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Collections > Archaeology > Palstave

Palstave

A bronze axehead from the middle to late Bronze Age. There are flanges on the sides connected to the bar/stop on both faces, to help attach it to the shaft.

Place: Middleton-in-Teesdale

Object Type: palstave

Period: Bronze Age

Broad Date: Prehistoric

Material: Bronze

Museum Accession Number: 1958/1838/ARC