from Timpendean Farm, near Jedburgh, Roxburghshire
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Axehead
This bronze axehead was found at Timpendean Farm near Jedburgh in Roxburghshire. It dates from around 1400 to 1150 BC.
The axehead has a relatively narrow blade and short cast flanges. Axeheads of this form are widely found in Scotland.
A large number of bronze axeheads dating to the Bronze Age have been found. Some were clearly everyday objects, used to chop trees and other woodwork. Other were prestige objects, and must have been symbols of power.
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000-100-104-075-C |
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National Museums Scotland |
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0098: National Museums Scotland
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National Museums Scotland X.DC 131 |
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1400 - 1150 BC Between 1400 and 1150 BC
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Material: |
Bronze, narrow; no stop ridges
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Dimensions: |
5.8 L x 1.8 W at cutting edge x 2.4 L of flanges x 0.8" B of but
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What: |
Axe, flanged
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Where: |
Scotland, Roxburghshire, Jedburgh, Timpendean Farm
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Description: |
Bronze flanged axe from Timpendean Farm, Jedburgh, 1400 - 1150 BC
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References: |
- Coles, J.M. Scottish Middle Bronze Age Metalwork. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquities of Scotland, 97 (1963-64), pp 82-156, esp. 89-90, 138.
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