Another Bronze Age Flat Axe - c2500 - 1800 BC

[DavidBeard]

Hi Guys,
Only got a couple of hours out in the field today what with all the thunder, lightening and those heavy rain showers - But was it worth it? You bet!
Only found 1 item....
Another Bronze Age Flat Axe - Beautiful condition - much bigger than the first one I found earlier this year - 2 fields away from that 1st one.
It weighs 369 grams - 14.5 cm long, 1cm thick, 7.5cm at widest point down to 2.5cm.
Well happy with it.
Here are the pics:







Here it is with the first (smaller) one for comparison.



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Best wishes.
David.

 

[jgas]

Hly Cow, that is one great find. Not sure how rare those are but that is very cool stuff right there. Congrats big time. jgas

 

[gxray]

that is truly one AWESOME FIND!!!...based on the age and condition...I vote BANNER!! on that one

 

[juju]

Amazing find. In great shape as well. Keep it comin.

JuJu

 

[d2]

Thise things amaze me. I vote banner too...d2

 

[CRUSADER]

wow, your in an old area

 

[MSRelic]

That's an amazing find. Congratulations and thanks for posting.

 

[Tnmountains]

Fantastic finds. Amazing how similiar they are though diffrent sizes. Bronze age artifacts,, I can only dream. Hope you find many more. Thanks for sharing.
HH
TnMtns

 

[truckinbutch]

What TN said x 2 . Can't even imagine being in an area where I could find artifacts like that .

 

[curbdiggercarl57]

That is a thing of beauty.
Banner!
Carl

 

[gleaner1]

Not an expert but I voted banner. That thing is wicked.

 

[zaxfire69]

You guys must have perfect soil conditions for things to stay so well preserved. Outstanding finds.

 

[yo6oej]

wow...awesome

 

[HCW]

BANNER!!!!!!!!!

 

[HCW]

wow, your in an old area

Uh, I thought everything in England was old.

 

[batcap]

We need a smiley for drooling. :-0 ' ' *

Congratulations!

 

[DavidBeard]

You guys must have perfect soil conditions for things to stay so well preserved. Outstanding finds.

Thanks for all the congratulations so far - yep, been smiling all morning - despite the rain falling outside.
Perfect soil conditions - not so, I think this might be just one that's luckily missed all the abuse over the years - coming off the field yesterday I showed it to the farm labourer - an oldish gentleman that had been working there for many years - Sad thing is, other Axe Heads like this could have been thrown away in the 'Stone Picking' process after ploughing as "...large stones and big chunks of metal like that..." cause damage to the farm machinery! Couldn't believe it!!!
I better get back and do every square inch before they do any more stone-picking!

 

[sscindercoop]

Awesome find

 

[CRUSADER]

wow, your in an old area

Uh, I thought everything in England was old.

other than a tiny amount of Gold jewelry this is the oldest metal work you can find in the UK

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Wow That's one beautiful artifact
Congratulations on your find David!