Late Bronze Age , archaeological excavations, research project , bronze socketed axehead , Roman Scotland, analysing unusually small socketed axeheads from Scotland and northern England. For the first time, scientific techniques have been applied to these objects, including optical microscopy, X-ray fluorescence analysis and computed X-radiography, to inform assessments of wear analysis, material composition, manufacture and chronology. This presentation presents the findings and offers a broader discussion surrounding the changing function and meaning(s) of small socketed axeheads in later prehistoric Britain., and Morebattle, Scottish Borders

human remain, National Museums Scotland, historical collecting, archaeological excavations, contemporary practice, and curation