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3069 Bronze Age socketed axe blade
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Bristol City Council, Kurt Adams, 2010-02-09 11:39:36
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3069 Bronze Age socketed axe blade
Description
English: Cast copper allot socketed axe blade length 21mm, width 46mm, thickness 11mm, weight 29.16g. this is the wedge shaped tip of a Late Bronze Age socketed axe. This has a curved forward edge that appears to have been resharpened at some point during its use. From the tips of the blade the body sharply narrows to the central section. This has been truncated at the base of the socket. Date 1100-800
Depicted place (County of findspot) South Gloucestershire
Date between 1100 BC and 800 BC
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FindID: 287643
Old ref: GLO-0425C1
Filename: 3069 Bronze Age socketed axe blade.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/238258
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/238258/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/287643
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