File:Post-medieval , Axe (FindID 153446).jpg

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Post-medieval : Axe
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Sussex Archaeological Society, Liz Wilson, 2006-12-07 12:33:00
Title
Post-medieval : Axe
Description
English: A large iron axe head, weighing 2.3kg. The axe appears to be a felling axe, for chopping down trees. It is probably a 5lb axe head, so is therefore likely to be post-medieval in date, circa 16th – 19th century.
Depicted place (County of findspot) East Sussex
Date between 1500 and 1850
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 153446
Old ref: SUSS-83C865
Filename: F-23.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/123739
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/123739/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/153446
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