TWO EAST YORKSHIRE BRONZE AXES. 



T. SHEPPARD, M.SC, F.G.S. 



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Through the kindness of Col. J. B. Stracey-Clitherow, the 

 Hull Museum has become the possessor of two important 



Bronze -Age relics, found in the Hotham district of East 

 Yorkshire. The first is a palstave, which was ' found by Mr. 

 Stather while ploughing at Hotham in 1884.' The specimen 

 is a well-made example, with a very prominent medial rib, 

 which is made even more prominent near the socket by 

 distinct depressions having been formed on each side. There 

 is a loop for attachment, and the recesses for the split shaft 



1921 Mar. 1 



