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FLAT AXEHEAD
Unique ID: LANCUM-AA5ED7
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
It seems that this flat axe is one of the earliest British metal artefacts. The copper content is unusually high for an Early Bronze Age and the shape of the axe dates it to the Castletown Roche tradition - the earliest in Great Britain (Schmidt, P.K. and Burgess, C. 1981, no. 3).
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 2500 BC
Date to: Circa 2300 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 118 mm
Width: 68 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight: 460 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st January 2004
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Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lancashire (County)
District: Lancaster (District)
To be known as: nr Carnforth
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rohl, B. and Needham, S.P. | 1998 | The Circulation of Metal in the British Bronze Age: The Application of Lead Isotope Analysis | London | British Museum Press | |||
| Schmidt, P.K. | 1981 | The Axes of Scotland and Northern England | Munich | Prahistorische Bronzefunde Abteilung |
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