Information
Bronze age stone axe hammer found in 1949 in a field in Altcar at a depth of 4 feet. It is perforated with a hole for a handle. Macro inspection suggests it is made of coal measure shale.
Specifications
- Accession number
- 50.41
- Collection type
- Axe hammer
- Date made
- Bronze Age (2350 BC - 751 BC)
- Place collected
- Europe: Northern Europe: UK: England: Merseyside: Sefton: Altcar
- Materials
- Stone
- Measurements
- Overall: 90 mm x 65 mm x 175 mm x 1275 g
- Legal status
- Permanent collection
- Location
- On display: Museum of Liverpool, First Floor, History Detectives
- Publications
- Stone axe-hammer found at Altcar, F.A. Bailey
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