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Axeheads

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From Hill of Finglenny, Aberdeenshire

Axeheads
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These bronze axeheads were found in a hoard from Hill of Finglenny in Aberdeenshire. They were probably buried together as a gift to the gods sometime between 2100 and 1850 BC.

Three of the axeheads are broken in two, probably deliberately. Two have damaged edges.

Offerings to the gods were often special material, treated in special ways or put in special places. Prestigious weapons such as axeheads, maceheads or swords are sometimes found broken, probably part of a ceremony we can only guess about.

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