A Catalogue of British Bronze Age Axes, Including Basic Typology, Compositional Analyses and Associated Radiocarbon Dates

Andrew Bevan; Peter Northover; Peter Bray; Chiara Bonacchi; Sue Colledge; Rachel Crellin; Adam Gwilt; Heather Hamilton; Paul Hart; Robert Kaleta; Adi Keinan-Schoonbaert; Matthew Knight; Kathy Laws; Mark Lodwick; Marcos Martinón-Torres; Stuart Needham; Brendan O’Connor; Laura Perucchetti; Daniel Pett; Jennifer Wexler; Neil Wilkin

doi:10.5334/joad.119

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This archive lists ~8000 Bronze Age British axeheads, alongside associated compositional analyses, isotopic measurements and radiocarbon dates. It integrates several major existing data collection efforts and published catalogues, whilst also providing a self-consistent basic typology. It is archived as four related flat-sheet text files and could be reused to support quantitative assessment of geographic and temporal patterns in metalwork style, deposition, recovery, hoard co-occurrence and/or metallurgical compositions to name just a few salient topics.

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A Catalogue of British Bronze Age Axes, Including Basic Typology, Compositional Analyses and Associated Radiocarbon Dates

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