1913) has a palstave at Chapter III plate I. where a very similar 'hooked tip' to a palstave. At Fig 20, there is a similar tip to a Winged Celt. Therefore, this is suggestive of the object being from the Middle to Late Bronze Age c. 1400-800 BC. The tip has a smooth mid-green patina.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 1400 BC
Date to: Circa 800 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 9.8 mm
Width: 7.1 mm
Thickness: 3.1 mm
Weight: 0.7 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 7th September 2013
Rally details.
This object was found at Weekend Wanderers - Segsbury Camp, Wantage, Oxon 2013
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: Vale of White Horse (District)
Parish or ward: Wantage (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU3987
Four figure Latitude: 51.58051811
Four figure longitude: -1.43856061
1:25K map: SU3987
1:10K map: SU38NE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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