File:Bronze Age flat axe butt (FindID 260381).jpg

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Bronze Age flat axe butt
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Museum of Antiquities of the University and Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne, Robert Collins, 2009-06-18 11:36:38
Title
Bronze Age flat axe butt
Description
English: A cast copper-alloy butt of a flat axe of the early to middle Bronze Age.

The butt is wedge-shaped with a maximum thickness of 7.9mm and a minimum thickness of 3.14mm.

There is an abraded break at the thick end of the wedge, and the narrow end of the wedge is worn. Along the lengths of the broad side faces, there are hints of a slight raised border.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Northumberland
Date between 2150 BC and 1300 BC
Accession number
FindID: 260381
Old ref: NCL-A0D3E7
Filename: DSCN0496.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/214357
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/214357/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/260381
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Object location55° 17′ 09.24″ N, 2° 06′ 43.52″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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