FLAT BRONZE AXE
Copper Age
FLAT BRONZE AXE
Bronze.
Length: 12 cm. Maximum width: 6.7 cm. Maximum thickness: 1.9 cm.
Late prehistory. Around 1500 B.C.
Origin
Cueva de Las Motillas. Jerez de la Frontera. Cádiz.
Description
Trapezoidal shape with concave sides ending in a curved blade edge and a straight base forming an angle with the sides. Made in a cast or mould. Trapezoidal models are considered to be the most modern of flat axes from the Middle Bronze Age. In the same cave where this piece was found was a recess with another forty-five axes hidden inside a vessel. According to archaeologists, this concealment must have been the result of an emergency when the cave was still inhabited.
Bibliography
- González, R.; Barrionuevo, F. y Aguilar, L. (1997): Museo Arqueológico Municipal de Jerez de la Frontera. 'Municipal Archaeological Museum of Jerez de la Frontera' Ayuntamiento de Jerez, p. 63.
- Sancha, de. S. (1988): “Un importante escondrijo del Bronce en la cueva de “La Motilla”. Ubrique, Cádiz: sus relaciones con el estrecho de Gibraltar”. Actas del Congreso Internacional “El Estrecho de Gibraltar”. Madrid, pp. 347-355.
