A Socketed Iron Axe from Maids Moreton, Buckinghamshire, with a note on the type
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8882255 |
|---|---|
| Authors | W H Manning (corresponding author), Christopher Saunders (0000-0003-4565-4107) |
| Year | 1972 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 276-292 |
| Publication date | 1972-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Antiquaries Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-5815 • E-ISSN: 1758-5309 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0003581500021077 |
| OpenAlex | W2153404874 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 18 |
The socketed iron axe from Maid's Moreton is the largest example of a group of at least 21 such axes found in the British Isles. They can be divided into two classes by the presence, or absence, of a loop on the side of the socket. The looped form is the commonest and of British origin; the unlooped axes can be compared to Continental examples. The dating evidence for these axes is inadequate but does suggest that they were in use throughout the whole of the pre-Roman Iron Age. The shaft hole axe is less common than the socketed axe in the pre-Roman Iron Age and appears to have been introduced late in the period
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| Citations per year | 0.14 |
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| Citation span | 1977 - 2023 (47) |
| Highly cited | No |