Decorated flat Axehead from ancient Ireland

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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published on 18 December 2015

The locality of excavation of this decorated flat axehead is unknown. Circa 1600 BCE. (National Museum of Ireland-Archaeology, Dublin, Republic of Ireland)

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About the Author

Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.

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Amin, O. S. M. (2015, December 18). Decorated flat Axehead from ancient Ireland. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4280/decorated-flat-axehead-from-ancient-ireland/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Decorated flat Axehead from ancient Ireland." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified December 18, 2015. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4280/decorated-flat-axehead-from-ancient-ireland/.

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Decorated flat Axehead from ancient Ireland." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 18 Dec 2015. Web. 28 Mar 2023.

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