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SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Unique ID: SWYOR-CAB4F0
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper alloy late Bronze Age socketed axehead dating from about 1000 BC - 800 BC. It is a South Eastern ribbed type. The axe has a square, collared socket, from which two faces angle inwards, widening at the point at which they meet to form a slightly curved cutting edge. The mouth has a double collar moulding, the upper one more pronounced. There is a D-shaped loop springing from the lower collar on one of the triangular side faces. There are three ribs spaced evenly but closely across the front, and three on the back face, extending approximately halfway down the face. A casting seam is visible along both side faces, and there are the stubs of four casting jets, one on each edge of the mouth, with internal casting seams down the centre of the front and back faces of the axe. The cutting edge is extensively chipped, showing light green metal beneath the smooth blueish green patina. It is 80.29mm long, 40.61mm high, 37.37mm wide and weighs 216g. The socket is 59.6mm deep, 27.8mm wide internally.
This axe fits the Ewart Park phase, metalworking phases X - XII, or Needham Periods 6-7, dating from about 1150-750 CAL BC. This axe is likely to date from about 1000 - 800 BC.
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: 80.29 mm
Height: 40.61 mm
Width: 37.37 mm
Weight: 216 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 8th November 2017 - Wednesday 8th November 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS Form No 003247
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Richmondshire (District)
Parish or ward: Patrick Brompton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE2390
Four figure Latitude: 54.3050911
Four figure longitude: -1.64804311
1:25K map: SE2390
1:10K map: SE29SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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