Angus HER - NO54NW0007 - CRAICHIE

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Primary ReferenceNO54NW0007
NameCRAICHIE
NRHE Card No.NO54NW7
NRHE Numlink 34693
HES SM No. NULL
HES LB No. NULL
Site Form Artefact
Site Condition Complete 2
Details A Late Bronze Age bronze socketed axe, found at Craichie. Classified by Coles as being of Decorated type and reclassified by Schmidt and Burgess as of Sompting type. It is slightly asymmetrical with a hammered blade and marks of sharpening. Its dimensions are: 12.2 cm long, 2.7 x 3 cm wide at the mouth, 6.8 cm wide at the cutting edge and it weighs 307 g. It is preserved in the British Museum.
Last Update05/01/2024
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Event Details

Excavations and Surveys

Artefact and Ecofact

Date MDate YArtefact TypeFinderRecovery MethodConditionStorage LocationAccess No.
 1938 SOCKETED AXE UNK Stray Find Unknown British Museum 91.41-18,3

Ecofact

Samples
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
AXESBRONZESOCKETEDA100
AXESBRONZEDECORATEDB100
AXESBRONZESOMPTING TYPEC100