Abstract
In this paper we report on the socketed axe from the Fahnster Tief ast Westerende-Kirchloog (Germany). It was recovered during the construction works for a shipyard, and probably dislocated from the adjacent Fahnster Tief rivulet channel, where it had been deposited in later prehistory. Typologically, the low-placed pellet signals that the socketed axe is of non-local origin. Basing ourselves on the perceivable similarities of the Westerende-Kirchloog to cited examples by Kibbert and the general dating of axes of Plainseau-affinities, a late Late Bronze Age (HaB2/3 or Per. V, c. 925-790 BC) date seems probable. pXRF-analysis of a coring sample (re)discovered at the Groningen Institute of Archaeology showed a low-impurity (only 0.5 %wt Pb) high-tin (c. 14 %wt Sn) bronze alloy, that has few European parallels.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 127-134 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Lunula Archaeologia protohistorica |
Volume | 29 |
Publication status | Published - 27-Feb-2021 |
Keywords
- late bronze age
- bronze age
- votive deposition
- composition
- pXRF
- wetlands
- later prehistory