Rare 3,000 Year-old Bronze Axe Found

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Diver Philip Butterworth took some convincing that the lump of metal he found lying on the seabed in Poole Harbour was a rare 3,000 year-old bronze axe. "I thought it was a bit unusual so I picked it up and stuck it in my pocket," said Philip.

 

"I thought it was probably a 16th or 17th century tool that had dropped off the side of a ship, it was in such good condition." Curious to know what he had found, he took it to Poole Museums, where it was identified by interpretations officer Keith Jarvis as an end-winged bronze axe dating to 1,000-800 BC.

 

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