The decorated axe is the best preserved, one side being almost completley intact. The "decorations" are more likely to be from the manufacture of the axe rather than true aesthetic decoration.
Its 18cm long & 7.5cm wide at its cutting edge.
The Axe has recently been Dated to 1500-1450 B.c
possibly a little older.
It will hopfully go for metal analasis soon, which will tell us its exact origin, metellic composition and date.
The axe within moments of being found.
The hole in the background is were it lay for 3,400 years.
This photo shows the cutting edge & the marks left the last time it was sharpened.
This photo shows marks left by the axe maker,
where the sides have been hammered out slightly.
The stop ridge, this prevented the axe spliting its wooden handle.
