Description

Summary: 1 Bronze Age palstave axe, part of a hoard found at Manton Weir Farm, Manton, Marlborough, Wiltshire, 1999. This palstave is replaced by a replica, the original being kept by the landowner until thier death.

Research results

One of of ten Bronze Age axeheads found as part of a hoard, the second known from the area, in 1999. The palstave is of a late Bronze Age form, probably part of the Wilburton Metalworking phase, dating to around the 11th century BC. The object held by the museum is a replica, the original and one other axe from the hoard held by the landowner until their death.

This axehead and the circumstances of its discovery are described by Lawson et al. (2011), who also set out the arguements both for and against classing both Manton axehead hoards as a single dispersed group.