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Record ID: HAMP-652028
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A probable Middle Bronze Age copper alloy Palstave axehead of Schmidt and Burgess 'unclassified low-flanged palstave' type with broad blade (group III) and (probably) without side loop, belonging to the Taunton phase of metalworking and corresponding to Needham's period 5, 1500-1150 BC. The axehead is incomplete and badly corroded, found with two smaller pieces of copper which have possibly been broken off the axehead. The main body of the axehead has been broken diagonally across the butt end, just above the stop ridge, and across the blade, above the cutting edge.
The surviving bla…
Created on: Wednesday 16th July 2014
Last updated: Monday 3rd October 2016
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Record ID: HAMP-5F847D
Object type: AWL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Bronze Age (2350 BC-801 BC) copper awl with an oval centre divider, flat to one side with a square-section projection c.44mm in length, bent towards one end. The measurements are 5.84x6.40mm to 2.52x0.80mm. The other end is a conical-shaped spike c.16mm long, 8.5mm diameter and narrowing to a point. The patina is mostly missing but dark green and smooth where it survives. Beneath, the metal is a bluey/green.
Created on: Friday 14th November 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 10th March 2020
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