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 SOME WEAPONS OF THE BRONZE AGE, 

 RECENTLY FOUND IN EAST YORKSHIRE. 



T. SHEPPARD, M.Sc, F.G.S. ; 



(Plates IV. and V.). 



In addition to the preceding hoard, a number of other 

 Bronze Age weapons, of somewhat unusual type, from East 

 Yorkshire, are in the Hull Museum, most of which have been 

 acquired comparatively recently. . 



No. 20 is a socketed axe head of the ordinary type, from 

 Hutton Cranswick. It is 3^" long, has a squared socket, and 

 is provided with a loop, has three short ridges proceeding 

 from the collar on each side, and has prominent mould 

 marks. There is a ridge on each side of the socket, to assist 

 in hafting. This axe, however, reveals a feature which I have 

 not noticed previously, and it does not seem to have been 

 observed by Evans. Within the cutting end is a mass of 

 lead, which has been introduced into the casting, though it 

 leaves quite a sixteenth of an inch of bronze on the outside of 

 the axe. The lead however, seems to have burst the bronze 

 casting, which is cracked and thrust outwards on both sides. 



No. 21. An unusually small bronze axe of the palstave 

 type, found at Bridlington, which for many years has been in 

 the possession of a Bridlington collector. Generally speaking, 

 it is rather flat and very much resembles in size and shape an 

 example from Ireland, figured by Evans (No. 29). It is 

 3^" in length by f" across the cutting edge, nearly an inch in 

 width, and i" in thickness. The edges have been hammered 

 over slightly, and there is a cross ridge about half-way up, 

 to assist in the shafting. 



No. 22. Another small bronze axe of the palstave type, 

 but with very large wings, is from the Yorkshire Wolds. It 

 is 3|-" long, and i|" across the cutting edge. There is no stop 

 for the shaft. In this respect the axe resembles No. 53 of 

 Evans, but in his book there is no illustration quite like this 

 example. 



No. 23 is a fine massive palstave from Ripon. It is 5|" 

 in length, 2V wide, the wings, which are very pronounced, 

 are i£" across, and there is a slight ridge or stop with traces 

 of a semi-circular decoration attached to it. The cutting 

 edge has been well hammered round, the points being turned 

 back in the form of hooks. As in the previous and following 

 examples, there is no loop. Evans does not figure anything 

 quite like this, his nearest apparently being an implement from 

 Reeth (No. 56). 



No. 24 is very similar in type to the last, except than it is 

 a trifle smaller and the wings are relatively much wider. This 



1917 May 1. 



