Journal of Open Archaeology Data (Oct 2024)
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
Affiliations
- Andrew Bevan
- ORCiD
- University College London
- Peter Northover
- University of Exeter
- Peter Bray
- ORCiD
- University of Reading
- Chiara Bonacchi
- ORCiD
- University of Edinburgh
- Sue Colledge
- ORCiD
- University College London
- Rachel Crellin
- ORCiD
- University of Leicester
- Adam Gwilt
- Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales
- Heather Hamilton
- Norfolk County Council
- Paul Hart
- Trust for Thanet Archaeology
- Robert Kaleta
- Independent
- Adi Keinan-Schoonbaert
- ORCiD
- British Library
- Matthew Knight
- ORCiD
- National Museums Scotland
- Kathy Laws
- CBA Wales/Cymru
- Mark Lodwick
- Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales
- Marcos Martinón-Torres
- ORCiD
- University of Cambridge
- Stuart Needham
- Independent
- Brendan O’Connor
- Independent
- Laura Perucchetti
- ORCiD
- British Museum
- Daniel Pett
- ORCiD
- Historic England
- Jennifer Wexler
- ORCiD
- English Heritage
- Neil Wilkin
- ORCiD
- British Museum
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5334/joad.119
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 12
pp. 12 – 12
Abstract
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.
Keywords
- bronze
- copper
- metalwork
- hoards
- radiocarbon
- lead isotopes
- compositional data
- typology
- archaeometallurgy
