BRONZE AGE LOOPED AND SOCKETED AXE WITH TWO RIBS. {1} IT WAS FOUND IN FIELDS THAT HAD BEEN MUCH DISTURBED BY QUARRYING FOR THE NINETEENTH CENTURY RAILWAY EMABNKMENT AND IT IS LIKELY THAT THE AXE WAS RECOVERED FROM REDEPOSITED MATERIAL. THE AXE IS STRAIGHT-SIDED WITH AN EXPANDED BLADE AND HAS TWO PARALLEL RIBS THAT DESCEND ABOUT A THIRD OF THE WAY DOWN THE FACE. THE UPPER ENDS OF THESE RIBS DO NOT MERGE INTO THE HORIZONTAL MOUDLING BELOW THE COLLAR. THE LOOP IS BELOW THE COLLAR AND THE UPPER END MERGES INTO THE MOULDING. {2}