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Early Bronze Age flint axehead
Axehead of two fragments joined, with a square butt and a splayed blade. Part of midrib and blade bevel polished. Probably copying a copper original. The concave sides splay to form a widened blade edge.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
79.65H
Find Information
Site Name: Watermill Public House, Ogmore-by-Sea
Collection Method: surface find
Date: 1976 / Jul
Notes: found during construction of the car park at the Watermill Public House, Ogmore Road, Ogmore-by-Sea, Mid Glamorgan (SS 889 771) in soil brought from the locality of Stony Lane, Cowbridge.
Measurements
length / mm:128.0
width / mm:66.5 (of blade)
width / mm:36.5 (of butt)
maximum thickness / mm:13.0
thickness / mm
weight / g:105.7
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