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Axehead

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probably from the Raemoir Estate, Kincardineshire

Axehead
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This bronze axehead was probably found on the Raemoir Estate in Kincardineshire. It dates from between 950 and 750 BC.

The socketed axehead has a flat moulding around the mouth below which run three parallel ribs. The squarish mouth is still rough and not finished off. A wooden handle would have fitted into the axehead's socket. A thong could also have attached the axehead to the socket through the loop.

Socketed axeheads appear to have been invented on the Continent. They are part of a range of socketed tools and swords made by smiths requiring more complex casting techniques.

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