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Record ID: DUR-ACE1DA
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A largely complete but corroded cast copper alloy flat axe of Early Bronze Age date (c. BC 2000 - 1700 ).
The flat axe is broadly sub-rectangular in plan, widening to a gently splayed blade. In profile, it is broadly lentoid, with slight tapering edges. The flat axe head has an overall length of 100.37mm and the axe weighs 142.6 grams. It should be noted that the axe is relatively small when compared to the corpus of known Early Bronze Age material. The butt is relatively thin having a narrow rounded profile; the width at the butt is 14.57mm with a thickness of 3.8mm. The sides of …
Created on: Tuesday 16th May 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 12th December 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-1C4D1C
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete Early Bronze Age cast copper-alloy undecorated developed flat axe (c. 2000-1700 BC): This implement is sub-rectangular in plan with an expanded crescent shaped blade. The butt, in plan, is complete with a rounded terminal. The side profile of the axe is lentoid with both terminals tapering. In cross section the body of the axe has lentoid profile. The axe appears to be undecorated. The butt end of the axe has been hammered flat creating a proto-stop ridge. The blade tip flares outwards from the body forming a concave hollow. The blade appears to be symmetrical. There is an …
Created on: Tuesday 9th May 2017
Last updated: Friday 31st January 2020
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Record ID: SUSS-DF9F05
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small cast copper alloy Early Bronze Age developed flat axehead, probably dating to between 2200 -1500 BC. The axehead has a narrow round-ended damaged butt, which widens into a sub-triangular axehead in plan, with very worn dual-facetted flanges. The blade-end is wide and convex, but not crescentic with pointed ends, like other types from the same period. The blade-end has a pointed oval cross-section, whereas the body of the blade is facetted, creating an elongated hexagonal cross-section; the butt is sub-rectangular in cross-section. The axehead has an overall dark green patina. …
Created on: Wednesday 12th April 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 1st November 2017
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Record ID: WMID-2260B2
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete flat axehead with a crescentic blade, of Early Bronze Age dating (c. 1875 BC to c. 1725 BC).
The axehead has a rectangular shape, with a crescentic blade. In profile, it is of a lentoid (pointed oval), with tapering edges. The butt is almost square. The sides of the axe gently expand in width from the butt, to a proto stop ridge, and then taper down to the blade. The edges of the axe have not been raised to form flanges; however a slight median bevel (proto stop ridge) is present on both faces of the axe. This has been formed from hammering and small oval shaped (dished)…
Created on: Monday 3rd April 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd May 2017
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Record ID: LANCUM-50D591
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Published
Early Bronze Age flat axe probably dating from c. 2150-1700BC. Only the lower half of the axe/blade survives, the butt end is missing. The axe is narrow with tapering sides and there are no signs of a stop ridge. It has a flared cutting edge with concave shoulders. The axe is extremely worn and the original surface has now corroded away. There is a small possibilty that it was decorated, but judging from the slightly tapering sides it is probably an earlier flat axe (that is from c. 2150-1700BC) rather than a later one from the Migdale metalworking tradition. It shares similarities wi…
Created on: Friday 24th March 2017
Last updated: Thursday 8th June 2017
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This findspot is known as 'Urswick', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: LANCUM-EC7A2A
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The fragmentary nature of the object makes typological identification difficult. It is probably a cast copper alloy flat axe dating from the Early Bronze Age, that is c. 2150-1500BC. The axe is narrow with tapering sides and there are no signs of a stop ridge. It has a rounded butt and a flared cutting edge with concave shoulders judging from the slightly tapering sides it is probably an earlier flat axe (that is from c. 2150-1700BC) rather than a later one from the Migdale metalworking tradition. It shares similarities with axes of the Brithdir and Willerby metalwork traditions (Roh…
Created on: Tuesday 7th March 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 30th May 2017
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Record ID: LVPL-EC02D5
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Stockport
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An almost complete copper alloy flat axehead of early Bronze Age date, c.2150 - 1500 BC. The axehead is sub-oval in plan with a lentoid cross-section. The axehead is extremely worn with no visible decoration. No signs of ridges or flanges are present indicating that this is an early flat axe.
The butt is narrow, rounded and is almost complete measuring 21mm in width, and 3mm thick. One edge of the butt end has broken away. The cutting edge is crescent-shaped and measures 47mm in width and is 3mm thick. At the thickest point in the centre of the object the axehead measures 5mm.
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Created on: Thursday 23rd February 2017
Last updated: Thursday 23rd February 2017
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This findspot is known as 'Stockport area', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: LANCUM-B155C3
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy flat axe dating to the Early-Mid Bronze Age (2350 - 1500 BC). The axe is narrow with straight but tapering sides and there are no signs of a stop ridge. The sides of the axe are very slightly thickened, but it does not have flanges.
The metal is dark green in colour with a heavily pitted and corroded patina.
The axe probably fits into the earliest phases of metal working in Britain, metalworking stage I-II, which corresponds to Needham's (1996) Period 1-2 circa 2500- 2050 CAL. BC, or slightly later.
Similar examples can be seen on the Portable Antiquities Datab…
Created on: Monday 20th February 2017
Last updated: Friday 2nd December 2022
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Record ID: DENO-1CEFD2
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy (Bronze) flat axe of the Early Bronze Age period dating from c. 2250 BC - 1900 BC.
The flat axe is broadly trapezoidal in plan with a splayed crescent shaped blade. In profile it is broadly lentoid (pointed oval), with slight tapering edges. In cross section the axe is lentoid. The axe is broken toward the butt of the axe, but more than three-quarters of the axe survives. The break is relatively jagged and uneven; however it has a similar patina to that of the rest of the axe - suggesting damage in antiquity. The sides of the axe gently expand in wi…
Created on: Monday 13th February 2017
Last updated: Friday 17th February 2017
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Record ID: WAW-2779F8
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Early Bronze Age cast copper-alloy undecorated developed flat axe (c. 2000-1700 BC): This implement is sub-rectangular in plan with an expanded crescent shaped blade. The butt, in plan, is complete with a rounded terminal.
The side view of the axe is a sub pointed oval with both terminals tapering. The long edges on the sides are slightly bevelled, leaving a subtle rectangular central band at the apex and therefore forming a slightly bulging profile.
In cross section the body of the axe has a slight H-shape as the side edges of the axe have been raised by hand hammer…
Created on: Thursday 15th December 2016
Last updated: Friday 6th January 2017
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Record ID: SUR-14CAFD
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Published
A very worn tongue-shaped fragment of copper alloy comprising the butt of an early Bronze Age flat axe dating to c.2000-1750BC. The butt has slightly raised edges.
Peter Reavill comments:
This may be a fragment of an Aylesford / Brandon type developed flat axe with hand raised sides - EBA III ish would be my guess. It could potentially also be a Migdale flat axe.
Created on: Wednesday 14th December 2016
Last updated: Thursday 9th March 2017
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Record ID: LANCUM-8ADC2F
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A miniature flat axehead, probably of early Bronze Age date (2150- 1500 BC). The object resembles a miniature version of the earliest and simplest solid cast copper alloy axeheads with tapering sides and rounded butts. There may be the hint of a stop ridge, but both obverse and reverse surfaces are extremely worn and there is only the hint of a ridge across the centre of the axe. There are no side flanges. Most of the upper sruface has broken away leaving a light brown corroded surface. The blade is incomplete due to a modern break, probably due to the plough. There are several smalle…
Created on: Thursday 20th October 2016
Last updated: Friday 13th January 2017
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This findspot is known as 'Asby', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: LANCUM-A6E169
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy axe head probably Early Bronze Age 2550 to 1600BC. The axe head has a lenticular profile with a convex section/ thickness at the sides. The parallel sides are particularly straight, although they expand outwards with a protruding blade tip to either side. Although most of the original cutting edge survives, the probable blade facets are not particularly noticeable. The artefact is in a worn but fair condition with a mid-brown patina. The length is 100mm, the width blade is 54mm, width butt 34mm, thickness 20mm and the weight 184.94g. The axe probably fits into the earlies…
Created on: Tuesday 27th September 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 27th September 2016
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Record ID: DENO-3B99A3
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper-alloy narrow butted Early Bronze Age (c.2,300 BC-c.2,050 BC) flat axehead, of the Metal Assemblages Type III. The object can be classified somewhere between the Migdale and Aylesford types, as the blade is fan-shaped, with narrow blade tips, and tapers into a narrow trapezoidal head with straight sides and a slightly-damaged flat-edged butt. In profile the axehead is a pointed oval, tapering from the stop bevel at the centre to a tip at the cutting edge and the butt. The axehead is rectangular in cross-section. The object is patinated browny-green and pitted. Ov…
Created on: Thursday 22nd September 2016
Last updated: Monday 19th June 2017
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Record ID: WMID-D5511E
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy (bronze) flat axe of the Early Bronze Age, dating from c. BC 2500 - BC 2050
The flat axe is broadly sub rectangular in plan with a splayed crescent shaped blade. In profile it is broadly lentoid, with slight tapering edges. In cross section the axe is lentoid in shape. The butt is relatively thin having a flat edge, the butt has been broken. The patina at the break matches with the rest of the axe suggesting the break occurred in antiquity. The sides of the axe gently expand in width from the butt to the blade; in shape they are relatively straight. There…
Created on: Monday 5th September 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 6th September 2016
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Record ID: LANCUM-566167
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy early Bronze Age flat axe head dating to the period c. 2100-1900BC. The axe was probably part of the Migdale metalworking tradition. It is complete, but very worn. The axe head has a rounded butt which exhibits some old damage. It widens along its length at the butt end to the blade end. There is some damage to the blade. The object is has a brown patina and surface is slightly pitted. The length is 78mm, the width is 22mm thickness 8mm and the weight 47.43g.
Created on: Tuesday 30th August 2016
Last updated: Monday 5th December 2022
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Record ID: YORYM-C26951
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy flat axehead of early Bronze Age date, c.2150 - 1500 BC. The axehead is sub-trapezoidal with a curved blade tapering to a rounded cutting edge. The axehead is extremely worn and undecorated. No signs of ridges or flanges are present indicating that this is an early flat axe.
The metal has a heavily corroded mid-green patina with much of the orignal surface being lost. The axehead is 131.2mm long, 72.8mm tapering to 33.8mm wide, 13.2mm thick and weighs 460g.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd August 2016
Last updated: Friday 2nd December 2022
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Record ID: SF-460F4A
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Bronze Age developed narrow butted flat axe or palstave. The butt end is missing. The remaining section is triangular in shape, flaring very slightly at the blade end. It is rectangular in cross-section, becoming thicker towards the central break. The blade itself curves outwards gently and is bevelled. It is highly corroded with very worn edges and a pitted shiny dark brown patina on both faces. There are many parallel scratch marks on both faces.
Length: 69.57mm, width at blade: 60.25mm, width at butt: 32.72, thickness: 10.85mm, weight: 180.64g
Created on: Wednesday 17th August 2016
Last updated: Monday 5th December 2022
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This findspot is known as 'Hethersett', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: DUR-B0F79E
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Northumberland
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper alloy flat axe dating to the Early-Mid Bronze Age (2350 - 1500 BC). The axe is narrow with straight but tapering sides and there are no signs of a stop ridge. The sides of the axe are very slightly thickened, but it does not have flanges.
The metal is dark green in colour with a heavily pitted and corroded patina.
Length: 99.47mm, Width: 35.8mm, Thickness (blade): 2.91mm, Thickness (Mid-section): 9.08mm, Weight: 151.8g.
The axe probably fits into the earliest phases of metal working in Britain, metalworking stage I-II, which corresponds to Needham's (1996) Perio…
Created on: Wednesday 10th August 2016
Last updated: Saturday 28th January 2017
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Record ID: BERK-AD8EB5
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy Early Bronze Age flat axe head, dating to 2200-1900BC. The axe head is trapezoidal in shape with a curved broad butt and blade. There is no significant flare to the blade end. The axe had a lenticular cross-section and has signs of wear to both the blade and butt ends. The butt end is 17.7 x 2.6 mm, that widens to 33.58 x 3.37 at the blade. The axe head appears to be of a broad butt type, probably a 'Migdale' type (Schmidt & Burgess, 1981, p 35-44).
One surface has a smooth dark green patina with some erosion to the edge, the other side is heavily pitted with a mottl…
Created on: Wednesday 10th August 2016
Last updated: Thursday 9th March 2017
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