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SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Unique ID: SF-C250C7
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A fragment originating from a socketed axehead of probable Late Bronze Age date, c. 1000-800 BC and belonging to the Ewart Park metalworking assemblage. Only the cutting edge of the axe survives with the very base of the socket, the rest of the object truncated in an irregular old break. In section it is triangular, while in plan the blade is convex and flared. No casting seams on the sides of the axe are visible, though these may be obscured by corrosion. Preserved in fair condition with some encrustations, it survives to a maximum length of 26.91mm, 46.70mm wide between the edges of the blade, and 13.69mm thick at the midpoint of the truncated lower socket. It weighs 47.4g.
This axe cannot be typed further due to its fragmentary nature, missing all the diagnostic elements needed to assign it to a specific form. A broad Late Bronze Age date is therefore suggested.
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 1000 BC
Date to: Circa 800 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 26.91 mm
Width: 46.7 mm
Thickness: 13.69 mm
Weight: 47.4 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 29th March 2018
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Forest Heath (District)
To be known as: Beck Row
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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