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SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Unique ID: LANCUM-D5F3D4
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A fragment of a cast copper alloy Late Bronze Age socketed axe probably dating to the period c.950 - 750BC. The axe is probably a Faceted Axe, type Gillespie sometimes known as 'baggy axe'. These axes have been discovered in associated with the late Wilburton metalworking traditions (phase XI) and the Ewart Park tradition (phase XII). This corresponds to Needham's (1996) Period 6-7 circa 1000-700 CAL. BC.
It is trapezoidal in shape and has a narrowed, triangular profile. The axe fragment consists of the lower portion of the axe that contain the slightly expanded cutting edge and the sides up to an old break just above the socket aperture to where the core of the mould would have ended. The remains of the socket are sub-rectangular in shape. There is no decoration visible on the surface. The axe was discovered on a small intertidal island and is very corroded and stained by salt water with a whitish-brown patina.
The length is 43mm, the width is 50mm and the weight 84.15g.
The length is 43mm, the width is 50mm and the weight 84.15g.
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 950 BC
Date to: Circa 750 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 43 mm
Width: 50 mm
Weight: 84.15 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 4th September 2017 - Monday 4th September 2017
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cumbria (County)
District: Barrow-in-Furness (District)
Parish or ward: Walney North (District Ward)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SD1868
Four figure Latitude: 54.10133053
Four figure longitude: -3.25549763
1:25K map: SD1868
1:10K map: SD16NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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