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Axehead, adzehead or chiselhead

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From Burreldale Moss, Aberdeenshire

Postcard of Axehead, adzehead or chiselhead.
000-100-102-423-C
© National Museums Scotland

Axehead, adzehead or chiselhead

This bronze axe-, adze- or chiselhead was found at Burreldale Moss in Aberdeenshire. It was a tool used for fine shaping of wood sometime between 1750 and 1600 BC. It could have been used in a variety of ways.

The tool has a slightly expanded blade, with flanged sides. There is a well-defined stop ridge which prevented the haft from slipping down the tool.

If used as an axe, the haft would have been L-shaped, with a split end for the axehead to fit in. If used as an adze, the blade would have been fitted sideways on to the haft. If used as a chisel, a short, stubby handle would have been attached.


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Online ID: 000-100-102-423-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.DC 36
Date: 1750 - 1600 BC
Between 1750 and 1600 BC
Material: Bronze; chisel-shaped; with stop ridge
Dimensions: 4.00" x 1.00"
What: Axe, flanged
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Where: Scotland, Aberdeenshire, Fyvie, Burreldale Moss
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Description: Small flanged axe head of bronze, from Burreldale Moss, Aberdeenshire, between 1750 and 1600 BC
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