Axehead

This bronze axehead was found at Premnay in Aberdeenshire. It is an example of the most common form of flat bronze axehead from the Early Bronze Age, found throughout Scotland. It dates from between 2250 and 1900 BC.

As with most of the flat axeheads of this shape, this example is without decoration.

The techniques used to make flat axeheads are simple but may have seemed magical to early people. First the shape was carved into a suitable stone. Metal was melted in a crucible and poured into the mould which was covered and allowed to cool. Then irregularities were hammered away and the edge was sharpened.

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Online ID:	000-100-104-048-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland X.DA 105
Date:	2250 - 1900 BC Between 2250 and 1900 BC
Material:	Bronze
Dimensions:	5.88" L, 3.31"
What:	Axe, flat
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Where:	Scotland, Aberdeenshire, Premnay
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Description:	Bronze flat axe from Premnay, Aberdeenshire, 2250 - 1900 BC
References:	Coles, John M. Scottish Early Bronze Age metalwork. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 101 (1968-9), 1-110, esp. pp 15-26, 80.
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