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Medieval axehead
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West Berkshire, Kate Sutton, 2006-06-06 11:47:19
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Medieval axehead
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English: An Early Medieval - Medieval iron axe head (10th – 12th century). This is a heavy-duty woodsman’s axe. The cross-section is asymmetrical showing that it could have been used for trimming timbers and the socket has a flat top that would allow use as a hammer (Ottaway & Rogers 2002:2724-2725). The upper surface of the axe is flat and the lower surface is curved as the blade expands from 36.26mm to 105.81mm. The socket is triangular in profile and has two rounded projections, one on each side of the lower edge to provide extra grip between the axe head and the handle. The iron is flaking.

A similar but smaller axehead, no. 13020, was excavated in York in a context that dated 15th – early 16th century, however it is believed that the axe head was residual as it is so similar to 10th – 12th century examples (ibid.).

Dimensions: length: 200.19mm; width: 105.81mm; thickness: 35.42mm; weight: >600g.

Ottaway, P and Rogers N. 2002. Craft, Industry and Everyday Life Finds From Medieval York. CBA; York
Depicted place (County of findspot) Oxfordshire
Date between 900 and 1200
Accession number
FindID: 131184
Old ref: BERK-71B8A6
Filename: Skuce - axe 1 - complete.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/104402
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/104402/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/131184
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