Axehead
- Description
- The sides of this little axehead have been raised into flanges. This makes it stronger and helps it to be wedged into the socket of the handle. It would have been an effective weapon or woodworking tool.
- Accession Loan No.
- 40/1959
- Collection Class
- Devon archaeology
- Common Name
- axehead
- Simple Name
- axehead
- Dimensions
- whole length 80 mm; whole W 42 mm; whole depth 18 mm
- Period Classification
- Bronze Age (2600-700 BC)
- Family Group
- Material
- copper alloy
- Collection Site Name
- Combe Valley, Teignmouth
- Collection Town
- Teignmouth
- Collection County
- Devon
- Collection Country
- United Kingdom: England
- Collection Area Region
- Northern Europe
- Collection Continent
- Europe
