Description

Summary: An early iron age socketed axehead of the sompting type, kingston variant, found in Ludgershall.

Research results

An early Iron Age socketed axehead of the sompting type, kingston variant, found in Ludgershall and donated to the Museum by Rev. W C Lukis in the latter half of the 19th century.

This axhead was re-examined by Boughton (2015) as part of her PhD discussing Early Iron Age socketed axeheads. This study examined over 1400 axeheads from across Britain, defining a number of new types, some of which are regional, along with local and regional practices.