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Collections > Archaeology > Socketed Axe

Socketed Axe

The later Neolithic design of the socketed axe realised that a hollow head was far easier to attach to a handle and made a far more secure tool. This socketed axe was discovered in Heathery Burn, Stanhope.

Place: Stanhope

Object Type: socketed axehead

Period: Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age

Broad Date: Prehistoric

Material: Metal

Museum Accession Number: 1971.121/ARC.