Socketed axe head with haft (IMAGE)

University of Cambridge

Socketed axe head with haft

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An intact hafted axe that had been placed in the silt directly beneath Structure One, perhaps a token of good fortune, or an offering to some kind of spirit on completion of the build.  

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Cambridge Archaeological Unit

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