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from Upper Towie, Aberdeenshire

Axehead
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This tinned bronze axehead was found in a cairn at Upper Towie 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.

However, it was tinned which would have given it a shiny silvery appearance.

Axeheads were symbols of power and prestige for a long period, probably with religious significance as well. Tinning was a technique used by the early metalworkers to make axeheads extra special.

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