Record ID: DUR-065531
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy flat axehead dating to the period c. 2200 to 1900 BC. The axehead is sub-rectangular in plan and in section. Both edges are still sharp although quite uneven and the surface of the object is badly abraded and the object is quite poorly preserved more generally. The axehead is rounded at one end, the cutting edge, and the axe then tapers towards the butt. The axe is quite thin and does not vary much in thickness although the middle is slightly thicker than the outer edges. There is no evidence for decoration on the surface of the object but that could be due t…
Created on: Monday 25th March 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd April 2013
Spatial data recorded.