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SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Unique ID: DENO-DE3DDD
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A fragment of a copper alloy socketed axehead dating to the Late Bronze Age (c. 1150 - c. 800 BC). Only the tip of the axehead survives. The blade edge is mostly intact and has a convex curve. The fragment has a broadly rectangular cross-section at the break. The break reveals the very tip of the inside of the rectangular socket. The fragment is corroded and pitted, with an olive-brown patina and patches of green corrosion product. Overall, the object measures 20.7mm from the break to the cutting edge, 35.1 mm wide (length of cutting edge), and 9.7 mm thick. It weighs 22.9g. The internal measurements of the socket are 24.7 mm by 2.4 mm.
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 1150 BC
Date to: Circa 800 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 20.7 mm
Width: 35.1 mm
Thickness: 9.7 mm
Weight: 22.9 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 11th June 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: DERBY E8589
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Derbyshire (County)
District: Amber Valley (District)
Parish or ward: Crich (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK3455
Four figure Latitude: 53.09113411
Four figure longitude: -1.49376791
1:25K map: SK3455
1:10K map: SK35NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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