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SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Unique ID: SOM-D7FCD8
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A small abraded fragment of a late Bronze Age copper alloy socketed axehead, probably dating to 1100-800 BC. The fragment is sub rectangular in plan and triangular in cross section. Only between the cutting edge and internal socket end survives. Although very worn, the cutting edge survives intact and runs in a very shallow convex curve, the blade tips do not flare outwards. The internal socket end has a very narrow sub-rectangular cross section, with rounded ends.
Dimensions: Length20.4mm; Width41.3mm; Thickness 11.0mm; Weight: 29.02g.
Although the fragment is too small to be certain, it probably fits into the Ewart park or Wilburton metal working groups, giving it a date of 1100-800 BC (Schmidt & Burgess 1981: 119).
Class: Socketed
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 1100 BC
Date to: Circa 800 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 20.4 mm
Width: 41.3 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight: 29.02 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st January 2016 - Saturday 18th March 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC receipt: 019110
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: South Somerset (District)
To be known as: Cricket St. Thomas CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schmidt, P. K. and Burgess, C. B. | 1981 | The axes of Scotland and Northern England | Munchen | C.H. Beck'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung |
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