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Early Bronze Age flat axe
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Danielle Wootton, 2013-03-07 13:26:55
Title
Early Bronze Age flat axe
Description
English: An incomplete Early Bronze Age copper alloy cast flat axehead, dating from c.2150 to 1500 BC. The blade is curved and it has a very uneven edge, probably due to surface wear and corrosion. The axehead tapers to a break before the butt. There are some traces of Bronze disease on the surface of the item.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Dorset
Date between 2150 BC and 1500 BC
Accession number
FindID: 548991
Old ref: DEV-892904
Filename: Bronze age flat axe.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/418896
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/418896/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/548991
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Object location50° 44′ 10.32″ N, 2° 55′ 54.55″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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