http://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/broadperiod/bronze+age/createdby/438/format/xml 34 1 1 - 30 2012-05-09 13:22:52 Robert Collins rcollins 2012-05-09 13:28:00 Robert Collins rcollins NCL-A619B7 PALSTAVE A cast copper-alloy palstave axe of the Middle Bronze Age, 1500 BC-1150 BC. The axe is worn, but it is complete. The crescent-shaped blade tapers at its shoulders to the butt of the axehead. A very low relieve stop is visible on each face of the septum, with triangular flanges over and under the septum. The butt has suffered some minor damage to its rounded end. There is no evidence for a loop on the upper face of of the axehead. The surface is relatively consistent in pitting/quality and colour. A cast copper-alloy palstave axe of the Middle Bronze Age, 1500 BC-1150 BC. The axe is worn, but it is complete. The crescent-shaped blade tapers at its shoulders to the butt of the axehead. A very low relieve stop is visible on each face of the septum, with triangular flanges over and under t... Copper alloy Cast BRONZE AGE BRONZE AGE Middle BRONZE AGE Middle -1500 -1150 33.54 44.26 143.77 14.38 Fair Complete 2012-05-09 13:22:52 NORTH YORKSHIRE HAMBLETON POINT( ) 29.06.2003 Metal detector 1 NCL Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2012 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable. 2012-05-01 14:47:08 Robert Collins rcollins 2012-05-01 14:52:00 Robert Collins rcollins NCL-FE95C6 PALSTAVE A cast copper-alloy palstave axe of the Middle Bronze Age, 1500 BC-1150 BC. The axe is very worn and corroded, though it is nearly complete. The crescent-shaped blade tapers at its shoulders to the butt of the axehead. A very narrow stop is visible on the septum, but there is no trace of anything other than minor flanges over the septum of the axe. The butt has suffered some minor damage to its rounded end. There is no evidence for a loop on the upper face of of the axehead. The surface is relatively smooth, but still pitted and uneven in its condition. A cast copper-alloy palstave axe of the Middle Bronze Age, 1500 BC-1150 BC. The axe is very worn and corroded, though it is nearly complete. The crescent-shaped blade tapers at its shoulders to the butt of the axehead. A very narrow stop is visible on the septum, but there is no trace of anything... Copper alloy Cast BRONZE AGE BRONZE AGE Middle BRONZE AGE Middle -1500 -1150 40.21 123.5 12.64 Complete 2012-05-01 14:47:08 NORTH YORKSHIRE HARROGATE POINT( ) 29.06.2003 Metal detector 1 NCL Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2012 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable. 2012-01-26 14:16:52 Robert Collins rcollins 2012-01-27 10:54:00 Robert Collins rcollins NCL-160545 AXE A fragment of a cast copper-alloy socketed axe of late Bronze Age date, c. 1100-700 BC. Only the edge of the axe remains, in a very worn and abraded form, forming a rough crescent shape that is V-shaped in section, as the hollow cavity of the interior is visible. A fragment of a cast copper-alloy socketed axe of late Bronze Age date, c. 1100-700 BC. Only the edge of the axe remains, in a very worn and abraded form, forming a rough crescent shape that is V-shaped in section, as the hollow cavity of the interior is visible. Copper alloy Cast BRONZE AGE BRONZE AGE Late BRONZE AGE Late -1100 -700 12.56 29.23 8.65 Poor Fragment 2012-01-26 14:16:52 EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE POINT( ) 29.06.2003 Metal detector 1 NCL Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2012 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable. 2011-09-27 12:18:59 Robert Collins rcollins 2011-09-27 12:31:00 Robert Collins rcollins NCL-1B1226 SOCKETED AXEHEAD A fragmentary socketed axehead of Bronze Age date, c. 1000-800. Only the blade remains, broken from the body, with the internal hollow of the blade visible. A fragmentary socketed axehead of Bronze Age date, c. 1000-800. Only the blade remains, broken from the body, with the internal hollow of the blade visible. Copper alloy Cast BRONZE AGE BRONZE AGE Late POST MEDIEVAL Late -1000 -800 21.22 31.8 8.24 Poor Fragment 2011-09-27 12:18:59 NORTH YORKSHIRE HAMBLETON POINT( ) 29.06.2003 Metal detector 1 NCL Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2011 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable. 2011-08-17 15:12:08 Robert Collins rcollins 2011-08-19 11:28:00 Robert Collins rcollins NCL-BCC384 DIRK A fragmentary copper-alloy dirk or rapier of middle to late Bronze Age date, c. 1500-1100 BC. The dirk or rapier fragment is sub-triangular, with the incomplete base and shoulders and the base of the blade. The base would have been semi-circular or similar in outline, and the top edge of a rivet hole remains at the end. A central spine runs down the length of the fragment, with very worn and corroded edges remaining. In section, the blade is lozenge-shaped. While corrosion has undoubtably removed much of the blade, it seems likely that the blade edges has been worn through use in the Bronze Age and probably resharpened. The narrow point remaining on the fragment is probably due to breakage and corrosion of the dirk or rapier in the Bronze Age, with further corrosion in the post-depositional environment. While the size of the fragment suggests the object was a dirk, comparison with rapiers from Northumberland indicates that it is only a few mm smaller in width at the shoulders in comparison with complete examples. Thus the possibility that the fragment was from a rapier cannot be dismissed. A fragmentary copper-alloy dirk or rapier of middle to late Bronze Age date, c. 1500-1100 BC. The dirk or rapier fragment is sub-triangular, with the incomplete base and shoulders and the base of the blade. The base would have been semi-circular or similar in outline, and the top edge of a rivet ... Copper alloy BRONZE AGE BRONZE AGE Middle BRONZE AGE Late -1500 -1100 32.57 68.2 4.48 Poor Fragment 2011-08-17 15:12:08 NORTHUMBERLAND TYNEDALE POINT( ) 29.06.2003 Metal detector 1 NCL Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2011 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable. 2010-11-10 12:45:55 Robert Collins rcollins 2010-11-12 14:58:00 Robert Collins rcollins NCL-A94030 PALSTAVE A case bronze palstave axehead of the Middle Bronze Age, c 1550-1400 BC. The palstave belongs to the Acton group of metalwork, and is a nearly complete specimen. The entire axehead is 154.21mm in length, with a maximum width across the flanges measuring 42.81mm. The blade expands out from the centre of the head. The edge is cresent shaped, with a breadth of 47.45mm from tip to tip. The axe is thickest at the base of the blade, 13.99 and 1.38mm thick at the worn and incmomplete edge of the butt. The flanges expand from the top and bottom of the septum in a sub-triangular fashion, peaking nearer to the blade than the butt. In depth, each flange measures 18.38 from the septum to outer edge. There is a thickening separating the septum from the blade, but no truly formed stop. The butt is slightly rounded. The object has an even grey-green-brown patina. A case bronze palstave axehead of the Middle Bronze Age, c 1550-1400 BC. The palstave belongs to the Acton group of metalwork, and is a nearly complete specimen. The entire axehead is 154.21mm in length, with a maximum width across the flanges measuring 42.81mm. The blade expands out from the c... Copper alloy Cast BRONZE AGE BRONZE AGE Middle BRONZE AGE Middle -1550 -1400 42.81 22.45 154.21 13.99 Good Complete 2010-11-10 12:45:55 NORTHUMBERLAND CASTLE MORPETH POINT( ) 29.06.2003 Metal detector 1 NCL Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2010 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable. 2010-07-30 15:41:11 Robert Collins rcollins 2012-02-29 11:59:00 Janina Parol jparol NCL-2E4872 HOARD Description Complete copper alloy socketed axe heads 1. Copper alloy socketed axe head (Type Meldreth) in good condition with a flared blade, a slender faceted body and a short flaring collar defined by a deep stepped groove. The loop is located below the collar. There is some damage to the cutting edge. The surface is dark green with an area of light green corrosion near the cutting edge on one side and on the other covering the majority of the body. Max. length: 98.44mm Cutting edge: 58.84mm Mouth: 32.16mm x 30.65mm Weight: 173.0g 2. Copper alloy socketed axe head (Type Yorkshire) in good condition with three widely spaced parallel ribs which descend halfway down the face from a horizontal moulding below a prominent expanded collar. A loop protrudes from the horizontal moulding down to the body. The blade is slightly expanded. The surface is dark green with areas of light green corrosion Max. length: 96.14mm Cutting edge: 48.89mm Mouth: 39.63mm x 39.50mm Weight: 196.4g 3. Copper alloy socketed axe head (Type Yorkshire) with three widely spaced parallel ribs which descend halfway down the face from a horizontal moulding below a prominent expanded collar. A loop protrudes from the horizontal moulding down to the body. The sides of the body are virtually straight blade is expanded. The surface is dark green with areas of light green corrosion and there is damage to the blade and the body. Max. length: 95.37mm Cutting edge: 46.44mm Mouth: 40.54mm x 39.34mm Weight: 202.4g 4. Copper alloy socketed axe head (Type Yorkshire) with three widely spaced parallel ribs which descend halfway down the face from a horizontal moulding below a prominent expanded collar. A loop protrudes from the horizontal moulding down to the body. The sides of the body are virtually straight blade is expanded. The surface is dark green with areas of light green corrosion and there is damage to the blade. Max. length: 88.90mm Cutting edge: 50.11mm Mouth: 39.77mm x 39.56mm Weight: 264.7g 5. Copper alloy socketed axe head body and collar. The short flaring collar defined by a deep stepped groove. The loop is located below the collar. The surface is dark green with an area of light green corrosion near the cutting edge on one side and on the other covering the majority of the body. Max. length: 74.59mm Mouth: 45.27mm x 42.37mm Weight: 241.6g 6. Copper alloy cauldron handle fragment. Solid semi-circular ring, oval in section, which is broken at both ends. The surface is dark green with many areas of light green corrosion. Max. Diam: 114.85mm Th: 9.47mm Weight: 118.5g 7. Copper alloy bar toggle. A short straight circular-sectioned rod with expanded ends and flat terminals. At the centre is a short, solid and straight-sided rectangular section protrudes from the rod at a slight angle until it expands slightly and terminates in a broken end. There is a groove at the base of the rectangular section on one side. The surface is dark green with many areas of light green corrosion Max. Length: 30.96mm Max Width : 18.91mm; Max Th. 8.4mm Weight: 15.6g 8. Five copper alloy sheet edge fragments of shallow disc, probably fragments of a phalara. Five curved thin sheets with a highly polished dark green upper surface and a light green rough corroded lower surface. Four have straight defined edges. Refitting the fragments was not possible but angle of the curvature and the location of the edges implied an original flattened dome form. Max. Length: 43.51mm Max Width: 26.76mm Max Th. 1.78mm Weight: 9.9g Max. Length: 49.38mm Max Width: 22.85mm Max Th. 2.15mm Weight: 10.5g Max. Length: 42.42mm Max Width: 21.02mm Max Th. 2.14mm Weight: 7.6g Max. Length: 31.06mm Max Width: 21.05mm Max Th. 1.41mm Weight: 5.3g Max. Length: 23.99mm Max Width: 19.56mm Max Th. 2.04mm Weight: 3.9g 9. Copper alloy nail headed pin fragment. Large flat circular head with narrowing circular-sectioned shaft bending slightly before the broken end. The surface is dark green with many areas of light green corrosion. Max. Length: 27.65mm Max Width: 12.76mm Weight: 4.1g 10. Copper alloy annular ring. Small circular sectioned ring. The surface is dark green with many areas of light green corrosion. Max. Diam: 22.94mm Max Th: 2.93mm Weight: 2.6g 11. Copper alloy annular ring. Small oval sectioned ring with a slightly distorted body. The surface is dominated by light green corrosion. Max. Diam: 25.52mm Max Th: 3.14mm Weight: 3.3g 12. Copper alloy ring fragment. Curved oval sectioned bar with dark green surface and light green corrosion. Max. Length: 36.69mm Max Th: 4.79mm Weight: 5.2g 13. Copper alloy socket fragment. Long expanded collar ending in a single round moulding and small broken body fragment. Dark green surface and light green corrosion on one side and light green corrosion on the other. Max. Length: 33.12mm Max Width 15.99mm Max Th: 2.69mm Weight: 6.4g 14. Copper alloy fragment. Three grooves in on each side of a thin sheet fragment. Dark green surface and light green corrosion. Max. Length: 22.54mm Max Width 14.24mm Max Th: 3.05mm Weight: 2.9g 15. Copper alloy socketed object, probably a wagon fitting. A broken hollow tubular body with a circular section and three parallel bands of decoration narrows to a plain tubular section with one decorative band. This expands to a disc shaped section before narrowing to a tubular section where it has been broken. Dark green surface and light green corrosion on one side and light green corrosion on the other. Max. Length: 78.43mm Max Width 27.35mm Weight: 120.1g (with soil in socket) Discussion The Type Meldreth and Yorkshire socketed axes, the bar toggle, the probable phalara fragments and the nail headed pin all date this hoard to the Ewart Park metalwork phase (c. 1000-800 BC) in the Late Bronze Age. Type Yorkshire socketed axes are frequently found in hoards from East Anglia to Scotland (Schmidt and Burgess 1981, 223) and Type Meldreth socketed axes are well known throughout Britain, Ireland and Western Europe (Schmidt and Burgess 1981, 204). Nail headed pins are rarer but are found throughout England, including the northeast with comparable pins found in Heathery Burn Cave, County Durham (Britton and Longworth 1968, nos. 95-108; O'Connor 1980, 200, list 180, map 63). Bar toggles are occasionally found in hoards in England (see Rafferty 1975; O'Connor 1980, 196 and List 169) and although the Stannington example lacks the distinguishing central loop or perforation, it is possible that this is due to the breakage on the rectangular protrusion. The probable cauldron handle fragment is comparable in shape and dimensions to the two cauldron handles placed in a hoard with a two blade fragments and 11 socketed axes, including one of Type Yorkshire, at Kilkerran, Ayrshire (Schmidt and Burgess 1981, plate 147 and p. 225-226, no. 1383; for further discussion of Late Bronze Age cauldrons, buckets and their handles see Gerloff 2010). The probable phalara fragments are interpreted, as are the bar toggles, as horse gear and are found throughout England and beyond (O'Connor 1975; 1980, 197, list 171.) with two from the northeast at Heathery Burn cave and Eastgate, Co. Durham (O'Connor 1975, 220). The final object, a probable wagon fitting, has no straightforward parallel in Britain or beyond but is broadly comparable to sections of Late Bronze Age tubular wagon fittings found in the Hart a. d. Alz group in Central Europe (see Pare 1992, 18-42). Despite the relative rarity of certain object types in the hoard, the assemblage is comparable to parts of the Heathery Burn Cave, County Durham hoard(s) (Britton and Longworth 1968) and Kilkerran, Ayrshire hoard (Schmidt and Burgess 1981, 225-226) amongst others. Conclusion The hoard fulfils the requirements for being considered Treasure under the 1996 Treasure Act (2002 Amendment). References Britton, D. and Longworth, I. 1968 Late Bronze Age finds in the Heathery Burn cave, Co. Durham. Inventaria Archaeologica 55 Gerloff, S. 2010. Atlantic Cauldrons and Buckets of the Late Bronze and Early Iron Ages in Western Europe: With a Review of Comparable Vessels from Central Europe and Italy. Munich: Prahistorische Bronzefunde II/18. O'Connor, B. 1975. Six Prehistoric Phalerae in the London Museum and a discussion of other Phalerae from the British Isles. The Antiquaries Journal 55, 215-226. O'Connor, B. 1980. Cross-Channel Relations in the Later Bronze Age. BAR International Series 91. Pare, C.F.E. 1992. Wagons and Wagon-Graves of the Early Iron Age in Central Europe. Oxford: OUCA Monograph 35. Rafferty, B. 1975. A Late Bronze bar toggle from Ireland. Archaeologica Atlantica 1, 83-89. Schmidt, P K and Burgess, C B 1981. The axes of Scotland and Northern England. Munich: Prahistorische Bronzefunde IX/7. Ben Roberts (Curator of European Bronze Age) 21.12.10 Description Complete copper alloy socketed axe heads 1. Copper alloy socketed axe head (Type Meldreth) in good condition with a flared blade, a slender faceted body and a short flaring collar defined by a deep stepped groove. The loop is located below the collar. There is some damage to the cutt... 5/5/11 TVC valuation: £1500 Copper alloy BRONZE AGE Complete 2010-07-30 15:41:11 NORTHUMBERLAND CASTLE MORPETH POINT( ) 29.06.2003 Metal detector 19 NCL Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2010 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable. 2010-05-04 13:24:55 Robert Collins rcollins 2010-07-06 13:06:00 Robert Collins rcollins NCL-012173 Spearhead Middle Bronze Age socket spearhead with two side loops.  It is of the type whic has a leaf shaped blade although the tip has broken off. The scoket has a circular cross section whereas the midrib has a lozenge-shaped cross section. Middle Bronze Age socket spearhead with two side loops.  It is of the type whic has a leaf shaped blade although the tip has broken off. The scoket has a circular cross section whereas the midrib has a lozenge-shaped cross section. Max legth: 74.31mm, max width (blade):23.85mm, max diamter (socket): 16.25mm, max thickness (midrib): 9.76mm. Copper alloy Cast BRONZE AGE 1500 1150 23.85 16.25 74.31 9.76 Incomplete 2010-05-04 13:24:55 LINCOLNSHIRE EAST LINDSEY POINT( ) 29.06.2003 Metal detector 1 NCL Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2010 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable. 2010-03-31 11:36:46 Robert Collins rcollins 2010-03-31 11:39:00 Robert Collins rcollins NCL-325BE1 SPEAR A cast copper-alloy side-looped spearhead of Middle Bronze Age date. The spearhead is incomplete, consisting of only the socket with basal loops and the base of a leaf-shaped blade, which is lozenge shaped in section. Generally and even brown patina, but with some pitting suffering from corrosion. A cast copper-alloy side-looped spearhead of Middle Bronze Age date. The spearhead is incomplete, consisting of only the socket with basal loops and the base of a leaf-shaped blade, which is lozenge shaped in section. Generally and even brown patina, but with some pitting suffering from corrosion. Copper alloy Cast BRONZE AGE Middle Middle -1500 -1150 24 74 Good Incomplete 2010-03-31 11:36:46 NORTHUMBERLAND CASTLE MORPETH POINT( ) 29.06.2003 Metal detector 1 NCL Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2010 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable. 2010-02-17 11:53:51 Robert Collins rcollins 2011-02-24 13:47:52 Daniel Pett dpett NCL-BD8031 Axe A cast copper alloy axe blade of Bronze Age date. Only the blade edge remains, crescentic in shape with flaring tips. The axe was hollow. A cast copper alloy axe blade of Bronze Age date. Only the blade edge remains, crescentic in shape with flaring tips. The axe was hollow. Copper alloy Cast BRONZE AGE BRONZE AGE Middle BRONZE AGE Late -1500 -800 20.84 49.92 9.79 Fragment 2010-02-17 11:53:51 LINCOLNSHIRE EAST LINDSEY POINT( ) 29.06.2003 Metal detector 1 NCL Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2010 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable. 2010-01-18 21:33:00 Robert Collins rcollins 2011-02-24 13:47:52 Daniel Pett dpett NCL-4D2773 PALSTAVE A cast copper-alloy palstave axe of the Bronze Age, of the Wilburton/Wallington phase. The axe is nearly complete, with only the tip of the butt missing. The blade gently expands from the stop to the edge, with some flaring of the tips, with a maximum breadth of 37.49mm. The base of the blade has 3 raised ribs. The septum is set deeply, 10.82mm from the top of the stop, with 1 raised rib running 2/3 of its length. The loop is complete and 22.96mm in length. There are prominent flashmarks on both the upper and lower faces of the palstave. A cast copper-alloy palstave axe of the Bronze Age, of the Wilburton/Wallington phase. The axe is nearly complete, with only the tip of the butt missing. The blade gently expands from the stop to the edge, with some flaring of the tips, with a maximum breadth of 37.49mm. The base of the bla... Copper alloy Cast BRONZE AGE BRONZE AGE Late BRONZE AGE Late -1150 -1000 35.43 147.27 25.44 Incomplete 2010-01-18 21:33:00 LINCOLNSHIRE EAST LINDSEY POINT( ) 29.06.2003 Metal detector 1 NCL Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2010 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable. 2009-08-04 15:51:24 Robert Collins rcollins 2011-02-24 13:47:52 Daniel Pett dpett NCL-848177 SPEAR Bronze Age socketed spearhead. The socket is incomplete with a small part of the upper part of the socket. The spear head would have been leaf shape but the tip is missing. There is a brown green patina on the edges and the midrib which is flaking off. Bronze Age socketed spearhead. The socket is incomplete with a small part of the upper part of the socket. The spear head would have been leaf shape but the tip is missing. There is a brown green patina on the edges and the midrib which is flaking off. Copper alloy Cast BRONZE AGE BRONZE AGE Middle BRONZE AGE Middle -1500 -1150 21.3 35.07 9.2 Incomplete 2009-08-04 15:51:24 NORTHUMBERLAND TYNEDALE POINT( ) 29.06.2003 Metal detector 1 NCL Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2009 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable. 2009-08-03 14:59:04 Robert Collins rcollins 2011-02-24 13:47:52 Daniel Pett dpett NCL-6EC1F5 Axe A cast copper-alloy flat axe of the early Bronze Age, c 2500-2400 BC. The axe is a pointed oval in plan view with the thickest part on the blade end of the body, and sub-rectangular with a flaring blade in profile. There are no flanges, and the axe has a consistent surface corrosion with a deep green patina. A cast copper-alloy flat axe of the early Bronze Age, c 2500-2400 BC. The axe is a pointed oval in plan view with the thickest part on the blade end of the body, and sub-rectangular with a flaring blade in profile. There are no flanges, and the axe has a consistent surface corrosion with a dee... Copper alloy Cast BRONZE AGE BRONZE AGE Early BRONZE AGE Early -2500 -2300 38.77 80.25 11.72 Complete 2009-08-03 14:59:04 NORTH YORKSHIRE RYEDALE POINT( ) 29.06.2003 Metal detector 1 NCL Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2009 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable. 2009-06-29 14:32:12 Robert Collins rcollins 2011-02-24 13:47:52 Daniel Pett dpett NCL-8C1FE2 PALSTAVE A cast copper-alloy Palstave axehead of the Arreton or Acton Park phase of the early to middle Bronze Age. The palstave has an even green patina of the copper, with some pitting on the surface. The total (incomplete) length of the axehead is 113.42mm, with the blade (from the edge to the stop) comprising 67.18mm length and the septum/butt measuring 46.24mm in length. The flanges have a maximum breadth of 19mm, and the axe is thickest at the stops, measuring 11.82mm. At its widest, the blade is 40.2mm in breadth from tip to tip. The stops are worn, but visible, and the axe looks as if it was used before it was deposited, based on the uneven wear of the blade. The butt is incomplete, but was probably rounded rather than flat-edged. A cast copper-alloy Palstave axehead of the Arreton or Acton Park phase of the early to middle Bronze Age. The palstave has an even green patina of the copper, with some pitting on the surface. The total (incomplete) length of the axehead is 113.42mm, with the blade (from the edge to the stop)... Copper alloy Cast BRONZE AGE BRONZE AGE Early BRONZE AGE Middle -1600 -1400 40.2 113.42 11.82 Incomplete 2009-06-29 14:32:12 NORTHUMBERLAND ALNWICK POINT( ) 29.06.2003 Metal detector 1 NCL Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2009 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable. 2009-06-18 10:54:30 Robert Collins rcollins 2011-02-24 13:47:52 Daniel Pett dpett NCL-A0D3E7 Axe A cast copper-alloy butt of a flat axe of the early to middle Bronze Age. The butt is wedge-shaped with a maximum thickness of 7.9mm and a minimum thickness of 3.14mm. There is an abraded break at the thick end of the wedge, and the narrow end of the wedge is worn. Along the lengths of the broad side faces, there are hints of a slight raised border. A cast copper-alloy butt of a flat axe of the early to middle Bronze Age. The butt is wedge-shaped with a maximum thickness of 7.9mm and a minimum thickness of 3.14mm. There is an abraded break at the thick end of the wedge, and the narrow end of the wedge is worn. Along the lengths of the ... Copper alloy Cast BRONZE AGE BRONZE AGE Early BRONZE AGE Middle -2150 -1300 27.32 47 7.9 Fragment 2009-06-18 10:54:30 NORTHUMBERLAND ALNWICK POINT( ) 29.06.2003 Metal detector 1 NCL Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2009 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable. 2009-06-12 13:10:08 Robert Collins rcollins 2011-02-24 13:47:52 Daniel Pett dpett NCL-245237 Spear An incomplete cast copper-alloy spearhead of Bronze Age date. It is heavily corroded, due to this the edges are heavily worn and it has an orange patina. It has a pronounced mid-rib with flat wings, in plan the spear is leaf shaped. In section the spear head is lozenge-shaped with a deep hollow casting. Its appearance suggests parallels with Middle Bronze Age spear heads An incomplete cast copper-alloy spearhead of Bronze Age date. It is heavily corroded, due to this the edges are heavily worn and it has an orange patina. It has a pronounced mid-rib with flat wings, in plan the spear is leaf shaped. In section the spear head is lozenge-shaped with a deep hollow c... Copper alloy Cast BRONZE AGE BRONZE AGE Middle 26.13 119.08 14.02 Incomplete 2009-06-12 13:10:08 LINCOLNSHIRE EAST LINDSEY POINT( ) 29.06.2003 Metal detector 1 NCL Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2009 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable. 2009-05-27 11:36:58 Robert Collins rcollins 2011-02-24 13:47:52 Daniel Pett dpett NCL-D16855 Axe A cast copper-alloy flanged Axe head dating from the early Bronze-Age. In plan the axe is wedge shaped with prominent flanges, some of these show some damage but they are complete. In plan the axe has a crescent shaped blade which shows evidence of wear, one of the blades tip is damaged. The flanges stand prominent from the body of the axe and curve upwards; there is no evidence of a central stop ridge. The patina is a mid green with its entire surface showing pitting from corrosion. A cast copper-alloy flanged Axe head dating from the early Bronze-Age. In plan the axe is wedge shaped with prominent flanges, some of these show some damage but they are complete. In plan the axe has a crescent shaped blade which shows evidence of wear, one of the blades tip is damaged. The flan... Copper alloy Cast BRONZE AGE BRONZE AGE Early BRONZE AGE Middle -1800 -1500 21.73 69.73 20.98 Complete 2009-05-27 11:36:58 NORTHUMBERLAND ALNWICK POINT( ) 29.06.2003 Metal detector 1 NCL Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2009 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable. 2009-05-12 17:18:15 Robert Collins rcollins 2011-05-18 14:16:12 Harriet Louth hlouth NCL-9A0DA1 Ring A 5-coil gold penannular ring, cut at each terminal. Each coil is made individually from a solid gold wire. The wire is circular in section. In addition to being cut, the ring has been damaged due to bending, with two of the wires separating from the rest and bending at different angles. This damage indicates that the coils were probably heated and then pressed together along their lengths, as there is a slight flattening of the coils along the lengths revealed. For comparisons, see 2005 T495. A 5-coil gold penannular ring, cut at each terminal. Each coil is made individually from a solid gold wire. The wire is circular in section. In addition to being cut, the ring has been damaged due to bending, with two of the wires separating from the rest and bending at different angles. This dam... The age and precious metal content of this item therefore qualify it as treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996. Gold BRONZE AGE BRONZE AGE Middle BRONZE AGE Middle -1300 -1100 6.19 26.58 1.49 Incomplete 2009-05-12 17:18:15 NORTHUMBERLAND ALNWICK POINT( ) 29.06.2003 Metal detector 1 NCL Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2009 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable. 2009-04-20 10:46:42 Robert Collins rcollins 2011-05-18 12:00:41 Harriet Louth hlouth NCL-C42B73 ROD A wrought gold loop on unknown date, but probably Bronze Age. The loop is formed from wrought gold wire (th: 2.57mm) which has been bent into a drop shape. Where the ends cross, the loop has been cut, with evidence for four strikes. One cut put a wedge in the object but did not completely sever it. A second cut severed one end of the loop. The two remaining cuts are both part of the severing of the other end of the loop. The gold is probably a gold-silver alloy. There are no direct comparisons, but similar cutmarks have been observed on Bronze Age gold objects, for example no 25.1 in Treasure Annual Report 2004. Therefore, the object cannot be dated with any certainty, but it is most probably Bronze Age in date. A wrought gold loop on unknown date, but probably Bronze Age. The loop is formed from wrought gold wire (th: 2.57mm) which has been bent into a drop shape. Where the ends cross, the loop has been cut, with evidence for four strikes. One cut put a wedge in the object but did not completely sever i... Gold BRONZE AGE BRONZE AGE 7.84 2.66 16.21 2.57 Complete 2009-04-20 10:46:42 NORTH YORKSHIRE HAMBLETON POINT( ) 29.06.2003 Metal detector 1 NCL Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2009 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable. 2008-09-05 14:03:06 Robert Collins rcollins 2011-02-24 13:47:52 Daniel Pett dpett NCL-12C141 Hoard A hoard of 19 socketed axeheads of Bronze Age date. 17 are complete. 2 have only the blade ends remaining. 1. Complete socketed axe, type Yorkshire. Prominent moulding around socket, slight moulding below, loop and casting seam either side. Three well-defined ribs, haft ribs inside the socket green-brown patina, slightly shipped at cutting edge, both faces are lightly scratched. Wt - 209g; max. length - 89mm; cutting edge - 43mm; mouth 30x30mm. 2. Socketed axe, type Yorkshire. Prominent moulding around socket, slight moulding below, loop and casting seam either side. Three slightly defined ribs, dark brown patina with light to mid green patches, flared edges. Both faces slightly pitted. Moulding at top slightly uneven, with one part of rim drooping down, forming a lip. Very prominent crack on one face, splitting from the rim to approximately half way down the face towards the loop. Wt - 159g; max. length - 80mm; cutting edge - 46mm; mouth 23x27mm. 3. Complete socketed axe, type Yorkshire. Prominent moulding around socket, slight moulding below, loop and casting seam either side. Three slightly defined ribs, haft ribs inside socket, light brown patina with light sandy coloured and mid-green patches, some surface patina has chipped away revealing black and light green. Cutting edge lightly chipped, both faces pitted in places, one notable pockmark between face edge and seam on loop side. Wt - 224g; max. length - 88mm; cutting edge - 43mm; mouth 25x26mm 4. Complete socketed axe, type Yorkshire. Prominent moulding around socket, slight moulding below, loop and casting seam either side. Three lightly defined ribs, light sandy brown patina with patches of light green, cutting edge slightly chipped, both faces pocked in places. Wt - 173g; max. length - 79mm; cutting edge - 41mm; mouth 24x26mm 5. Complete socketed axe, type Yorkshire. Prominent moulding around socket, slight moulding below, loop and casting seam either side. Three well-defined ribs, haft ribs inside socket, dark green-brown patina, both faces slightly pocked and scratched, small crack from rim to just above moulding at level of loop. Flared cutting edge chipped and bends unevenly. Wt - 194g; max. length - 77mm; cutting edge - 49mm; mouth 25x26mm 6. Complete socketed axe, type Yorkshire. Prominent moulding around socket, slight moulding below, loop and casting seam either side. Three lightly defined ribs, haft ribs inside socket, light orange patina on one face and dark green-brown on the other, both with light green and black patches. Patina has chipped away on the cutting edge, loop and moulding, revealing light green beneath, and a tiny patch of bronze on the rim. Casting hole just below the collar next to loop. Wt - 189g; max. length - 79mm; cutting edge - 42mm; mouth 24x25mm 7. Complete socketed axe, type Yorkshire. Prominent moulding around socket, slight moulding below, loop and casting seam either side. Three well-defined ribs, haft ribs inside socket, light grey-brown patina with light green and black patches, chipped cutting edge, both faces pocked, not very well trimmed around the loop. Wt - 177g; max. length - 74mm; cutting edge - 37mm; mouth 24x26mm 8. Complete socketed axe, type Yorkshire. Prominent moulding around socket, slight moulding below, loop and casting seam either side. Three well-defined ribs, haft ribs inside sockets, light grey-brown patina with light green, orange and black patches, both faces slightly pocked. Patina has chipped away at rim and cutting edge to reveal light green beneath. Wt - 197g; max. length - 87mm; cutting edge - 42mm; mouth 27x29mm 9. Complete socketed axe, type Yorkshire. Prominent moulding around socket, well-defined moulding below, loop and casting seam either side. Three well-defined ribs, haft ribs inside socket ,light grey-brown patina with light green, sandy, orange and black patches, both faces slightly scratched. Patina has chipped away at rim and cutting edge to reveal light green. Wt - 182g, max. length - 80mm; cutting edge - 46mm; mouth 24x28mm 10. Complete socketed axe, type Yorkshire. Prominent moulding around socket, light moulding below, loop and casting seam either side. Three well-defined ribs, haft ribs inside socket, light brown patina with light green, sandy and orange patches, both faces lightly scratched. Patina has chipped away at cutting edge to reveal green. One face more noticeably chipped. Wt - 185g; max. length - 87mm; cutting edge - 43mm; mouth 27x31mm 11. Complete socketed axe, type Yorkshire. Prominent moulding around socket, light moulding below, loop and casting seam either side. Three well-defined ribs, haft ribs inside socket, light brown patina with light green, sandy and dark brown patches, chipped cutting edge revealing green, both faces have uneven and slightly pocked surface. Wt - 185g; max. length - 87mm; cutting edge - 43mm; mouth 27x32mm 12. Fragment of socketed axe, cutting edge only. Part of sides remain, light brown patina with dark brown patches which is severely chipped on one face, broken edge is light green. Wt - 38g; max. length 43mm; cutting edge - 40mm. 13. Complete socketed axe, type Yorkshire. Prominent moulding around socket, very llight moulding below, loop and casting seam either side. Only one very slight rib on each face can be seen, but positioning suggests three-rib pattern. Haft ribs inside socket. Light green-brown patina with light green and sandy patches, chipped cutting edge revealing green, small patch of bronze revealed in pockmark near one face edge, both faces pocked and lightly scratched. Wt - 181g; max. length - 85mm; cutting edge - 42mm; mouth 26x28mm 14. Complete socketed axe, type Yorkshire. Prominent moulding around socket, well-defined moulding below, loop and casting seam either side. Three well-defined ribs, haft ribs inside socket, dark grey-brown patina with light green, orange and black patches, chipped cutting edge with one blade tip broken off, both faces lightly pocked and scratched. Wt - 165g; max. length - 72mm; cutting edge - 37mm; mouth 23x24mm 15. Fragment of socketed axe. Blade fragment with small part of body, heavy light green corrosion covers most of the surface, rest of surface has light green-grey patina. Wt - 26g; max. length - 58mm; cutting edge - 33mm 16. Complete socketed axe, type Yorkshire. Prominent moulding around socket, slight moulding below, loop and casting seam either side. Three well-defined ribs, haft ribs inside socket, dark grey-brown patina with light green, orange, sandy and black patches, chipped cutting edge revealing light green, both faces pocked and lightly scratched. Wt - 211g; max. length - 85mm; cutting edge - 45mm; mouth 24x25mm 17. Complete socketed axe. Different style to others, shorter and with an undecorated surface, type Portree. Cutting edge is flared with exaggerated blade tips. Prominent moulding around socket, slight moulding below, loop and casting seam either side. No ribs on faces, only haft ribs inside sockets. Light green-brown patina with dark brown and light green patches, chipping around cutting edge and rim to reveal green. Both faces slightly pocked and scratched. Wt - 108g; max. length - 58mm 18. Complete socketed axe, type Yorkshire. Prominent moulding around socket, slight moulding below, loop and casting seam either side. Three lightly defined ribs, haft ribs inside socket, dark grey-brown patina with light green, light blue, orange and black patches, chipped cutting edge revealing green, both surfaces pocked, scratched and uneven. Wt - 176g; max. length - 85mm; cutting edge - 42mm; mouth 25x27mm 19. Complete socketed axe, type Yorkshire. Prominent moulding around socket, well-defined moulding below, loop and casting seam either side. Three well-defined ribs, light grey patina with white black patches, both faces lightly pocked and scratched, one blade tip and small part of cutting edge broken off. Wt - 158g; max. length - 79mm; cutting edge - 37mm; mouth 24x22mm A hoard of 19 socketed axeheads of Bronze Age date. 17 are complete. 2 have only the blade ends remaining. 1. Complete socketed axe, type Yorkshire. Prominent moulding around socket, slight moulding below, loop and casting seam either side. Three well-defined ribs, haft ribs inside the ... This axe hoard can be securely dated through the types involved, Yorkshire and Portree, to the EwartPark phase (1020 BC - 800 BC) of the Late Bronze Age. The axes appear to have been deposited in a relatively intact condition and were not accompanied by any ingot fragments. Copper alloy Cast BRONZE AGE BRONZE AGE Late -1020 -800 2008-09-05 14:03:06 DURHAM SEDGEFIELD POINT( ) 29.06.2003 Metal detector 19 NCL Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2008 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable. 2008-07-08 14:52:21 Robert Collins rcollins 2011-02-24 13:47:52 Daniel Pett dpett NCL-370D24 Axe A fragment of a cast copper-alloy axe of the Bronze Age. Only the edge and end of the body remain. There is some outward expansion from the break of the body to the edge, but this is not dramatic. The edge is very worn. In section, the end of the hollow cavity of the axe is visible, with a honeycomb effect. A fragment of a cast copper-alloy axe of the Bronze Age. Only the edge and end of the body remain. There is some outward expansion from the break of the body to the edge, but this is not dramatic. The edge is very worn. In section, the end of the hollow cavity of the axe is visible, with a ... BRONZE AGE BRONZE AGE 26.63 43.92 13.18 Incomplete 2008-07-08 14:52:21 NORTHUMBERLAND TYNEDALE POINT( ) 29.06.2003 Metal detector 1 NCL Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2008 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable. 2008-06-26 10:16:37 Robert Collins rcollins 2011-02-24 13:47:52 Daniel Pett dpett NCL-35C411 Dirk A cast bronze dirk of the middle Bronze Age. The dirk is incomplete, with breakage at the butt, obscuring the number of perforations for rivets, of which only one is clear. In section, the dirk is lozenge shaped. The blade has a central midrib that is more pronounced on one face than the other. From the shoulder, the blade edges taper slightly until a distance of 40-50mm from the tip, when the edge angles more sharply to the tip. The slight irregularities of the edges and asymmetry of the edges closest to the tip indicate that the dirk was resharpened on a number of occasions. A cast bronze dirk of the middle Bronze Age. The dirk is incomplete, with breakage at the butt, obscuring the number of perforations for rivets, of which only one is clear. In section, the dirk is lozenge shaped. The blade has a central midrib that is more pronounced on one face than the o... Cast BRONZE AGE BRONZE AGE Early BRONZE AGE Middle -1700 -1300 43.95 218 5.21 Incomplete 2008-06-26 10:16:37 NORTHUMBERLAND TYNEDALE POINT( ) 29.06.2003 Other chance find 1 NCL Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2008 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable. 2008-05-29 12:35:54 Robert Collins rcollins 2011-02-24 13:47:52 Daniel Pett dpett NCL-E94708 Razor A cast copper-alloy Piggott class 1 razor of the Bronze Age. The razor is leaf-shaped in plan with a square-ended tang. There is a slight mid-rib from the base of the razor the disappears as it approaches the tip. There is no perforation on the tang. A cast copper-alloy Piggott class 1 razor of the Bronze Age. The razor is leaf-shaped in plan with a square-ended tang. There is a slight mid-rib from the base of the razor the disappears as it approaches the tip. There is no perforation on the tang. Copper alloy Cast BRONZE AGE BRONZE AGE Early BRONZE AGE Middle 13.55 36.28 2.46 Incomplete 2008-05-29 12:35:54 EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE POINT( ) 29.06.2003 Metal detector 1 NCL Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2008 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable. 2008-01-08 11:44:50 Robert Collins rcollins 2011-02-24 13:47:52 Daniel Pett dpett NCL-3605F2 Arrowhead A knapped flint barbed and tanged arrowhead of the Bronze Age. The arrowhead is triangular in shape with barbs and a tang. The barbs are squarish as is the tang. The width across the shoulders of the barbs is 30.52mm. The length from tip to tang end is 39.23mm. The body of the arrowhead is 5.09mm in thickness. The tang is 8.8mm thick and the barbs are 6.75mm thick. The edge shows very regular pressure flaking, and the arrowhead is in excellent condition as well as being made of a good quality flint. A knapped flint barbed and tanged arrowhead of the Bronze Age. The arrowhead is triangular in shape with barbs and a tang. The barbs are squarish as is the tang. The width across the shoulders of the barbs is 30.52mm. The length from tip to tang end is 39.23mm. The body of the arrowhead is ... Flint Knapped/flaked BRONZE AGE BRONZE AGE Early BRONZE AGE Late -2000 -800 30.52 39.23 5.09 Complete 2008-01-08 11:44:50 DURHAM DERWENTSIDE POINT( ) 29.06.2003 Metal detector 1 NCL Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2008 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable. 2007-10-16 11:24:57 Robert Collins rcollins 2011-02-24 13:47:52 Daniel Pett dpett NCL-490390 SPEAR A cast bronze spearhead of the Bronze Age. The spearhead is largely complete, though the socket is missing and there is no trace of basal loops, though these would be expected. The blade is leaf-shaped with a central barrel ridge (circular in section) that begins with the socket and tapers to the tip. The edges are largely intact, though somewhat nicked. The bevel of the edge being 3mm from the edge. The bronze is good quality with an even green patina. It is 155.09mm in length, 45.35mm in width at the blade shoulders, 15.06mm thick in the ridge, 1.36mm thick edge at the tip, with a socket diameter 19.02mm. A cast bronze spearhead of the Bronze Age. The spearhead is largely complete, though the socket is missing and there is no trace of basal loops, though these would be expected. The blade is leaf-shaped with a central barrel ridge (circular in section) that begins with the socket and tapers ... Cast BRONZE AGE BRONZE AGE Late BRONZE AGE Late -1150 -850 45.35 155.09 15.06 Incomplete 2007-10-16 11:24:57 NORTHUMBERLAND WANSBECK POINT( ) 29.06.2003 Metal detector 1 NCL Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2007 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable. 2007-10-08 10:39:35 Robert Collins rcollins 2011-02-24 13:47:52 Daniel Pett dpett NCL-9F9F92 HOARD Gold (terminology is Eogan's (1969) 1 Lock-ring, triangular-sectioned, made using three components of thin sheet-gold (tube and two face-plates). The ends of the tube turn outwards to form sides to the slot, and its top and bottom edges are bent outwards to grip the face-plates. The ends of the face-plates are probably bent over to slightly overlap the side-plates and hold them in position (this can be seen clearly at one of the edges, where the junction is not obscured or damaged). The face-plates are plain apart from very slight concentric corrugations. Where the face-plates meet at the outer rim, they overlap slightly to make the join. Where the gold sheet has lifted a core is visible. In fairly good condition; damaged near the slot where face- plates have lifted. One side-plate has lifted away but is probably complete; the other is still in place. A small area of the outer rim is crushed. Height of tube (=maximum thickness of object): 11.2 mm; max. internal diameter of tube (= internal diameter of object): 20 mm; maximum external diameter: 35.8 mm; weight: 7.04 g. 2 Lock-ring, closely similar to the above. One side-plate is obscured by dirt but it may be seen that the ends of the face-plates are bent in to secure the side-plate. The other side-plate has torn away but remains attached to the tube with which it is integral; there is a visible core. The face-plates have parted in one place at the rim and there are some modern scrapes on the interior surface of the tube. Height of tube: 11 mm; internal diameter of tube: 20 mm; maximum external diameter: 35.5 mm; weight: 6.87 g. 3 Lock-ring, similar to the above, except that the edges of the side-plates are bent out to grip the face-plates; the face-plates are plain, and there appears to be a binding strip at the outer edges of the face-plates; this takes the form of a round-sectioned wire closely fixed (soldered?) to the edge. Although slightly crushed and distorted there are no tears visible but it seems likely from the weight that there is no core (though there are some loose fragments rattling inside). Dirt obscures one of the face-plates. Height of tube (crushed): 9 mm; internal diameter of tube (crushed): 10.14 x 10.58 mm; external diameter: 31.5 mm (measured where least distorted): weight: 3.16 g. 4 Lock-ring fragment, about half, crushed and torn. Enough detail survives to tell that the tube ends turn out to grip the face-plate, and the face-plates are bent over to overlap the remaining side-plate. The face-plates are decorated with fine, close-set concentric ridges. The edges of the face-plates overlap slightly. Part of a core is visible. The tube is very torn and crushed, and the face-plates similarly damaged at the broken end. The remaining side-plate is slightly displaced and crumpled, but the dimensions are all fairly close to original. Height of tube: 9 mm; internal diameter of tube: 10.32 mm; maximum external diameter 31.5 mm; weight: 1.22 g. 5 Lock -ring fragment, about half, crushed and torn. The junction of the top and bottom edges of the tube and face-plates is too damaged to be able to discern the method of securing it, but the surviving side-plate does appear to be integral with the tube. The ends of the face-plates are bent over to overlap the side-plate and at the outer rim they overlap slightly. The face-plates are decorated in the same way as (4). There is a visible core. The tube is very crumpled and torn; the face-plates are crumpled in places and the surviving side-plate is slightly displaced and crushed. Maximum surviving dimensions: Height of tube: 10.02 mm; internal diameter of tube 10.4 mm; external diameter: 30.03 mm; weight: 1.35 g. 6 Lock-ring fragment, about half, crushed and with tube and side-plate absent; however enough detail remains to suggest that the ends of the face-plates had overlapped the side plates; the face-plates overlap slightly to join at the outer rim. The face-plates are decorated in the same way as (4) and (5) and there is a visible core. Maximum surviving dimensions: Height of tube: 10.04 mm; internal diameter: 10.26 mm; external diameter 30.12 mm; weight: 1.18 g. Bronze 7 Penannular bracelet, in four joining fragments. Hoop of slightly oval section, expanding suddenly and asymmetrically outwards at the terminals. Their ends are very gently convex. Reconstructed diameter: 76.5 x 74.5 mm; breadth hoop: 6.0 - 6.8 mm; thickness hoop: 5.3 - 6.3 mm; max. diameter terminals: 9.2 mm; weight: 35.0 g 8 Penannular bracelet, in three fragments; two join but there is a missing portion before the second terminal. Hoop of oval section, expanding suddenly and asymmetrically outwards at the terminals. Their ends are slightly convex. Reconstructed diameter c. 64 mm; breadth hoop: 4.4 - 4.9 mm; thickness hoop: 3.4 - 4.4 mm; diameter terminals: 5.2 x 6.0, 5.2 x 5.7 mm; weight: 10.2 g 9 Bracelet or large ring fragments, two fragments with possible weathered join. Hoop of slightly oval section. Terminals lacking. Reconstructed diameter: 71 mm; breadth hoop: 4.8 - 5.5 mm; thickness hoop: 4.5 - 5.1 mm; weight: 17.3 g 10 Coiled rod bracelet, four fragments - two pairs having probable abraded joins between, but no join survives at the middle break. Thin rod of 'D' section, a narrow flattened face opposite a well rounded one. The terminals taper steadily to acute wedge-like ends damaged by corrosion chipping. If no significant loss at non-joining break, the terminals overlap by about a quarter circuit. Reconstructed external diameter: 70 mm; breadth terminals 3.1 mm; breadth hoop: 2.7 - 2.9 mm; maximum thickness hoop: 2.5 mm; thickness terminals 0.6 mm; weight: 9.9 g 11 Large annular ring, complete. Hoop of slightly oval section. Dimensions vary a little round circuit, potentially due to differential wear. Diameter: 8.9 - 9.2 mm; breadth hoop: 4.1 - 4.7 mm; thickness hoop: 4.5 - 5.0 mm; weight: 13.8 g 12 Large annular ring, complete, but broken in two. Hoop of slightly oval section. Dimensions vary a little round circuit, potentially due to differential wear. Diameter: 8.9 - 9.6 mm; breadth hoop: 3.9 - 4.5 mm; thickness hoop: 4.6 - 5.0 mm; weight: 11.8 g 13 Large annular ring, two fragments possibly with abraded join. The remaining ends are weathered and around one-eighth of the circuit is missing. Diameter: 8.6 mm; breadth hoop: 3.1 - 3.6 mm; thickness hoop: 3.5 - 4.0 mm; weight: 5.4 g 14 Large annular ring fragment, just under half extant. Hoop of slightly oval section. Maximum dimension: 48.5 mm; breadth hoop: 4.1 - 4.4 mm; thickness hoop: 4.5 - 4.8 mm; weight: 7.6 g 15 Large annular ring fragment, approximately one-third extant. Hoop of sub-pentagonal section, with four flattish facets around the sides and inner face, but a broad and convex outer face. Maximum dimension: 50 mm; breadth: 3.2 - 3.6 mm; thickness: 3.5 - 4.1 mm; weight: 3.8 g 16 Large annular ring fragment, approximately one-sixth extant. Rather corroded surface all round, but hints of faceted section similar to no 14. Curvature is also similar and this might belong if extra thickness is due to corrosion layer. Maximum dimension: 34 mm; breadth hoop: 3.6 - 4.0 mm; thickness: 4.0 - 4.3 mm; weight: 1.5 g 17 Pin fragment, nail-headed? The tip is lacking and the head severely reduced by corrosion leaving a strong projection on just one side, but presumed originally to have been a symmetrical disc head. The shank is sub-square in section. Length: 81 mm; maximum width head: 7.0 mm; diameter shank: 2.8 - 3.9 mm; weight: 4.1 g 18 Pin shank, in two fragments, probably joining. Head lacking. Round section shank tapering steadily towards now-lost tip. Diagonal grinding marks all round. Length: 69.3 mm; diameter shank: 2.0 - 3.8 mm; weight: 3.3 g 19 Pin shank fragment, from mid-shank. Round section, highly polished surface. Length: 27.7 mm; diameter: 3.0 - 3.2 mm; weight: 0.9 g 20 Bugle-shaped fitting. Ring-and-loop part of two-part fitting; complete but with some cracking. Sub-D-shaped ring hollow-cast with thick round to oval section. A staple-like loop with a rough sub-triangular section is appended to the flatter side. Underneath it is a long cast perforation in the ring wall, allowing the original clay core to be seen. A second, oval perforation pierces the inner wall of the ring diametrically opposite; this has a surface fill of light grey material. Length: 55.5 mm; width: 61.0 mm; breadth: 14.7 mm; breadth loop: 3.7 - 4.5 mm; weight: 73.4 g 21 Curved plate-like fragment, possible bugle-shaped fitting. Crescent-shaped piece with ragged fractures all round. Also curved in section, thus from hollow-backed or tubular object. Curvatures very similar to those on object 20. Maximum dimension: 32 mm; wall thickness: 1.2 - 1.5 mm; weight: 2.5 g 22 Socketed axe, a variant of the South-Eastern type. Wooden haft remains in the socket. Deep trumpet mouth with flat top and a slight step below the moulding. Blade slightly expanded, very shallow blade tip hollows. The blade edge is intact over a small area, but is otherwise corrosion damaged. Copper corrosion products on the lower body of one face. Well-defined casting flashes, removal attempts on the lower blade. The top of the upper mouth moulding is corrosion chipped and slightly cracked. L: 95.6 mm; W. mouth: 38.9 mm; B. mouth: 38.5 mm; W. blade: 42.7 mm; B. loop: 6.8 mm; weight: 206.6 g. 23 Socketed axe, features in common with both Type Meldreth and Type Portree; relatively slender, unfacetted body. Square socket, flat top and unusual inverted step as second moulding. Very expanded blade edge as cast. Prominent and untrimmed casting flashes. Small chip removed from cutting edge. L: 85.5 mm; W. mouth: 33.1 mm; B. mouth: 28.7 mm; W. blade: 50.4 mm; B. loop: 6.6-8.3 mm; weight: 127.0 g 24 Socketed axe, Type Portree, Variant Kalemouth. Rounded mouth with flat top. Poorly defined shallow horizontal moulding level with the top of the loop. Short internal ribs in the bottom of the socket. Expanded blade, with projecting tips as cast. Cutting edge corrosion chipped. L: 70.7 mm; W. mouth: 38.3 mm; B. mouth: 34.5 mm; W. blade: 48.1 mm; weight of 24, 25, 28 & 29 together: 470.7 g 25 Socketed axe, Type Gilespie, Variant Culloden. Bag-shaped with obtuse body angle facets. Trumpet mouth moulding. Expanded blade as cast, one blade tip missing. Untrimmed casting flashes. During casting, the two parts of the mould were misaligned creating a ledge on one side. There is a hollow, possibly from a gas bubble mid-way down this side and also copper-alloy corrosion products. Concreted to no 24 by corrosion products. Objects 28 & 29 wedged in socket. L: 81.5 mm; W. mouth: 48.3 mm; B. mouth: 40.6 mm; W. blade: 59.9 mm; B. loop: 7.2 mm; weight: see 24. 26 Socketed axe, Yorkshire type. Incomplete. Three widely spaced ribs. Biconical moulding below collar. A large area is missing from the mouth and upper blade from one side and face. At this point on the side, the metal is extremely thin and there is a casting fault in the form of an oval perforation, only part of which survives. There is also an elongated narrow oval perforation on one face. Expanded blade with slight blade tip hollows. Only a small section of the blade edge is intact and one blade tip is missing. Fine horizontal striations at the blade edge. Off-centre casting flashes and the ghost of casting flashes from a model that were not removed before moulding. Considerable copper-alloy corrosion products within the socket and on the faces, incorporating a body fragment which is almost certainly part of the chape (no. 35). Red/brown staining on one face. L: 85.2 mm; W. mouth: 42.1 mm; B. mouth: 40.8 mm; W. blade: 56.4 mm; weight: 204.1 g. 27 Socketed axe, possibly Type Everthorpe. Incomplete, lacking upper body and most of the loop. Expanded blade, developed blade tip hollows on both sides. The loop stump is low. At the break on the body there is the vestige of a possible lower mouth moulding. Crisp, rectangular-sectioned body. Blade edge corrosion damaged. Much of the original surface is missing from one face and there are closely set obtuse scars. L: 75.5 mm; W. blade: 52.9 mm; weight: 107.1 g. 28 Socketed gouge. Circular socket, deep flat collar, underlined by a neat groove. Upper edge corrosion chipped/damaged. Wedged inside axe no 25. Diam. Socket: 17 mm; weight: see 24. 29 Socketed gouge. Gouge facet not visible, but almost certainly a gouge. Casting flashes not removed at the mouth. Wedged inside axe no 25. Diam. socket: 17.2 mm; weight: see 24. 30 Socketed gouge. Circular socket. At the mouth the walls are of slightly uneven thickness. The gouge furrow is 52.4 mm long. One side of the tip is missing. The casting sprues are removed unevenly. L: 72.4; W. cutting edge: 15.6 mm; Diam. socket: 19.5 mm; weight: 55.9 g. 31 Knife (or rapier) blade fragment. Flat mid-rib with slightly hollowed edge bevels. Parts of blade edge intact on both sides, but most of the edges and tip are corrosion chipped. Areas of copper alloy corrosion products on both sides. L: 95.3 mm; W blade: 21.2 mm; Th. blade: 3.1 mm; weight: 19.5 g. 32 Bifid razor blade portion. Broad, heel-shaped blade and stump of the tang. There is both a notch and a central circular perforation in the blade. Both faces have two parallel ribs running longitudinally from the base of the blade to the notch, skirting to either side of the perforation. Edge bevel visible on one blade wing on one face only. Fine striations along the blade on both sides of each face. Areas of copper-alloy corrosion products and red/brown staining on both surfaces. L: 59.9 mm; W: 45.5 mm; Th: 1.7-2.9 mm; weight: 17.1 g. 33 Razor blade fragment. Fragment from the blade midrib. Two parallel central ribs on each face. The perforation may be present but is uncertain due to fractured edges. The shape of the blade is unknown due to extensive edge loss. Areas of red/brown staining on one surface. L: 46.5 mm; W: 22.9 mm; Th: 1.3-3.4 mm; weight: 4.8 g. 34 Spearhead blade fragment. Leaf-shaped blade, tapering midrib and eye-shaped socket section. Corrosion damage on blade edges. Hollow edge bevels 5.5mm from blade edge. Socket edge pushed in at break. L: 87.2 mm; W: 35.9 mm; Th. blade wings: 1.1-5.6 mm; weight: 40.2g. 35 Tongue chape fragment. Three joining lower body fragments including the 'button' terminal. The body is of rhombic section, but with narrow flattened sides throughout its length. The applied oval button-stud is intact. Pale grey/brown clay fabric core remnant survives in the base of the socket for about 17.5 mm from the top of the button. The body fragment attached by corrosion products to axe no. 26 is almost certainly part of this chape. One of the fragments is slightly cracked and has copper-alloy corrosion products on its internal surface. L: 63.5 mm; button: 14.6 x 11.3 mm; wall thickness: 1.1-2.0 mm; weight: 16.2 g. 36 Ingot, pear-shaped. An asymmetric pear shape in plan, one end rounded, the other more pointed. It is plano-convex in section, but much of the convex face is flat and parallel with the other. Surfaces are partly smooth and undulating, but there are hollows possibly from trapped gas bubbles on the convex (under) face and a number of craggy, dross-like protrusions from the upper, otherwise flat face. There is a significant chunk of charcoal, 10 mm across, embedded in one side and perhaps tiny chips elsewhere. Length: 157 mm; width: 83 mm; maximum thickness: 19 mm; thickness (excluding protrusions): 14.5 mm; weight: 758.1 g 37 Pottery sherds. Twenty sherds from small to medium size (excluding several small chips) are all of a similar fabric, coloration and thickness and seem likely to belong to a single vessel. Most have weathered or worn edges and only two joins were found. Two sherds have the very base of the wall, but virtually no continuation into the base itself. Another has an eroded rounded edge which may represent a simple rim; the wall below is gently convex. Wall thickness: 9 - 12 mm; weight: 325.6 g 38 ?Refractory sherd: One sherd is of a different, finer fabric, seemingly mid grey throughout, and highly eroded. The fabric is suggestive of clay mould or crucible. Maximum dimension: 38 mm; weight: 17.4 g Gold (terminology is Eogan's (1969) 1 Lock-ring, triangular-sectioned, made using three components of thin sheet-gold (tube and two face-plates). The ends of the tube turn outwards to form sides to the slot, and its top and bottom edges are bent outwards to grip the face-plates. The ends of the f... Cast BRONZE AGE BRONZE AGE Middle BRONZE AGE Late -1200 -800 Incomplete 2007-10-08 10:39:35 NORTHUMBERLAND BERWICK UPON TWEED POINT( ) 29.06.2003 Metal detector Metal detecting 65 NCL Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2007 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable. 2007-10-08 10:00:31 Robert Collins rcollins 2011-02-24 13:47:52 Daniel Pett dpett NCL-9F0675 Hoard A late Bronze Age hoard. 1. Spearhead blade fragment. The upper part of a probable leaf-shaped blade with convex edges. The break is corroded. The midrib is round in section, but none of the socket survives. The hollowed edge bevels are fairly broad. Length: 73 mm; width: 33 mm; thickness: 13.5 mm; weight 41.9 g. 2. Bugle-shaped fitting. Complete, two-part bugle-shaped fitting, the two parts being fused together by corrosion. Component A is a D-shaped loop of thick round section with a thinner rectangular staple appended to the flat side. The staple is slotted into component B, a spool-shaped piece with slots in opposing sides and a perforation at just one end. The last is blocked by soil, or possibly clay-core remnant, which can also be seen adhering to the interior either side of the slot. Extremely desiccated traces of organic material, possibly leather are visible through the slot and probably derive from a strap threaded round the staple. Length: 39 mm; width: 35 mm; breadth (excluding corrosion) 13.5 mm; width of loop 9.2 mm; breadth of loop 9.8 mm; weight: 28.4 g. 3. Ring. Complete oval ring, unequal in thickness from one side to the other. Hoop section is also oval. Diameter: 31.5 x 29.3 mm; thickness of hoop 1.7 - 3.0 mm; breadth of hoop 1.4 - 2.3 mm; weight: 2.2 g. 4. Ring. Complete circular ring, unequal in both thickness and breadth from one side to the other. The hoop is of oval to lenticular section. It is fractured across the hoop at a point where there is a radial rectangular perforation, approximately 4 x 1.5 mm; this lies one-third around the circuit from the thinnest part. Diameter: 24.5 mm; thickness 2.5 - 4.2 mm; breadth 2.1 - 3.3 mm; weight: 3.9 g. 5. Amber bead. Yellowy-orange, semi-translucent amber, slightly damaged with chips mainly along one edge revealing fresher surface. Patches of bronze corrosion products are attached. Bun-shaped with faces ground flat or slightly convex and a bowed outer edge. Central near-cylindrical perforation. The outer edge thins on two opposite sides, possibly the result of wear from threads. Diameter: 17.3 - 17.5 mm; breadth 6.2 mm; diameter perforation: 4.2 mm; thickness 6.0 - 6.9 mm; weight: 1.2 g. 6. Amber bead. Light orange, semi-translucent amber, complete with no damage. Spots of bronze corrosion adhere. Distinctly wedge-shaped in profile, the thinnest side also being the narrowest in plan. The offset perforation is slightly oval. Both inner and outer sides are well bowed leaving narrow flat facets on the faces. Diameter: 10.6 - 10.9 mm; breadth 2.0 - 4.5 mm; thickness: 1.7 - 3.4 mm; diameter perforation: 4.4 - 5.3 mm; weight: 0.2 g. 7. Amber bead. Light orange, semi-translucent amber, complete with minor cracks and spalls partially polished out. Spots of bronze corrosion adhere. Near disc form, but of variable breadth and unequal thickness. Near cylindrical perforation, flattish faces and bowed exterior. Diameter: 9.5 mm; breadth: 2.7 - 3.3 mm; thickness: 2.0 - 3.7 mm; diameter perforation 3.8 mm; weight: 0.1 g. A late Bronze Age hoard. 1. Spearhead blade fragment. The upper part of a probable leaf-shaped blade with convex edges. The break is corroded. The midrib is round in section, but none of the socket survives. The hollowed edge bevels are fairly broad. Length: 73 mm; width: 33 mm; thickness: 1... This is Treasure Case 2005 T388 Copper alloy BRONZE AGE BRONZE AGE Late BRONZE AGE Late 1000 800 2007-10-08 10:00:31 DURHAM SEDGEFIELD POINT( ) 29.06.2003 Metal detector Metal detecting 7 NCL Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2007 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable. 2007-09-18 10:56:16 Robert Collins rcollins 2011-02-24 13:47:52 Daniel Pett dpett NCL-F9D767 Palstave A case bronze palstave axehead of the Middle Bronze Age. The palstave belongs to the Acton group of metalwork, and is a nearly complete specimen. The entire axehead is 135mm in length, with a maximum width across the flanges measuring 35.2mm. The blade has a mid-ridge in very low relief, and the blade expands very slightly out from the centre of the head, with the blade tips expanding out from the rest of the blade very dramatically. The edge is cresent shaped. In length, the blade is 67.02mm, and 113.24mm thick at its base and 1.04mm thick at the edge. The flanges expand from the top and bottom of the septum in a sub-triangular fashion, peaking nearer to the blade than the butt. In length, each flange measures 55.3mm and is 13.24mm wide from the septum to outer edge. The septum is 8.5mm thick, 62.79mm long from the base of the blade to the butt, and 25.08mm in height/breadth. The butt is slightly rounded with visible casting marks. The object has an even green patina. A case bronze palstave axehead of the Middle Bronze Age. The palstave belongs to the Acton group of metalwork, and is a nearly complete specimen. The entire axehead is 135mm in length, with a maximum width across the flanges measuring 35.2mm. The blade has a mid-ridge in very low relief,... Cast BRONZE AGE BRONZE AGE Middle BRONZE AGE Middle -1500 -1400 35.2 135 14.24 Complete 2007-09-18 10:56:16 NORTH YORKSHIRE SCARBOROUGH POINT( ) 29.06.2003 Metal detector 1 NCL Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2007 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable. 2007-09-06 12:22:56 Robert Collins rcollins 2011-02-24 13:47:52 Daniel Pett dpett NCL-FE25E4 Axe One of two late Bronze Age axes found together. The axe belongs to the Penard group, similar in form to type 922. The axe is 131mm in total length. The object is unevenly corroded, with the worst corrosion occurring at the butt and on the edges of the flanges. There are patches of a semi-smooth outer cortex of corrosion, particularly on either side of the septum. Casting flashes are not visible. The axe is thickest at the stop (29mm), and the blade thins rapidly in the first 20mm from the stop and then evenly thins to the cutting edge. The blade is 67mm in length from the edge to the stop. A central ridge runs from the stop 42mm down the blade. There is no clear blade facet to distinguish from the blade, and the edge is relatively even in shape. One blade tip broke during the object's use, after which the broken section was smoothed. The septum is 68mm in length from butt to stop and 8mm thick. A triangular nick is worn into the butt. The loop is incomplete, with only the base remaining. A hole on the underside of the stop reveals a hollow under the stop. One of two late Bronze Age axes found together. The axe belongs to the Penard group, similar in form to type 922. The axe is 131mm in total length. The object is unevenly corroded, with the worst corrosion occurring at the butt and on the edges of the flanges. There are patches of a semi-smo... See record NCL-FDAF03 for second axe in this hoard. Copper alloy Cast BRONZE AGE BRONZE AGE Late BRONZE AGE Late 1300 1150 22 131 29 Complete 2007-09-06 12:22:56 DURHAM DERWENTSIDE POINT( ) 29.06.2003 Metal detector 1 NCL Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2007 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable. 2007-09-06 11:51:31 Robert Collins rcollins 2011-02-24 13:47:52 Daniel Pett dpett NCL-FDAF03 Axe One of two late Bronze Age axes found. The axe belongs to the Penard group, similar in form to type 910 and 925. The axe is 142mm in total length. The object is unevenly corroded, with the worst corrosion occurring at the end of the blade and on the butt. There are patches of a smooth outer cortex of corrosion, particularly on either side of the septum and near the loop. Casting flashes are clearly visible, but have been smoothed. The axe is thickest at the stop (33mm), and the blade evenly thins to the cutting edge. The blade is 85mm in length from the edge to the stop. A central ridge runs from the stop 39mm down the blade. The blade facet is approximately 12mm in breadth, and the edge relatively even, though pitted. The septum is 56mm in length from butt to stop and 8mm thick. The loop strides the stop and is 6mm thick at its peak and flares at the bases. One of two late Bronze Age axes found. The axe belongs to the Penard group, similar in form to type 910 and 925. The axe is 142mm in total length. The object is unevenly corroded, with the worst corrosion occurring at the end of the blade and on the butt. There are patches of a smooth outer ... For second axe in this hoard plese see PAS record NCL-FE25E4 Copper alloy Cast BRONZE AGE BRONZE AGE Late Late 1300 1150 22 142 33 Complete 2007-09-06 11:51:31 DURHAM DERWENTSIDE POINT( ) 29.06.2003 Metal detector 1 NCL Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2007 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable.