Find Spot record MDR15014 - Bronze Age socketed axe with loop, Harrop Farm
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 1000 BC to 600 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
'Yorkshire' type late Bronze Age axe. In the late Bronze Age, more spohisticated casting techniques developed allowing the production of hollow artefacts. It is at this period that lead is introduced into the copper alloys which improves the casting properties of the alloy as well as making it less brittle once cast. (1)
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SDR22905 Correspondence: Parsons, J (Sheffield City Museum). 1997. Letter regarding the conservation of a found socketed axe, 21st February, 1997.
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Location
| Grid reference | SK 1715 8535 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HOPE, HIGH PEAK, DERBYSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Feb 10 2015 1:13PM