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Record ID: BERK-5BAA18
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper-alloy palstave like chisel of Middle Bronze Age date. It has a long blade of rectangular section, which tapers to a curved, narrow cutting edge, triangular in section. The palstave is deep with prominent flanges either side. A casting seam is apparent down both sides of the chisel. Notches on either side are asymetrical and might suggest a misaligned mould. There is also decoration in the form of two shield shape depressions side by side, which is a form of 'trident' decoration. The surfaces of the chisel are pitted in places but …
Created on: Wednesday 23rd August 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 11th October 2023
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Record ID: BERK-8ADE18
Object type: AWL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy awl of probably Bronze Age date. The awl is lozenge in section but heavily worn. One end tapers to a worn point and the other tapers to a worn straight edge.
Created on: Sunday 13th August 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd August 2023
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Record ID: BERK-82E1CB
Object type: RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy ring, probably of Bronze Age date. The ring is circular in plan and D-shaped in cross section. The surface has a dark green patina with some areas of pitting and iron staining.
Created on: Sunday 25th June 2023
Last updated: Monday 20th November 2023
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Record ID: BERK-6E0A6D
Object type: PENANNULAR RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Middle to Late Bronze Age gold penannular ring dating to c. 1300 - 750BC.
A complete gold bi-partite penannular ring comprising of two bands of gold stacked one on top of the other, and apparently soldered together. Each band is sub-circular (oval) in cross-section and the ring is sub-circular (oval) when viewed in plan. The terminals are flat and nearly meet at the centre. There is no decoration on the ring.
Thickness: 6.1 mm, Weight: 7.4 g, Diameter: 14.8 mm.
Penannular rings are a relatively common class of artefact reported through …
Created on: Monday 24th April 2023
Last updated: Thursday 21st March 2024
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This findspot is known as 'Chieveley CP', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: BERK-1E1B3B
Object type: AWL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy possible awl which is square in section, elongated triangle in plan as it tapers to a sharp point. The opposite terminal is a flat unbroken surface, with rounded edges. The surface has a mid green green.
Created on: Wednesday 15th March 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 28th March 2023
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Record ID: BERK-DEF089
Object type: CHISEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy chisel of Early-Middle Bronze Age date (c.1850-1450BC). Arreton - Acton Park I. One end had a slightly tapering end which terminates in a flat ended chisel shape. The other end is an open, semi-circular curve. The main body of the chisel is sub-rectangular in section and in the middle has bulging, flared sides.
Created on: Tuesday 28th February 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 17th May 2023
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Record ID: BERK-DE7C3B
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Bronze Age copper alloy dirk or rapier dating to c. 2400 - 800BC. The fragment comprises the tip which is triangular, 68.5mm in length and has a lenticular cross section 1.9mm thick with a curved face and no mid-rib.
Created on: Tuesday 28th February 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 17th May 2023
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Record ID: BERK-CDCA77
Object type: TORC
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of Middle Bronze Age (probably Penard phase, c. 1300 - 1100 BC) flange- or bar-twisted gold torc. The fragment is straight with breaks at either end. The torc has a x-shaped cross-section with four flanges, although they twist in such a way as to give a circular cross-section around the flanges. The breaks are quite sharp, suggesting they could be quite recent. The bend is not quite at the centre of the object.
Created on: Wednesday 15th February 2023
Last updated: Thursday 23rd March 2023
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Record ID: BERK-167894
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy bead of Bronze Age date. The bead is bi-conical in shape with a circular hole slightly off-centre. This circular hole is 5.8mm in diameter. The patina is smooth and dark brown in colour with some small areas of surface wear. Similar in form to ESS-975247
Created on: Monday 26th September 2022
Last updated: Monday 26th September 2022
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Record ID: BERK-E1A7CB
Object type: AWL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy awl of late Bronze Age date, with a rectangular cross section One end tapers gently to a point, the other abruptly to a flat, flared chisel-like terminal. The surface has a dark-green patina. There is no evident decoration.
Created on: Thursday 18th August 2022
Last updated: Monday 17th April 2023
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Record ID: BERK-2F01C4
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Middle to Late Bronze Age south Western type palstave axehead c.1400-1100 BC
The butt end has rounded. The flanges begin about a third of the way along the butt's length. The cleft between the flanges is relatively smother perhaps from use and there is an irregular hole through the middle near the stop. The casting seem is visible along the sides of the axehead, though some effort to reduce it appears to have taken place. The stop is shallow and worn. The stop has rounded corners with the flanges. The loop is on one side which arcs over the position on the stop. The blade is lon…
Created on: Thursday 28th July 2022
Last updated: Friday 5th August 2022
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Record ID: BERK-9295B3
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Late Bronze Age arrowhead or spearhead dated to c.1400-800BC, possibly narrowed to c.AD1400-1150
The blade is leaf shaped with a gently curving blade edge, tapering towards shallow shoulders. The tip of the blade is broken. Down both sides there is a prominent midrib running the length of the blade creating a lozenged shaped section. The socket is circular and broken. The spear might have had side loops but are missing
Created on: Thursday 21st July 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 21st February 2023
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Record ID: BERK-55D456
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment from a cast copper alloy spearhead dating from the Middle Bronze Age 1550 – 1150 cal BC suggested by the high midrib. Only the tip of the spear remains.
The fragment is triangular in plan, tapering to the spear's point. It has a lozenge shaped midrib that is solid and runs to the point of the spear from which the flat blade edges of the spear extend these narrow in width to meeting the point.
Not enough of the spearhead has remained to be able to date this fragment to a more precise range.
Created on: Wednesday 6th July 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 14th June 2023
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Record ID: BERK-4644A3
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy mount or fitting of uncertain function and date, probably of Late Bronze Age or Iron Age date and possibly a scabbard chape.
The possible cast mount is complete. The mount is of bulbous bi-lobed form with a curving point projecting from each lobe. At the centre is a shallow rounded groove, widest at the base. Both lobes are decorated with prominent ribbing defined by grooves. The lobes terminate in gently curving points of rounded D-shaped section, slightly flattened on their interiors. The points are not decorated and the interior, near the centre is less finished t…
Created on: Friday 18th March 2022
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2022
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Record ID: BERK-977049
Object type: AWL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A Bronze Age? copper-alloy awl, dating to c. 1150 - 800 BC. The object is square in cross section along half of its length, and at the mid-point tapers to a circular cross-sectioned and point at one terminal. At the other terminal it flattens to become rectangular in cross-section, before ending in a chisel-shaped terminal. The surface is undecorated.
Length: 60.4 mm
Width: 6.9 mm
Thickness: 7.1 mm
Weight: 12.14 g
Created on: Thursday 20th January 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 9th March 2022
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Record ID: BERK-343537
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A near complete cast copper alloy socketed spearhead of Middle Bronze Age date. The form corresponds to Davis’ (2012) Group 6 (Developed side-looped) and is most proba a product of the later Acton Park, Taunton or early Wilburton metalworking phases (Needham’s (1996) Periods 4-bly5, c 1500-1100 BC). The blade was leaf shaped and 18.7mm in width with a pronounced mid rib which extends to the socket. There is a small area of damage to one side of the blade. The socket depth is 52mm. There are two small and narrow flanking side loops around half way al…
Created on: Friday 10th December 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
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Record ID: BERK-D2B57C
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Rounded flint scraper with a probable hinge fracture. There is no sign of a bulb on the ventral face suggesting a hing fracture rather than a platform. The distal end is rounded and worked at a shallow angle, about 45 dregrees or shallower in places around the entire end. There is a small amount of cortext remaining on the dorsal face. The flint is dark brown all over with light brown cortex.
Length: 50.9mm, Width: 36.1mm, Thickness: 14mm, Weight: 25g
Created on: Thursday 12th November 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 25th November 2020
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Record ID: BERK-73615E
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small strip of gold wound around a strip of gold wire. The gold strip on this peice of 'hack' gold is wound around the bars three times. On the opposite side to the start of the strip is a small perforation. The wire inside appears to be bent over on itself 4/5 times. Date c.2350 - 800BC.
Length: 12.2mm, Width: 11mm, Thick: 5.1mm, Weight: 4.4g
Discussion:
This object is similar to other pieces of wrapped gold dated to the Bronze Age GLO-FE959E and SF-D30D10, although this piece is not ribbed and CORN-0E9443 which is plain. This places the object before 1720 and as the o…
Created on: Tuesday 8th September 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 13th January 2021
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This findspot is known as 'Berwick St. Leonard CP', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: BERK-8F4E07
Object type: TORC
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Gold torc, sheet and hack piece wrapped together. An unidentified gold cluster consisting of a Middle Bronze Age spiral twisted torc fragment wrapped around a fold and bent gold sheet. The gold sheet appears to have impressed decoration running in broadly parallel lines down its length. The torc is made of a rod that is square in cross section with accentuated corners created by slightly concave edges. This has been twisted tightly but unevenly across its surviving length. These twists end c.10mm from one terminal where the rod becomes sub-square almost oval in cross section and n…
Created on: Tuesday 18th December 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 19th July 2022
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This findspot is known as 'Near Newbury', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: BERK-06AB93
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a small cast copper alloy socketed spearhead, probably of the side looped type and dating to the early Middle Bronze Age, c.1600-1400BC. Side-looped spearheads are Class IV and date from the early Middle Bronze Age. They are likely to belong to the Acton Park 2, Taunton (Cemmaes) or Penard metalwork assemblages, corresponding to Needham's (1997) Period 5 (1500-1150 BC).
Although the size of this object suggests a votive use this is not the case. Other examples of small spearheads are known including GLO-F69302, LANCUM-B72611, LANCUM-0433B7 and SWYOR-3D024E on this database.
Created on: Friday 13th April 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 14th June 2023
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