#socketed axeheads

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Bronze Socketed Axe Heads, c.2400-800 BCE, Stewartry Museum, Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway

Socketed axe heads are from the late Bronze Age, making them over 2000 years old. These socketed axes had wooden handles that were fitted into the socket at the blunt end of the axe. The axe head was then secured in place by lashing with twine or binding.

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Bronze Age Socketed Axeheads, Dumfries Museum, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

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The Burton and New Street Hoards, Bronze Age, 1300 to 920 BCE, 'Treasure: History Unearthed' Exhibition, Museum of Liverpool

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The Beeston Castle Late Bronze Age Board, Two Socketed Axeheads, 'Treasure: History Unearthed' Exhibition, Museum of Liverpool, Merseyside