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Iron axehead and two iron hammer heads

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From Carlingwark Loch, Kirkcudbrightshire

Iron axehead and two iron hammer heads
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This iron axehead and two iron hammer heads are part of a hoard of native and Roman objects placed in a cauldron and deposited in Carlingwark Loch in Kirkcudbrightshire sometime between 80 and 200 AD.

The axehead is broken.

Iron was a scarce and prized resource in the late centuries BC and early centuries AD. It would normally have been recycled to make other tools. However, in some cases iron tools have been found in hoards, probably sacrifices to the gods.

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