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== Introduction ==
== Wheeler Type I ==
{{Type|''Petersen Type A''<br>
A small woodland axe that altered little from pre-Roman times on-wards.
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== Wheeler Type II ==
{{Type|''No Petersen Type''<br>
This type was more likely to be a tool than a weapon. Earlier types are not so slender [Wheeler 1927]
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== Wheeler Type III ==
{{Type|''Petersen Type Types B & C''<br>No Petersen Type C axes have been found in the British Isles.<br>Bearded axes that are derived from fransica’s.<gallery>|i1h=80pxR559|i1=Wheeler Axe III.jpg|Type {{!}}Wheeler III</gallery>|i2=Axe type B.jpg{{!}}Petersen B|i3=Axe type C.jpg{{!}}Petersen C}}
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====Scotland, OrkneyEngland, Isle of IslaySuffolk:=Ipswich===:Current Location- ?{{Cat|:Find Type- ? C9th:Find Date- ?Acquired 1867 :Blade- ornamented with cross-lines between blade and socket:Haft-:Comments-
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== Wheeler Type IV ==
===[[:Category:Scotland, Highland, Eigg|Scotland, Highland, Eigg Grave 2]]==={{Cat|:Find Type- Grave find.:Find Date- :Blade- Type G/H/I?:Haft-:Comments-:Bibliography- :*{{ListRef|Grieg 1940|p.68}}:*{{ListRef|Redmond 2007|Appx. no.188}}:*{{ListRef|Graham-Campbell & Batey 1998|p.84}}:*{{ListWeb||[[http://nms.scran.ac.uk/database/record.php?usi=000-000-099-720-C scran (side view)]] [[http://nms.scran.ac.uk/database/record.php?usi=000-000-099-721-C scran (top view)]]}}|Seen=|Yorkshire Museum= National Museums Scotland |Accession= X.IL 167|External=yes|eWidth=130px|eLink=http://nms.scran.ac.uk/database/media.php?file=postcard/image/0036/00360050.jpg|eCaption=Scran|i1=Scran|i2=}} ===Isle of Man, Knoc-y-doonee==={{Cat| :Find Type- Grave find :Find Date- ?:Blade-:Haft-:Comments-:Bibliography-:*{{ListRef|Grieg 1940|p.23}}|Seen= Yes|Museum= Manx Museum|Accession=|i1=Manx-Axe Knock Y Doonee.JPG|i2=}} ===Isle of Man, Ballaterson==={{Cat| :Find Type- Boat Burial :Find Date- ?:Blade-:Haft-:Comments-:Bibliography-|Seen= Yes|Museum= Manx Museum|Accession=|i1=Manx-Axe Ballaterson.JPG|i2=}} ===[[:Category:England, YorkCumbria: Aspatria|England, Cumbria: Aspatria]]==={{Cat| :Find Type- ? :Find Date- Before 1790:Blade-:Haft-:Comments-:Bibliography-:*{{ListRef|Rooke 1792}}:*{{ListRef|Edwards 1992|p.43-44}}:*{{ListRef|Richards 2004|p.191}}:*{{ListRef|Redmond 2007|Appx.5 no.2}}|Seen=|Museum= |Accession= Lost|i1=Aspatria Axe (Rooke 1792).JPG|i2=}} ===England, Cumbria:Current LocationCarlisle, Denton Holme==={{Cat| :Find Type- Yorkshire :Find Date- :Blade-:Haft-:Comments- found in Richards Street, Denton Holme:Bibliography-:*{{ListNote|Carlisle Tullie House Museum}}|Seen= yes|Museum= Carlisle Tullie House Museum|Accession= |i1= TH Axe, Carlisle, Denton Holme.JPG|i2=}} ===[[: 551Category:England, Lancashire: Claughton Hall|England, Lancashire: Claughton Hall]]==={{Cat| :Find Type- Grave Find :Find Date- :Blade-:Haft-:Comments-:Bibliography-:*{{ListRef|Jones 1849|p.4574-75}}:*{{ListRef|Bjorn & Shetelig 1940|p.4818}}:*{{ListRef|Edwards 1992|p.46}}:*{{ListRef|Redmond 2007|Appx.5 no.3}}|Seen=|Museum= |Accession= Lost|i1=Axe - England, Claughton Hall (Arch. Jnl. 1849).JPG|i2=}} ===England, York==={{Cat| :Find Type- ?
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===England, Derbyshire: Repton (H)=Isle =={{Cat| :Find Type- Mass Grave:Find Date- 1980-86:Blade- Type H:Haft-:Comments- Found along with the remains of Manat least 264 people below the mound in the Vicarage Garden (Biddle & Kjolbye-Biddle 2001):Bibliography-:*{{ListRef|Biddle & Kjolbye-Biddle 2001|p.68-70 fig.4.18}}:*{{ListRef|Redmond 2007|Appx.5 no.43, Ballatersonp.110-111}}|Seen=|Museum=|Accession=|i1=Biddle & Kjolbye-Biddle 2001 fig.4.18|i2=}} ===England, Lincolnshire:Current Location- Manx MuseumLincoln, Danes Terrace==={{Cat| :Find Type- Boat Burial Petersen G?
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== Wheeler Type V ==
{{Type|''Petersen Type D, E & F''<br>Transitional between types III and IV<gallerybr>R561|i1h=80px|i1=Wheeler Axe V.jpg|Type {{!}}Wheeler V</gallery>|i2=Axe type D.jpg{{!}}Petersen D|i3=Axe type E.jpg{{!}}Petersen E|i4=Axe type F.jpg{{!}}Petersen F}}
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===[[:Category:Scotland, Caithness: Reay|Scotland, Caithness: Reay]]===
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====[[:Category:England, DerbyshireNorth Yorkshire: ReptonKildale|England, North Yorkshire: Kildale]]==={{Cat| :Find Type- Grave Find:Find Date- 1867:Blade- Petersen Type E:Haft-:Comments-:Bibliography- :*{{ListRef|Redmond 2007|Appx.5 no.37, p.110, XLIII-XLIV}}|Seen=|Museum= Lost - Stolen|Accession=|i1=Kildale Axe (Elgee 1930).JPG|i2=}} ===[[:Current LocationCategory:England, Yorkshire: Pippin Castle|England, Yorkshire: Pippin Castle]]==={{Cat| :Find Type- :Find Date- 1901:Blade- Petersen Type E:Haft-:Comments-:Bibliography- :*{{ListRef|Redmond 2007|Appx.5 no.31, p.108, LXI-LXII}}|Seen= |Museum= |Accession=|i1=Redmond A8.7|i2=}} ===England, Derbyshire: Repton==={{Cat| :Find Type- ?
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== Wheeler Type VI ==
{{Type|''Petersen Type M''<br>
The ‘Dane Axe’ appears in Britain from 1000AD onwards.
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===England, Cambridgeshire: March, Rectory Paddock==={{SeenCat|Cambridge :Find Type- :Find Date- c.1890:Blade-:Haft-:Comments- The flared sides were removed by the finder, presumably to permit re-use.:Bibliography- :*{{ListNote|Wisbech Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology}}|Seen=Yes|Museum= Wisbech Museum|Accession=|i1=Wisbech Axe.JPG|i2=}} ===England, Cambridgeshire, Ely====:Current Location- Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology{{Cat| :Find Type- R560
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===England, London: River Thames at Hammersmith==={{Cat| :Find Type- ?:Find Date- Acquired 1909:Blade- Petersen Type: M; L:21.5cm; W:20.7cm; D:3.3cm; Wgt: 693g:Haft-:Comments-:Bibliography- :*{{ListRef|Bjorn & Shetelig 1940|p.87}}:*{{ListWeb|British Museum|[[http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=65056 1]]}}|Seen=|Museum= British Museum|Accession= 1909,0626.8|i1=Bjorn-Axe VI Hammersmith.jpg|i2=}} ===England, London, River Thames at Tower of London==={{Cat| : Austin FriarsFind Type- ?:Find Date- ?:Blade-:Haft-:Comments-:Bibliography-:*{{ListRef|Wheeler 1927|fig.9(3)}}|Seen=|Museum=Museum of London|Accession=|i1=Axe VI Tower of London (Wheeler 1927).jpg|i2=}} ===England, London, River Thames at Chelsea, Barnes==={{Cat| :Current LocationFind Type- ?:Find Date- ?:Blade-:Haft-:Comments-:Bibliography-:*{{ListRef|Wheeler 1927|fig.10(4)}}|Seen=|Museum= Museum of London|Accession=|i1=Axe VI Chelsea I (Wheeler 1927).jpg|i2=}} ===England, London: River Thames at Chelsea, Barnes==={{Cat| :Find Type- L?
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==Select BibliographyAxes still awaiting classification==Axes so far unidentified by the authors
===Scotland, Westray: Pierowall (1849-Grave 6)===
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===Scotland, Argyll and Bute, Colonsay: Machrins===
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===Isle of Man, German: St John’s Kirk German===
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===England, Lancashire: Meols===
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==Select Bibliography==
{{Ref|Book=Bjorn & Shetelig 1940}}
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