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Axes found in Britain

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== Wheeler Type I ==
''Petersen Type A''<br>A small woodland axe that altered little from pre -Roman times onwardson-wards.<gallery>R557.jpg|Type I</gallery>
===England, London: River Thames, Old London Bridge===
== Wheeler Type II ==
''No Petersen Type''<br>
This type was more likely to be a tool than a weapon. Earlier types are not so slender [Wheeler 1927]
<gallery>
|Type II
</gallery>
 
===England, London: River Thames, Brentwood===
== Wheeler Type III ==
''Petersen Type B & C''<br>
Bearded axes that derived from fransica’s.
<gallery>
R559.jpg|Type III
</gallery>
 
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===Scotland, Argyll and Bute, Islay: Ballinaby (III-1)===
== Wheeler Type IV ==
''Petersen Type G, H, I, K & L''<br>
 
<gallery>
R555.jpg|Type IV
</gallery>
===England, York===
== Wheeler Type V ==
''Petersen Type D, E & F''<br>
Transitional between types III and IV
<gallery>
R561.jpg|Type V
</gallery>
 
===Scotland, Skye, Sheabost, Tote===
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== Wheeler Type VI ==
''Petersen Type M''<br>
The ‘Dane Axe’ appears in Britain from 1000AD onwards.
<gallery>
R560.jpg|Type V
</gallery>
 
===Scotland: Loch of Doon===