Record ID: SWYOR-604B29
Object type: AXE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small body fragment of a cast, copper-alloy Sompting Type socketed axe of early Iron Age date, about 800 BC - 600 BC. Only a small sub-rectangular section of the main body of the axe survives with the breaks indicating its fragmentation in antiquity. The reverse is plain but the front face has two parallel ribs, each terminating in a pellet-in-circlet motif. The fragment is 24.3mm long, 21.4mm wide and 7.5mm thick. It weighs 16.4g. Compare SF-581FD5,  FAKL-FB5DF6 and DOR-8496B6. A complete example is YORYM-FB2336 which notes that Rib-and-circle, rib-and…
Created on: Monday 6th March 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 12th April 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-6BF34B
Object type: AXE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron axe head, probably Post Medieval to Modern and dating from AD 1500 - 1950, judging from its good level of preservation, but of a broad form known to have been used in the Medieval period too. The object is 119.3mm long, 85.6mm wide and 27.2mm thick, and weighs 332g. Compare the Medieval axe head in Ward Perkins (1940), number 2, Fig. 12, p. 57. However the socket of this example, which is partially missing, is elliptical rather than the angular socket illustrated in Ward Perkins.
Created on: Thursday 22nd November 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 27th February 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-EB8CFF
Object type: AXE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Bradford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Iron axehead of unknown date, probably Medieval to Post Medieval date, about AD 1200 - 1900. It appears to be handforged. It has a socket which is triangular in plan. In profile, the axe has straight parallel sides at the socket end and then starts to flare at both top and bottom, before the cutting edge is broken off. It is about 215mm long, and 90mm wide at the socket. It has a dark brown surface, but is in good condition. The shape of the socket does not seems to fit with any of Ward Perkins Type for Medieval axes. As functional tools, axes change very little in de…
Created on: Tuesday 6th March 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 6th March 2018
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Record ID: SWYOR-EDD8C9
Object type: AXE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, iron axehead probably of Medieval or post-Medieval date, AD 1300 - 1800. It has a triangular blade with a curved cutting edge, now somewhat abraded, which tapers in width and thickens towards the socket. The socket, which extends below the inner edge of the blade, is narrow and triangular in cross-section. The back of the socket and part of the lower edge have broken away and are missing. The remaining portion of the axe is 122.9mm long, 115.8mm wide and 35.1mm thick. It weighs 637gm. Axes are hard to date as they do not change much in style from the Roman period to …
Created on: Wednesday 1st June 2016
Last updated: Thursday 2nd June 2016
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Record ID: SWYOR-CDDF43
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A polished flint axe dating from the Neolithic period, about 4000 BC - 2200 BC. It is formed from opaque, light grey flint. It is oval in section, faceted at the blade end, and egg shaped in plan. It has covering, scaled, low-angle flaking, and the blade end, about one third of the axe, is polished. One side of the cutting blade is chipped and damaged. The axe is 65mm long, 37.3mm wide and 16.5mm thick. 39.9g. The incomplete polishing may be explained by the axe having been broken and then reworked (Keving Leahy, pers. comm., 4/12/14). The small size of the axe could suggest that i…
Created on: Monday 1st December 2014
Last updated: Monday 8th December 2014
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Record ID: SWYOR-A44587
Object type: AXE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete iron axe of uncertain date, possibly Medieval or Post Medieval. The lower edge of the blade curves, and the blade flares towards the cutting end. The top edge is damaged with the top part of the cutting edge missing. This makes it difficult to interpret the original blade shape. The socket is incomplete but would have been triangular in section, and it starts to extend downwards towards the handle. These features are similar to the forms of some Woodsman's axes in London Museum Catalogue (Ward-Perkins 1940), though the damage makes classification impossible. It may have …
Created on: Wednesday 7th May 2014
Last updated: Sunday 3rd May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-4D4BF1
Object type: AXE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron axe which is probably Medieval or Post Medieval in date. The axe has a looped socket formed by bending the end of the axe round and fusing it to the side of the blade. There is some damage to the edges of the blade. The blade is slightly curved downwards from the socket, and the lower edge flares. It tapers and thickens towards the socket.It is badly corroded. The base of the socket, which is D shaped in profile, has a slight pointed projection. Axes are hard to date as they do not change much in style from the Roman period through to the Post-Medieval. However, it is lik…
Created on: Friday 8th February 2013
Last updated: Monday 28th June 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-032116
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A Neolithic flint axe which has been shaped by flaking. It is an axe with a thin tapering butt, classified by Manby as an A3 type. There is surviving cortex on one face at the butt end. It is an irregular pointed oval in section and is an elongated ovoid shape in plan. The butt tapers to a point but remains nearly as thick as the centre of the axe. The cutting edge is slightly pointed in plan and has been sharpened with some smaller removals. The flint is patinated and is white with large tan blotches. The flaking causes the median margin of the axes to be wavy or scalloped along the …
Created on: Wednesday 23rd January 2013
Last updated: Thursday 11th June 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-F66988
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a Neolithic polished stone axe or adze made from a volcanic tuff, probably from the Cumbrian Fells, probably Langdale. Only the butt of the axe survives and it is unusually thin and pointed. The fragment is sub triangular in plan. At the wide end is has a straight edge, a break, but patinated to the same colour as the rest of the object.There are very neat side facets which show that the object must be deliberately made. The pointed end tapers in both thickness and width. A diagonal facet across the very tip may be wear or intentional working. The butt shape perhaps …
Created on: Wednesday 6th June 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 20th March 2013
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Record ID: SWYOR-BA4B17
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
A Neolithic flint axe, of Manby's Flaked rough-out type, with a thin tapering butt. The object has an elongated ovoid shape with a square cutting edge; it is less bulbous on one face while the other face has a large raised lump. In section it is an uneven pointed oval. The butt is narrower than the rest of the axe, and tapering. The sides are straight. The axe is an opaque pale orange and grey colour. There are neat removals at the working edge. Compare SWYOR-86DA01.
Created on: Thursday 10th November 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 12th August 2014
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Record ID: SWYOR-86DA01
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A Neolithic flint axe, of Manby's Flaked rough-out type, with a thin tapering butt. The object has an elongated ovoid shape; it is less bulbous on one face while the other face has a large raised lump with signs of flaking. In section it is D shaped with the bar being convex too, but less so than the loop. The butt is narrower than the rest of the axe, tapers and then has a squared off end. The sides are convex. The axe is an opaque pale orange and grey colour and cortex is visible on the butt. There are neat removals at the working edge. Length: 149.1mm; Width: 53mm; Thickness: …
Created on: Tuesday 20th September 2011
Last updated: Thursday 11th June 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-9338B4
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Calderdale
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Neolithic stone axe, partially polished at the working edge dating from about 4000 - 2000 AD. It was reported to the West Yorkshire HER and PAS by Jeff Wilkinson of Calderdale Museum Service. The axe is suspected to have been a surface find from in or near Booth Wood, Rishworth, but the provenance is insecure. The axe has been examined by Brian Howcroft who describes it as having distinct patches of olive green colouration but is otherwise a dark brown colour. He suggests that the cutting edge is in perfect condition, perhaps suggesting ritual deposition, and that there is soil and …
Created on: Wednesday 3rd August 2011
Last updated: Thursday 4th June 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-6889F3
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A damaged stone axe of the Neolithic period dating from 3500-2100BC. It is oval in section with a smooth surface. Both ends of the axe are missing, having broken away in antiquity. There is also a chip out of one side, exposing the rougher stone beneath. It is 70.2mm long, 60.8mm wide and 33mm thick. It weighs 204gm.
Created on: Monday 2nd August 2010
Last updated: Saturday 6th June 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-24BF85
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Kirklees
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Neolithic stone axe, dating from circa 3500-2100BC. The axe was made by grinding the stone, and is tear drop shaped, with a pointed butt. It is made from a fine grained stone with few inclusions apart from very occasional and small pieces of mica. The surface of the axe is cream coloured, but all the chips reveal a pronounced red colour. The texture of the stone is smooth. It is 119.9mm long, 64.1mm wide and 25.9mm thick. It weighs 265gm. Manby notes that most stone axes in Britain come from Yorkshire. Most of the stone used comes from Cumbria and the Peak District and is igneous, b…
Created on: Friday 11th June 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-25D974
Object type: AXE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron, socketed axe or adze of possible Roman date. The tool has a convex blade with concave sides flaring to a circular socket which is longitudinal with the blade, not at right angles to it as is more common in iron tools. The socket has thick walls. The end is missing, and the tube is not complete, being open on one side, probably owing to corrosion. One corner of the blade is also missing. It has not been easy to find many parallels for this style of tool. A Roman date is cautiously suggested based on comparison with other socketed tools of different function in the Catalog…
Created on: Tuesday 18th May 2010
Last updated: Thursday 19th November 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-73D4C5
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A flint axe head dating from the Neolithic period. The flint is light grey in colour and patinated, with part of the brown outer cortex still in place. It has a length of 109.91mm, width 37.06mm, thickness 20.34mm, weight 105.56g. It is smaller than most Neolithic axes, and is not particularly well made. The flint has imperfections such as holes and fossils in it, and the axe is not very well shaped, being more rectangular in section than oval. It is probably late Neolithic in date, as the tools with a lower quality of flint and working tend to be later in date (Edmonds, Stone Tools a…
Created on: Monday 22nd March 2010
Last updated: Thursday 11th June 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-57D5A0
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Stone Axe dating from the Neolithic period. It is made of an igneous rock, probably Dolerite. It was pecked and ground into shape. A possible source of the raw material is Whin Sill. Length 120mm, width 61.2mm, thickness 31.7mm, weight 385g.
Created on: Thursday 19th November 2009
Last updated: Monday 13th August 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-577C58
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A stone Votive Axe dating from the Neolithic period. It is made from Limestone (as determined by an acid test), probably carboniferous, though the colour is pale orange and more like magnesian limestone (R. Mashender, West Yorkshire Ecology Service, pers comm.). Length 79.5mm, width 28.7mm, thickness 23mm, weight 74.80g.
Created on: Thursday 19th November 2009
Last updated: Monday 13th August 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-534BC1
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A polished stone axe dating from the Neolithic period. The axe has finer polishing towards cutting end and rough flaking at the hafting end. It is possibly reflaked or unfinished at the butt end and there is some damage on cutting edge, potentially from use. The flint is pale grey flint with inclusions. It has a length of 126.3mm, width 50.8mm, thickness 27.8mm and a weight of 255g.
Created on: Thursday 19th November 2009
Last updated: Monday 13th August 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-E625E3
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small Neolithic, polished stone hand axe dating from c. 3500BC - 2100BC. This is very small in comparison with the norm, which probably indicates that it was a votive offering. It is 58.1mm long, 43.1mm wide and 19.9mm thick. It weighs 54.39gm. The axe is extensively damaged, with hardly any of the original polished surface surviving. It is visible only on one side facet and on part of one face. This makes the original shape of the axe difficult to determine. The stone is fine grained with conchoidal fractures and a greenish colour.
Created on: Wednesday 2nd September 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 21st May 2014
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