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Dover Museum & Bronze Age Boat Gallery @dovermuseum.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

This #FindsFriday we wanted to highlight a new acquisition: two axe head mould halves dated to Middle #BronzeAge (c 1500-1200BC). The moulds cast a type of axe head known as a palstave. Discovered by metal detectors and acquired by #Dover Museum through @findsorguk.bsky.social . PAS ID: KENT-CDA99E

Two halves of a Bronze Age axe head mould laid side by side. The mould shows the shape of the axe head that would have been cast. The sides run parallel before flaring out to a curved cutting edge. The side flanges and central ridge in the mould create a shape in the axe head for hafting, which is the process of attaching the axe head firmly within a split in the haft (handle).

A photo of two halves of a Bronze Age axe head mould laid side by side. The photo shows the outside of the mould with teardrop-shaped ridges towards the end.

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Portable Antiquities & Treasure @findsorguk.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Great to see this mould go into a public collection!

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