Record ID: HESH-FBF348
Object type: FLANGED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete but very slender cast copper alloy (bronze) short flanged axehead of very late Early to Middle Bronze Age dating, most probably of the Acton Park I metalwork assemblage and dating from c.1700 to c. 1500BC. The axehead is extremely narrow and stake like; it most probably functioning as a chisel or specialised wood working tool. The axe is undecorated and there are no signs of a median bevel or stop ridge. The axe also is undecorated. The side flanges are cast rather than hammer raised descending approximately 2/3 of the length terminating in rounded edges. The casting seams …
Created on: Wednesday 3rd March 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd March 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Grafton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-5B9AE9
Object type: FLANGED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
An Early Bronze Age III - Middle Bronze Age I (1800-1500 BC) flanged axe head or axe shaped ingot, possibly water rolled, and unusual in its crudeness. Its uneven shape makes accurate measurement and labelling of areas difficult, but the thickest section is approximately 14mm at its widest pont, and the blade tip is an uneven 2-4 mm in fluctuation. The surface is pitted and appears to have delaminated; areas show different levels and kinds of corrosion, varying from predictable greens to a blueish tinge. The rear of the object is not bilaterally symmetrical but has a thumbprint-s…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 26th May 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dalton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-28154A
Object type: FLANGED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A developed flat axe with hammer raised flanges of later Early Bronze Age date (c. 2000 - 1700 BC) specifically of the axe type Arreton which is dated to Early Bronze Age III, of metalworking stage V, which corresponds to Needham's (1996) Period 3 circa 2000 - 1700 CAL BC. This axehead is broadly sub-rectangular with an expanded crescent shaped blade. The butt is narrow and rounded and measures 22mm in width and is 3.4mm thick. In profile the axe is a sub pointed oval with both terminals tapering. In section the axe is slightly H-shaped as the side edges of the axe have been worked…
Created on: Wednesday 21st September 2016
Last updated: Thursday 9th February 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-5F6BB5
Object type: FLANGED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy early short flanged axe probably of the Taunton metalwork style dating to the Middle Bronze Age (c.1400 BC - 1250 BC), Metalworking Phase VIII and IX which corresponds with Needham's period 4 and 5. The butt is triangular in section which thickens towards the septum. The flanges start a short way in from the butt corners. They form a pointed oval shape in profile with the crest of the flange being the widest point, in the centre of the septum. There is no obvious stop ridge for the handle to butt against, but the blade is thicker than the septum. It is possible t…
Created on: Monday 12th December 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 20th December 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wiveliscombe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-515AF1
Object type: FLANGED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A Bronze Age copper alloy short-flanged axe of the Taunton metalwork assemblage period, dating from circa 1400-1300BC. Although the axe is flanged there are no stop-ribs evident and therefore the axe is probably transitional in style and date between the winged axes and palstaves. Rowlands MJ; The Production and Distribution of Metalwork in the Middle Bronze Age (1976) BAR 31; cat no 190; plate 25; shows a good example of a short flanged axehead (all cast with no stops) from Little Shelford - Cambs. Similarly, Schmidt and Burgess; The axes of Scotland and Northern England (1981); Nos.…
Created on: Sunday 17th June 2007
Last updated: Monday 6th April 2015
Spatial data recorded.