History

New technology in the Bronze Age. A 4,500 year-old stone mould, found in Shropshire, used to cast 5 different-sized bronze axes, at a time when metalworking was replacing tools & weapons made from stone, bone & wood. Shrewsbury Museum #GatheringLight exhibition.#Archaeology pic.twitter.com/LKQTaYR0bd

— Alison Fisk (@AlisonFisk) October 3, 2021