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Monument Number 188646
Hob Uid: 188646
Location : Somerset Somerset West and Taunton Old Cleeve
Grid Ref : ST0400041000
Summary : Four Bronze Age bronze axes from Old Cleeve are in Taunton Museum. They comprise an Early Bronze Age flat axe (accession number 80d); two palstaves (accession numbers 81c and 81d); and a Late Bronze Age socketed axe (accession number 82a). One of the palstaves is said to have been found at Hayne, which makes it almost certain that these are the same axes as those recorded as ST 03 NW 2.
More information : Four Bronze Age axes from Old Cleeve (ST 0441) are in Taunton Museum. a. Early Bronze Age flat axe. Accn No 80d. b. Palstave found at Hayne. Accn No 81c. c. Palstave. Accn No 81 d. d. Socketed axe of 'Yorkshire type'. Accn No 82a. (1)

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Source Number : 1
Source :
Source details : Pages 85-87 89-90 93 illus Nos 2, 21, 41, 77
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Vol(s) : 122, 1978

Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Bronze Age
Display Date : Bronze Age
Monument End Date : -700
Monument Start Date : -2600
Monument Type : Findspot
Evidence : Find

Monument Period Name : Early Bronze Age
Display Date : Early Bronze Age
Monument End Date : -1600
Monument Start Date : -2600
Monument Type : Findspot
Evidence : Find

Monument Period Name : Late Bronze Age
Display Date : Late Bronze Age
Monument End Date : -700
Monument Start Date : -1200
Monument Type : Findspot
Evidence : Find

Components and Objects:

Period : Bronze Age
Component Monument Type : Findspot
Object Type : PALSTAVE
Object Material : Bronze

Period : Early Bronze Age
Component Monument Type : Findspot
Object Type : FLAT AXEHEAD
Object Material : Bronze

Period : Late Bronze Age
Component Monument Type : Findspot
Object Type : SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Object Material : Bronze

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : ST 04 SW 32
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Relationship type : General association

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Monument Number 188646