<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">flanged axes</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>axes</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>axes, flanged</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>flanged axe</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Axes of the Early Bronze age, successors to the flat axe. The side edges of both faces are bent out to form flanges that secure the haft in place when the axe is being used. ]]></note></mads>