Record ID: NMS-D2D067
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Almost complete barbed and tanged arrowhead of Green. H, S, (1980) type Sutton b, closest in outline to examples i and j (page 122, fig. 45), of off-white patinated flint with the numerous small inclusions within the flint a mid-grey colour, one face has three small spots of rusty iron, probably from contact with agricultural machinery. One barb is nearly complete; possibly the tiny tip is missing, the other barb is chipped at the tip, this is an ancient break as one of the iron stains is on the surface of the break, the tang is broken obliquely but would have been little longer than t…
Created on: Monday 15th April 2024
Last updated: Monday 15th April 2024
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Record ID: NLM-527083
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy socketed axe-head. Cast copper alloy axe-head with a crescentic cutting edge, a plain body with slightly concave upper and lower sides and a sub-rectangular socket measuring 32.7mm in height and 28.4mm in width [externally]. A single loop of length 23.5mm is set on one side on the mould line at a distance of 9.5mm from the socket. Six triangular-section fragments of pale buff and desiccated wood were presented along with the object together with smaller splinters and dust, with slight evidence of green staining, and are regarded by the finder as relict fragments of a woode…
Created on: Tuesday 9th April 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 9th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Linwood', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-FE47DE
Object type: BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Bronze Age flint barbed and tanged arrowhead, dating to 2500-1500 BC. The arrowhead is made from a tertiary flake of pale brown flint with a low gloss patina. One of the barbs is missing. Both faces have covering ,invasive pressure flaking. The majority of the arrowhead remains, it has one complete barb and the tang is intact. Length: 28 mm  Width: 19.5 mm  Thickness: 4.3 mm  Weight: 1.83 g
Created on: Friday 5th April 2024
Last updated: Friday 5th April 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NARC-EC6774
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Spearhead of middle Bronze Age date (1550-1250 BC). Side looped spearhead. The blade is leaf-shaped and tapering with a narrow mid-rib, there is no visible bevelling to the outer edges. The mid-rib is hollow to the tip. The socket is circular in section which tapers out to the open socket end. there are two, integrally cast, side loops in the mid-section of the socketed end, with shallow casting seams in line with each. Length: 174.77mm, Width (max): 27.34mm, Width (min): 2.10mm, Thickness: 9.59mm, Diameter (socket): 13.41mm, Weight: 60.0g The metal is dar…
Created on: Thursday 4th April 2024
Last updated: Friday 12th April 2024
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Record ID: LANCUM-3F1C46
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A barbed and tanged arrowhead, formed by knapping. It is made of a pale semi- transluscent flint with some inclusions. It is slightly flatter on one side then the other, and the tip of one of the barbs is missing. Having been found near a beach it has been worn so no sharp edge remains, but the shape is consistent. Arrowheads such as these, see also NMGW-24C12C, are classified as Sutton Type B (Green 1980) are commonly associated with the emergence of the Beaker phenomenon in Britain. Dimensions: It is 21mm long and 16mm wide, it weighs 1.53g
Created on: Wednesday 27th March 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 27th March 2024
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Record ID: NLM-AF06D1
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Mid-grey opaque flint scraper. A tiny plano-convex object with covering angled scalar retouch across its dorsal side and a flat ventral surface. Battered around the meeting of the flat and convex surfaces. Suggested date: Early Bronze Age, 2350-1600 BC Width: 15.0mm, Height: 12.2mm, Thickness: 6.7mm, Weight: 1.48gms
Created on: Wednesday 20th March 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 20th March 2024
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Record ID: LEIC-1D5786
Object type: DIRK
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete middle Bronze Age copper-alloy dirk, dating to c. 1700 - 1400 BC. Arreton or Acton Park phase. The dirk is almost complete, it is broken at each of the rivet holes. The hilt of the blade was originally trapezoidal in plan, some of the hilt is missing, it's mostly flat in cross section. It has a slightly convex butt. From the end of the hilt, it widens slightly before narrowing quickly in smooth concave arcs to the blade. It then narrows more gradually down its remaining length to end in a still sharp point. The dirk is flat at its hi…
Created on: Friday 1st March 2024
Last updated: Friday 15th March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Melton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-731554
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of gold, likely hack gold from a penannular bracelet of Bronze Age date, possibly c.1100-850 BC. Description: The object is broadly 'axe-shaped' with a sub-circular terminal that tapers to a flat rectangular cross section. This was likely achieved by cutting and hammering. The tapered end has been cut, indicated by a bright rugged cut. The terminal also appears to have been cut from a larger object and then hammered smooth. The gold has a rich, bright yellow colour.  Measurements: Length: 14.77 mm; Width: 7.03 mm; Thickness: 6.43 …
Created on: Thursday 22nd February 2024
Last updated: Thursday 28th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: ESS-A0B960
Object type: BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete worked flint barbed and tanged arrowhead of Bronze Age date (c.1500-1100 BC). The object is triangular in plan with two notches in the base between the central tang and a barb to either side. One of these barbs is almost completely missing and the other is broken across the end. It is formed from a tertiary flake of translucent grey-brown flint which is bifacially worked with covering, scaled, low angle removals.  Measurements: Length: 21.6mm; Width: 17.8mm; Thickness: 3.1mm; Weight: 0.95g.
Created on: Monday 12th February 2024
Last updated: Friday 19th April 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: CORN-3BF71B
Object type: CHISEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete probable copper-alloy tanged chisel, or trunnion tool, likely dating to the Middle Bronze Age (c.1500-1150 cal BC). It has a light green-grey patina. It probably belongs to the metalworking tradition phase VIII - IX, which corresponds to Needham's (1996) Period 5; circa 1500-1150 cal. BC. In profile, you can clearly see where it has been heavily used on one edge. It is sub-rectangular in plan with the trunnions, projecting out 11.5mm and 6.5mm from the sides. However, it is missing its butt end, as there is a post-depositional break just above th…
Created on: Wednesday 7th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 19th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-7B97D3
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Opaque mid grey flint, possibly collected from the East Coast, possible debitage. A thick triangular chunk with a powdery possibly marine-derived deposit on one dorsal face interrupted either by short scalar retouch at its end or by battering at that site. The ventral surface is rounded, possibly bulbar, but with further flaking or impact damage. Suggested date: Bronze Age, 2350-800 Height: 49.6mm, Width: 46.8mm, Thickness: 28.6mm, Weight: 49.35gms
Created on: Monday 29th January 2024
Last updated: Monday 29th January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Low Burnham', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: CORN-7900DA
Object type: HAMMERSTONE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete hammer stone of prehistoric date (likely Mesolithic to Bronze Age c.8300-800 BC). The object is a sub-rounded shaped pebble of heavily patinated grey coloured stone, probably granitic in nature. There two worked grooves or cups opposite to each other, possibly to assist grip when used. Measurements: diameter 98.22mm, weight 1227 grams. It is similar to database entry CORN-28A5F4.
Created on: Monday 29th January 2024
Last updated: Thursday 18th April 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: CORN-112C1A
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Published
Gabbroic pot-sherd, of probable late Bronze Age date, although gabbroic clay has an extraordinarily long use-life, being seen in pottery in Cornwall all the way from the Neolithic, until the Romano-British period. Dimensions: Remaining length, 39mm. Remaining width (max), 32mm. Average thickness, 12mm. Weight: 25.05g.  
Created on: Wednesday 24th January 2024
Last updated: Thursday 15th February 2024
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Record ID: CORN-111B68
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sub-paralellogram copper-alloy 'bun' ingot, of probable Bronze Age date. Especially considering its incompleteness, it is possibly related to another recent 'bun' ingot find: Record ID: CORN-E931FE - BRONZE AGE ingot (finds.org.uk). It has a mid grey-green patina (50%), and a dark grey patina (50%). Dimensions: Length (max), 72mm. Width (max), 47mm. Average thickness, 18mm. Weight: 346g.
Created on: Wednesday 24th January 2024
Last updated: Thursday 4th April 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-54A701
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of Bronze Age axe, dating to c. 1500 - 800 BC. Axe head type not further defined, possibly a fragment of socketed axehead. The fragment is the blade end of the axehead with a ragged transverse break cutting across its body.  There is no trace of a socket at this broken end. Beyond the break the axe widens in smooth concave curves to the blade edge which is slightly crescentic shaped.  Length: 23.7 mm Width: 39 mm Thickness: 10.9 mm Weight: 37.5 g
Created on: Wednesday 3rd January 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd January 2024
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Record ID: NMS-2D0022
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Almost a complete barbed and tanged arrowhead of Green, H.S. (1980) Green low type, though the barbs are around the same length as the tang (Green lows have longer barbs than the tang) the general form of the notches and the slightly drooping barbs fit within that group, there is a tiny amount of recent damage; one corner of the (rectangular) tang is missing as is the very tip if the point, otherwise it is in pristine condition, the flint is glossy, dark brown/grey with a very slight misty patination to parts of the surface, both faces are completely covered with invasive pressure flak…
Created on: Wednesday 20th December 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 9th January 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMS-1C8B8B
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Tertairy ?soft hammer struck flake with the bulb of percussion removed and neatly trimmed to a triangular shape by direct, steep percussion predominantly to the dorsal face, of slightly mottled dark grey flint with no patination. This is very likely to be an unfinished arrowhead, the profile is very straight for a struck flake, and the thickness is within the perfect range (4.6 mm), the trimming has evened out the curve already, the flake seems to have been worked into a blank then misplaced before the piece was extensively pressure flaked to its final shape, it is very likely this was…
Created on: Tuesday 19th December 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 9th January 2024
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Record ID: NMS-1A4802
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Barbed and tanged arrowhead of Green, H. S. (1980) type Sutton (tang longer than the barbs), of glossy unpatinated slightly mottled dark grey flint with invasive flake scars completely covering both faces and overlapping at the centre line, one barb appears to be complete, the other, larger barb is broken near the base of the notch, the tang is slightly off centre and is of rectangular shape. Early Bronze Age, 2,350 to 1,500 BC.
Created on: Tuesday 19th December 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 9th January 2024
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Record ID: NMS-190487
Object type: PLANO CONVEX KNIFE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete plano-convex knife, made from a hard hammer struck tertiary flake of good quality dark grey/black flint with minimal patination, the ventral surface remains blank; as struck, the dorsal face has been extensively and invasively pressure flaked, the distal end of the knife is broken transversely across a thinner, weaker section of the knife. Early Bronze Age, 2,350-1,500 BC.
Created on: Tuesday 19th December 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 9th January 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WREX-3179A5
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a copper alloy axe, probably a palstave, of bronze age date c1400-950BC.  Only the cutting blade end survives, therefore its original form is uncertain and the possibility that it is a flat axehead or a short flanged axehead cannot entirely be ruled out. The upturned tips of the blade are reminiscent of Arreton/Bandon flagged axes of EBA III to MBA I (Peter Revill pers comm).  The fragment is broadly sub rectangular in plan with a wide, crescent shaped blade.  The cutting edge appears to be bevelled over two phases, suggesting that it has been sharpened.&…
Created on: Friday 8th December 2023
Last updated: Friday 8th December 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Oswestry', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-EFFF96
Object type: CHISEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy chisel of possible Bronze Age date (c.2350-800 BC). Description: The object is rectangular in plan and in cross-section at one end. It tapers in thickness to a flat blade at the other while maintaining its width. The blade has a crescentic cutting edge. The object has a light green patina.  Measurements: length 67.38mm; width 10.28mm; thickness 9.63mm; weight 40.92g Discussion: Similar examples of block chisels have been found in the Glentrool Hoard (Burgess and Gerloff 1975: pl. 127) and Allerston hoard (Jessop 2004) so there…
Created on: Tuesday 5th December 2023
Last updated: Thursday 21st December 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-9DD279
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Bronze Age flanged axe head. The blade widens from the base but does not recurve, it has a rib part way along the length, extending about half way. The flanged area is oval, with quite deep flanges. The fixing hook survives.  Dimensions: 155mm long and 48mm wide, it is 28mm thick
Created on: Friday 1st December 2023
Last updated: Friday 19th January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Tunstall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-72A74E
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probable fragment from a cast copper alloy spearhead.  It is triangular in plan, tapering from a break to the spear's point, which is also missing. It has a circular shaped midrib on one side. It is hollow, and has an even dark green patina. Not enough of the spearhead has remained to be able to date this fragment to a more precise range. Dimensions: It is 83mm long and 24mm wide, and 9mm deep, it weighs 40.62g
Created on: Wednesday 29th November 2023
Last updated: Thursday 1st February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Burton in Kendal', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMGW-615AC8
Object type: PENANNULAR RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Gold penannular ring Dimensions: external diameter (front to back) 10.1mm, external diameter (side to side) 10.7mm, internal diameter (front to back) approx. 6.0mm; internal diameter (side to side) approx. 6.5mm, diameter of body (internal to external) approx. 2.0mm; diameter of body (upper to lower face) 2.5mm, distance between terminals 0.3-0.5mm, weight (before conservation cleaning) 0.27g. This is a complete and very small penannular ring of gold with incised linear decoration around its sides and external diameter surface. Judging from surface dents and a localised small tear …
Created on: Tuesday 28th November 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 21st February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'St. Nicholas and Bonvilston Community', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-4B725E
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pale brown toffee-coloured flint with pale cream markings, knife, as kindly identified by the finder. Oval flake with two broad flakes struck from its dorsal side and with a bulbar ventral surface. Angled scalar retouch executed from the dorsal aspect trims one narrower end and probably the adjoining long side. Suggested date: possibly Early Bronze Age, 2350-1600 BC Length: 51.5mm, Width: 33.7mm, Thickness: 10.7mm, Weight: 15.85gms
Created on: Monday 27th November 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 28th November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barnetby le Wold', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-4B38C5
Object type: POLISHER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Stone polisher, as kindly identified by the finder. A sub-spherical water-rolled pebble with a pale grey surface and smooth overall, with a restricted very smooth zone of length 27mm. The use of such objects as craft tools is likely until the end of the early medieval period, though the finder opines the find-spot to be especially productive of material dated to the Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age. Suggested date: possibly Bronze Age, 2350-800 BC. Length: 45.7mm, Width: 41.8mm, Thickness: 29.6mm, Weight: 77.01gms
Created on: Monday 27th November 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 28th November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barnetby le Wold', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-4AF357
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Grey flint knife, as kindly identified by the finder. A thick oval flake with broad flakes struck from its dorsal side and a bulbar ventral surface. Short abrupt retouch follows a curving edge; a chip was probably damage incurred in antiquity as orange staining from contact with gravels passes over the broken surface. Suggested date: Early Bronze Age, 2350-1600 BC Length: 42.5mm, Width: 38.4mm, Thickness: 14.4mm, Weight: 18.06gms
Created on: Monday 27th November 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 28th November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barnetby le Wold', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-DF42F0
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy spear head fragment from the Bronze Age, c.BC 1600-1100. This metal fragment would have been part of a leaf shaped blade, however it has been broken off on three sides. It is sub-rectangular in body while having a rhomboidal cross-section mid-ridge. The only surviving original edge is of the bladed edge.
Created on: Wednesday 22nd November 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 29th November 2023
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Record ID: LANCUM-CBBCA9
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Well preserved copper alloy socketed side-looped spearhead. The head of the spear is leaf-shaped with a pronounced midrib. There are two incomplete side loops, situated roughly halfway along the shaft. The shaft is an elongated conical shape.The spearhead has a dark chocolate-brown patina and has some damage to the blade, and the neck of the shaft, whether from use or taphanomic processes is not known. This type of blade is of Davis Type 6, developed side loop, dated to the Acton Park and Taunton phases of the early middle Bronze Age, 1550-1250 BC. Dimensions: 134mm long and 25mm…
Created on: Tuesday 21st November 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Hutton Roof', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-6245B5
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late Bronze Age copper alloy socketed axehead fragment, indeterrminate type. The fragment consists of the side loop attached to a small portion of the edge of the socket. The socket mouth is rounded and has a double mouth moulding, the higher of which is more prominent. The side loop is evenly semi-circular and has a pronounced casting seam along its length. The object is patinated green, rougher on the outer face and with a smooth green/brown patina on the internal concave face of the socket, and while broken is not corroded or porous. Without further diagnostic details only a…
Created on: Thursday 16th November 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 30th January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Caxton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-8A2374
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy axe, a shield-pattern palstave similar to the Acton Park phase metalwork. The stop is approximately half way along the flange, and the flange is curved at the bade end. The blade tips recurve. The flange sides are diamond shaped, tere is some damage to the flange sides. It dates to the middle Bronze Age, 1500-1140 BC Dimensions: 130mm long and 40mm wide, it weighs 355g
Created on: Monday 6th November 2023
Last updated: Monday 8th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Tunstall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-38117C
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late Neolithic-Bronze Age oval flnt scraper, c.2000-1000 BC. The curved distal end has intrusive low angle and short abrupt scaled retouch and there are removal scars from further retouch across the dorsal surface. The proximal end tapers to a small striking platform. The flint is mottled drak grey and drak brown.
Created on: Thursday 2nd November 2023
Last updated: Monday 4th December 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Norfolk', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-671DDD
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small barbed and tanged arrowhead of Green, H, S, (1980) type Sutton b, with the barbs just shorter than the tang, made from a struck flake, unusually with the bulb of percussion originally orientated at the tang (they tend to be orientated to the point), the concentric ripples to the ventral face are somewhat exaggerated. The flint is now patinated orange/brown from contact with iron oxides in the soil, The main shaping was quickly pressure flaked to a fairly steep angle, as opposed to the invasive pressure flaking on larger examples; this is probably due to the small size of the arro…
Created on: Wednesday 11th October 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 17th October 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SUSS-55FF9D
Object type: AWL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy awl of probable Late Bronze Age date c. 1500-800BC Just over half of the awl is rectangular in cross section, tapering to a blunt, chisel-like point. The other half is circular in cross section, and tapers to a sharp round point on opposing end. The surface has a very dark green/black patina, with considerable pitting. No decoration is evident. Dimensions: length: 59.39mm,  width (at middle) 5.62mm,  weight: 7.43g Plain copper alloy awls are hard to date precisely and found from the Late Bronze Age through to the Medieval period, see:…
Created on: Tuesday 10th October 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 17th October 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMS-E88BC4
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete barbed and tanged arrowhead, of slightly brown patinated mottled grey flint, both faces are extensively pressure flaked with the flake terminations passing over each other at the centre, no sign of the original surface of the flake blank that was used to make this. The tang has survived, though both barbes are missing, one side has been snapped along the axis of the length, taking the barb with it, both the breaks appear to be transverse bending fractures and not impact damage, they are probably post depositional from having heavy agricultural machinery driven over the top. …
Created on: Thursday 5th October 2023
Last updated: Monday 13th November 2023
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Record ID: NLM-C1C946
Object type: FABRICATOR
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North East Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Grey flint possible fabricator. A knapped flint implement with two broad flakes struck from its dorsal side and a flat rippled ventral surface with a tiny striking platform at one end. Short abrupt retouch executed from the ventral aspect follows one long edge of a triangular-section object; other marks along the arises between faces are from fortuitous edge-on impacts. Suggested date: Early Bronze Age, 2350-1600BC Length: 62mm, Width: 25.6mm, Thickness: 15.2mm, Weight: 24.18gms
Created on: Tuesday 3rd October 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd October 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMS-2AB663
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Barbed and tanged arrowhead, of Green, H.S. (1980: The Flint Arrowheads of the British Isles, BAR (British Series) vol.75) Sutton B type. Made from a primary flake of dark brown, good quality flint, with the sandy coloured, worn chalky cortex (the "rind" flint has to its outer surface) remaining to the dorsal face, the edges have been carefully and invasively (as far as the cortex would allow) pressure flaked to shape. The ventral face has had similar flaking; the edges are pressure flaked but the removals didn’t cross over the centre line, leaving the original sur…
Created on: Tuesday 26th September 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 27th September 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SUSS-ED7B49
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A complete Middle to Late Bronze Age copper-alloy early unlooped palstave of primary phase group II dating c. 1500-1250 BC. There is no loop on the palstave. The blade of the palstave is sub-trapezoidal in plan with straight sides and flared blade tips. The blade edge is abraded, slightly blunt and has small notch at one end of the blade. Both faces of the blade are decorated with a single rib which falls short of the stop ridge and at the opposing end terminates in a triangular wedge aligned and extending into the upper edge of the blade facet. The sides of t…
Created on: Saturday 23rd September 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 20th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: ESS-8631A9
Object type: BORER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete worked flint possible borer of probable Bronze Age date (c.2350-800 BC). Description: The object is broadly triangular in shape with a slightly curved ventral face. It is formed of a tertiary flake with a translucent grey colour with some darker grey areas. The proximal end has been formed into a blunt point with short, sub-parallel, abrupt retouch to both sides and there are conchoidal ripple marks on the ventral face. This end is much thinner in thickness than the distal end as about a third of the way down the length there is a ridge ac…
Created on: Monday 18th September 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd October 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-7F4F55
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper-alloy palstave like chisel or axe of Middle Bronze Age date. It has a long blade of rectangular section, which tapers to a curved, narrow cutting edge, triangular in section. This expands beyond the blade either side to finish with a short section. The butt end would have been flat but is slightly damaged and therefore curves inwards slightly. The palstave is deep with prominent flanges either side which form a deep, lenticellular shape. The stop ridges are therefore deep too. No casting seem is apparent. The surfaces of the chisel are ve…
Created on: Monday 18th September 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 20th September 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Scotforth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-7453CB
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete and well preserved copper alloy side-looped spearhead. It has an elongated leaf shaped blade, with a pronounced mid rib. This ends in a conical socket, widening towards the end. In this are the remains of wood. The side loops are lozenge shaped and are flat to the socket. Similar examples (LANCUM-4A2E2C and SWYOR6000EC) are considered to be Davis Type 6B, Acton to Taunton Metalwork Assemblage (ref: Davis 2012, nos. 280-317), and date to the Middle Bronze Age date, about 1550 BC - 1250 BC  Dimensions: 160mm long and 50mm wide approxima…
Created on: Thursday 24th August 2023
Last updated: Thursday 29th February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Whittington', grid reference and parish protected.

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
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-B4B274
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Dark grey flint scraper. A thumbnail scraper with a single convex flake struck from the dorsal side to afford a thumb rest, and with a bulbar ventral surface. Short abrupt retouch executed from the dorsal aspect follows the curving edge. Suggested date: Early Bronze Age, 2350-1600 BC Length: 28.3mm, Width: 24.7mm, Thickness: 7.9mm, Weight: 7.00gms
Created on: Tuesday 15th August 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 15th August 2023
Spatial data recorded.

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
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-3471A9
Object type: AWL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy awl. It is 73mm in length, one end is flattened like a chisel, the other end is uneven and has probably been broken in antiquity. It is square in section. Similar examples are found on the database,  BERK-1E1B3B, NMGW-C87F84 and LVPL-7EE9E0 being three. These are all dated to the Bronze Age, 1150-800 BC. YORYM-7515A7 is however given a broader date range, as the form and function of these items did not alter over a long period. This example was found in proximity to a Roman coin - LANCUM-34E96C - and as such is ascribed a date from…
Created on: Wednesday 9th August 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 9th August 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Holmrook', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-E5F19C
Object type: BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Flint barbed and tanged arrowhead. Barbed and tanged arrowhead. Retouched on bulb on back. Suggested date: Early Bronze Age, 2350-1600 BC. Length: 33.5mm, Width: 22.2mm, Thickness: 4.6mm, Weight: 2.64gms
Created on: Monday 24th July 2023
Last updated: Monday 24th July 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-42C139
Object type: BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a barbed and tanged arrowhead. Suggested date: Early Bronze age, 2350-1600 BC Length: 22.6mm, Width: 20.7mm, Thickness: 3.6mm, Weight: 1.50gms
Created on: Tuesday 4th July 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 4th July 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-3E136B
Object type: BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Flint barbed and tanged arrowhead - source record advances date of c.1800 BC. Suggested date: Early Bronze Age, 2350-1600  Length: 32.9mm, Width: 22.5mm, Thickness: 4.7mm, Weight: 2.72gms
Created on: Tuesday 4th July 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 4th July 2023
Spatial data recorded.

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
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMGW-F04D8D
Object type: FLANGED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cardiff
Workflow stage: Published
DESCRIPTION Dimensions: length 102.6mm; width of blade 57.5mm; width of body 25.7mm; max. thickness of body 11.1mm; height of flanges 14.3mm; width of butt 20.5mm; weight 194.7g A virtually complete cast copper-alloy flanged axe of Needham’s Class 5A (Type Horncastle), dating to the Arreton phase of the Early Bronze Age (c. 1725-1500 BC) (Needham 1996; Needham et al. 1997). The sides of the axe are straight and slightly divergent, curving out suddenly at the blade end to create a widely expanded blade with a crescentic cutting edge. The blade edge is slightly damaged and asymm…
Created on: Tuesday 6th June 2023
Last updated: Thursday 22nd June 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-DF71D9
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Published
An short-flanged axehead of the middle Bronze Age.  The haft end is slightly curved, and it has a stop slightly over halfway along the haft. At the point where the blade starts to widen out the head is decorated with two concentric arcs which are cast into the axe. The head itsef is a wide arc, approximately 120 degrees and bent back at the outer ends. Both sides are identical in form, one side has slighty more corrosion apparant but overall it is in a good state of preservation. It has a light green patina Dimensions: 150mm long, 24.91mm wide at the base of t…
Created on: Monday 5th June 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 20th March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kirby Thore', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-8A0A54
Object type: FLANGED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy short flanged axehead of early to middle Bronze Age date, c. 1600 - 1400 BC. The axehead is sub-rectangular in plan with a rounded butt end, and concave and wasted sides which flare to a crescentic blade. Two integral lateral lozenge shaped flanges are present along either side, rising steadily from the butt, rounding off at the apex midway along the body, before sloping steadily back down to the mid-point of the sides. The exterior surfaces of the flanges have been filed smooth leaving no visible casting lines.  A slight steepening to the prof…
Created on: Thursday 1st June 2023
Last updated: Monday 4th September 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-88A226
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A well preserved copper alloy socketed side-looped spearhead. The head of the spear is leaf-shaped with a pronounced midrib. There are the reamins of two side loops situated approximately halfway along the shaft. The spearhead has a dark brown patina and shows some signs of wear. The following information is taken from WREX-79F899, thanks to Susie White and Dot Boughton for this information: Side-looped spearheads are Greenwell and Brewis' Class IV and date to the early Middle Bronze Age. They are likely to belong to the Acton Park 2, Taunton (Cemmaes) or Penard metalwo…
Created on: Thursday 1st June 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Gisburn', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-757957
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An almost complete late Bronze Age copper alloy wing decorated 'South-Eastern' type socketed axehead, (Needham Class A1, Turner Group III/ii) dating to the Wilburton/Ewart Park phase c.1150-800 cal BC.  The axehead has a rectangular body and a sub-square to oval socket (measuring internally: 26.00mm x 24.01mm). There is a narrow moulded collar at the mouth, broadly 4.8mm wide with a side loop set 9mm below the rim. The side loop measures 19.25mm long x 6.40mm wide and 9.00mm high and has a D-shaped aperture. The body of the axehead is long an…
Created on: Wednesday 31st May 2023
Last updated: Thursday 1st June 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SWYOR-B362A9
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Middle Bronze Age copper alloy side-looped spear dating from about 1550 BC - 1250 BC. It fits into the Acton Park or Taunton phases. These phases correspond with Needham's Period 5 (c. 1500 - 1150 BC). The spearhead has a leaf-shaped blade with a pronounced mid-rib on both faces, triangular in cross-section, giving a lozenge shaped cross-section at the point. No edge bevels are discernable. The tip of the blade is missing. The rib is hollow, and there is a hole through the midrib at the base of the blade. The socket is circular in cross-section and is hollow.…
Created on: Monday 22nd May 2023
Last updated: Friday 30th June 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-4C957C
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Opaque pale grey flint scraper fragment. About half of a thumbnail scraper with a broad flake struck from the dorsal side and with a bulb at one end of the ventral surface. Short abrupt retouch executed from the dorsal aspect follows a curved end; it breaks off where the scraper broke, possibly during manufacture. Suggested date: Early Bronze Age, 2350-1600 BC. Length: 24.5mm, Width: 15.6mm, Thickness: 6.5mm, Weight: 2.88gms
Created on: Wednesday 17th May 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 17th May 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Scotter', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-4C70CC
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pale grey-buff flint scraper. Thumbnail scraper, with two broad flakes struck from the dorsal side and a bulbar ventral surface; the bulb has perhaps been trimmed by drafts delivered from the ventral aspect. Short abrupt retouch executed from the dorsal aspect follows a curved edge. Suggested date: Early Bronze Age, 2350-1600 BC. Length: 27mm, Width: 22.2mm, Thickness: 7.2mm, Weight: 5.34gms
Created on: Wednesday 17th May 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 17th May 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Scotter', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-4BF549
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Dark grey flint possibly collected from the East Coast [as inferred from relict marine ‘patina’ on the dorsal side] scraper. The ventral surface is rippled with a positive hinge fracture at that end. Invasive angled scalar retouch executed from the dorsal aspect follows the curve of either end, and may be masked by subsequent battering along one side. Suggested date: Early Bronze Age, 2350-1600 BC Length: 23.7mm, Width: 20.2mm, Thickness: 9.7mm, Weight: 4.89gms
Created on: Wednesday 17th May 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 17th May 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Scotter', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-492486
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Honey-brown flint with cortex, scraper. A thumbnail scraper with two broad flakes struck from its dorsal side and with a bulb at one end of its ventral surface. Invasive angled scalar retouch executed from the dorsal aspect follows the curved end. Suggested date: Early Bronze Age, 2350-1600 BC Length: 29.2mm, Width: 23.4mm, Thickness: 9.4mm, Weight: 5.86gms
Created on: Wednesday 17th May 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 17th May 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Scotter', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-48E148
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Grey-brown flint with cortex, debitage. An irregular flake from the outer surface of a nodule with a bulbar ventral surface. Possibly formed by frost action in ‘pot lid’ form, but very roughly trimmed with a hard hammer and bearing at least two drafts of angled scalar retouch executed from the dorsal aspect. Probably an ephemeral tool knocked out for a single passing use. Suggested date: Bronze Age, 2350-800 BC. Length: 37.6mm, Width: 37.7mm, Thickness: 7.3mm, Weight: 11.65gms
Created on: Wednesday 17th May 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 17th May 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Scotter', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-48BF97
Object type: FABRICATOR
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Grey flint with off-white patch near its tip, probable fabricator fragment. A thick pointed flake of plano-convex section with large flakes initially trimmed from its dorsal side and a flat ventral surface. Invasive angled scalar retouch executed from the dorsal aspect is carried over most of the surface; this was perhaps interrupted by removal of a further flake from the butt end of the tool. Though this need not have interfered with its function, it does not bear wear suggesting it to be the result of a deliberate modification. Suggested date: Early Bronze Age, 2350-1600 BC Length: …
Created on: Wednesday 17th May 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 17th May 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Scotter', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-397D2B
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pale blue-grey flint with cortex, scraper. A small thick chunk with a slightly concave ventral surface, probably broken in antiquity removing the striking platform, and with cortex removed from the opposite curving edge by short abrupt scalar retouch executed from the dorsal aspect. Suggested date: Early Bronze Age, 2350-1600 Length: 18.5mm, Width: 19.3mm, Thickness: 8.5mm, Weight: 3.78gms
Created on: Tuesday 16th May 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 16th May 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Scotter', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-393368
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pale grey flint scraper. A small thumbnail scraper with broad flakes struck from its dorsal side and with a concave ventral surface. Short abrupt retouch executed from the dorsal aspect follows the curving edge opposite a flat butt, perhaps where the flake broke in antiquity. A dense creamy patina suggests a subsequent period of exposure to a calcareous environment. Suggested date: Early Bronze Age, 2350-1600 Length: 18.8mm, Width: 22.5mm, Thickness: 6.7mm, Weight: 3.89gms
Created on: Tuesday 16th May 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 16th May 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Scotter', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-38CFD8
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pale cream coloured opaque flint scraper. A small thick flake with a broad flake struck from its dorsal side and with a striking platform at one end of a bulbar ventral surface. Short abrupt retouch executed from the dorsal aspect follows the curved edge on one side, possibly hinting at a left-handed user. Battered. Suggested date: Early Bronze Age, 2350-1600 BC Length: 29.6mm, Width: 23.5mm, Thickness: 6.6mm, Weight: 6.03gms
Created on: Tuesday 16th May 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 16th May 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Scotter', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-385F3C
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cream coloured opaque flint with cortex, scraper. An oval pebble with a broad flake struck from its dorsal side and with a bulbar ventral surface with a striking platform at one side. Short abrupt retouch executed from the dorsal aspect follows that part of the curving edge opposite the striking platform, which seems to have served as a butt. Suggested date: Early Bronze Age, 2350-1600 BC Length: 23.1mm, Width: 34.6mm, Thickness: 9mm, Weight: 7.63gms
Created on: Tuesday 16th May 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 16th May 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Scotter', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-3777D3
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cream coloured opaque flint scraper. A small thumbnail scraper with a broad flake struck from its dorsal side and with a bulbar ventral surface. Short abrupt retouch executed from the dorsal aspect follows the curving edge, with a possible striking platform serving as a butt. Suggested date: Early Bronze Age, 2350-1600 BC Length: 23.4mm, Width: 24.6mm, Thickness: 6.4mm, Weight: 4.88gms
Created on: Tuesday 16th May 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 16th May 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Scotter', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-333916
Object type: BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pale grey flint barbed and tanged arrowhead. A small triangular arrowhead bearing covering angled scalar retouch overall, with two tapered barbs [one chipped] between a tapered tang. A lentoid longitudinal profile marks a very efficient weapon tip combining its penetrative power and barbs with light weight. Suggested date: Early Bronze Age, 2350-1600BC Length: 25.5mm, Width: 20.2mm, Thickness: 5.1mm, Weight: 1.48gms
Created on: Tuesday 16th May 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 16th May 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Scotter', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-A2F8F0
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete worked flint tertiary flake of Late Neolithic to Bronze Age date (C.2500-1500BC). Description: The object is broadly trapezoid in plan and triangular in cross-section. It is also curved in plan and in profile. It has been produced from a dark grey flint with areas of light grey. The ventral face bears the bulb of percussion and concentric ripples; the dorsal face has one prominent longitudinal ridge to one side. The edges have short, abrupt, sub-parallel retouch to both the dorsal and ventral faces.  Measurements: length: 87.2mm; width: 45.5mm; thickness: 8.…
Created on: Tuesday 9th May 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 28th June 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HAMP-4CC2EC
Object type: GOUGE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late Bronze Age copper-alloy gouge, dating to c. 1000 - 800 BC. The object is sub-rectangular in plan, circular in cross section. The gouge tapers in width and thickness from its collared socket to a rounded cutting/gouging edge which has a v-shaped concave indent that extends from the tip to the collar.  It is chipped at the socket end and the collar is stilll present. There is a single circular iron rivet (6.88mm diameter) that is present on the back of the gouge, about 2.26mm from the tip .The socket has a depth of 49.36mm Length: 83.05 mm Width:…
Created on: Friday 5th May 2023
Last updated: Friday 19th May 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NCL-261011
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Northumberland
Workflow stage: Published
Complete copper alloy axehead of probable Bronze Age date, possibly early Bronze conforming to Needham's Class 2D Halberton type, c. BC 2350-1601. The axehead has a trapezoidal shape with straight sides, a broad butt, and very minimal blade tip expansion. The cutting edge is largely in tact and free from knicks and breaks. it has a lenticular, narrow profile. The patina is powdery, pale green with some surface pitting. Due to the lack of blade tip expansion and the near rectangular shape, this broadly conforms to Needham's Class 2D Halberton type which date from the Early Bro…
Created on: Wednesday 3rd May 2023
Last updated: Thursday 11th January 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HAMP-7C3345
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy bead of uncertain date, possibly Bronze Age to Roman, c.1800 BC - AD 1000. The object is spherical with a central perforation running through it. The surface is fairly smooth with a glossy green patina. Numerous similar beads have been recorded with a variety of date ranges suggested. Copper-alloy spherical beads are difficult to date without a secure stratified context, and thus a wide date range has been suggeste  Without doing a comparative analysis of the alloy used in their manufacture, dating of this sort of bead is problem…
Created on: Tuesday 25th April 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd May 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HAMP-7C2D20
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy bead of uncertain date, possibly Bronze Age to Roman, c.1800 BC - AD 1000. The object is spherical with a central perforation running through it. The surface is fairly smooth with a glossy green patina. Numerous similar beads have been recorded with a variety of date ranges suggested. Copper-alloy spherical beads are difficult to date without a secure stratified context, and thus a wide date range has been suggeste  Without doing a comparative analysis of the alloy used in their manufacture, dating of this sort of bead is problem…
Created on: Tuesday 25th April 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd May 2023
Spatial data recorded.

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
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chieveley CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-FF1974
Object type: PLANO CONVEX KNIFE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Plano-convex knife, reshaped from an earlier (most likely Neolithic) hard hammer struck tertiary blade-like flake; the original surfaces of the earlier struck flint are patinated (to the dorsal face) slightly misty blue grey with the occasional spotty iron stain, the ventral face is much paler where the patination has leeched in more successfully, much of the lateral edges and the point have been carefully pressure flaked during the Early Bronze Age to convert the flake to the plano-convex knife, These flake scars are neatly flaked in sequence (pattern pressure flaked), especially to o…
Created on: Wednesday 19th April 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 19th April 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-D8ABBF
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pale grey flint possible scraper. A thin flake with opposed concave edges with fine serrations that are more readily felt than observed, and a third concave side, all probably worn by passing use as a possibly improvised ‘shaft straightener’ or hollow scraper. Suggested date: Early Bronze Age, 2350-1600 BC Length: 26.6mm, Width: 25.3mm, Thickness: 5.5mm, Weight: 2.84gms
Created on: Wednesday 5th April 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 5th April 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-D88A87
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pale grey flint possible scraper. A naturally frost-formed pot lid fractured flake with broad flakes struck from its dorsal side and short abrupt retouch executed from its bulbar ventral aspect forming or following a slight hollow on one side. Suggested date: Early Bronze Age, 2350-1600 BC Length: 21.2mm, Width: 26mm, Thickness: 8mm, Weight: 4.57gms
Created on: Wednesday 5th April 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 5th April 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-2D25A2
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Dark grey flint with cortex, possible scraper. A small chunk with a broad flake struck from its dorsal side which has subsequently collected a dense creamy patina suggesting its prolonged exposure to a calcareous environment. The ventral surface is fresh, suggesting a pebble which had already been patinated was reworked and this part was detached, leaving a bulbar ventral surface. Short abrupt retouch executed from the dorsal aspect may have removed some patina to form a thumbnail scraper, though the continuation of this loss of patina from round the edge could alternatively have arise…
Created on: Tuesday 28th March 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 28th March 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Low Burnham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-C485B1
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Grey-brown flint with re-formed cortex possible hollow scraper. A thin irregular flake with a broad flake struck from the re-cortified dorsal surface. Short abrupt retouch executed from the ventral aspect may have formed or finished a curved notch apt to the trimming of a shaft. Iron spotting suggests the flint had been incorporated into gravels, perhaps before it was worked as here described. Suggested date: possibly Late Bronze Age, 2350-1600 BC Length: 32.9mm, Width: 32.8mm, Thickness: 8.1mm, Weight: 7.30gms
Created on: Thursday 23rd March 2023
Last updated: Thursday 23rd March 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-C3BD07
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pale grey opaque flint with cortex, scraper. A thick chunk from the end of a nodule, probably split as a preliminary stage of working. A granular cortex is trimmed by short abrupt retouch executed from the dorsal aspect, following one long edge. Suggested date: Early Bronze Age, 2350-1600 BC Length: 49.6mm, Width: 31.5mm, Thickness: 22.9mm, Weight: 38.31gms
Created on: Thursday 23rd March 2023
Last updated: Thursday 23rd March 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WREX-9DC990
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Powys
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A near complete copper alloy unlooped palstave and dates to the first phase of the Middle Bronze Age (MBA I) 1450-1250 BC specifically within the Acton Park II and Taunton metalworking assemblages (Needham Period 5.  It is an early or primary palstave of Group I - shield patterned type. The palstave has a triangular shaped blade in plan with a rectangular septum and straight-sided open flanges for hafting. The butt of the object is complete and measures 24mm in width. Beneath the stop-ridge is a shield shaped hollow, this is visible on both faces. The blade of th…
Created on: Tuesday 21st March 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 21st March 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Llanfechain', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WREX-31C07A
Object type: SICKLE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Denbighshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete late Bronze Age to early Iron Age copper-alloy socketed sickle, dating to c. 850 - 600 BC. Ewart Park / Llyn Fawr phase. The blade of the sickle is broken complete, fragments of the blade edge are missing at the point of the break. The socketed sickle has a double edged crescentic blade with a broad central midrib. The blad has bevelled edges that taper to thin edges.  The tipe of the blad is rounded where the two edges meet The socket is integrally cast, it is sub-conical tapering from the open mouth to the top and is hollow throughout,…
Created on: Thursday 16th March 2023
Last updated: Monday 20th March 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Llanelidan', 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: NLM-0780D7
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Dark grey flint with ?re-formed cortex spot, scraper. Thumbnail scraped with a single flake struck from the dorsal side to supply a thumb rest and a bulbar ventral surface, a striking platform at its butt end, and with short abrupt retouch executed from the dorsal aspect following its rounded edge. Suggested date: Early Bronze Age, 2350-1600BC Length: 25.4mm, Width: 25.1mm, Thickness: 7.9mm, Weight: 5.45gms
Created on: Tuesday 14th March 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 14th March 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Biscathorpe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-0548E5
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North East Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Grey flint with cortex, possible scraper, as kindly suggested by the finder. An irregular flake perhaps naturally detached as a pot lid frost-fracture, but with the cortex or re-formed cortex trimmed by short abrupt retouch executed from the dorsal aspect. Suggested date: possibly Early Bronze Age, 2350-1600 BC Length: 26.4mm, Width: 28.8mm, Thickness: 6.4mm, Weight: 5.18gms
Created on: Tuesday 14th March 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 14th March 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Laceby', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NCL-8B8BC1
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Complete copper alloy Bronze Age unlooped early/primary flanged palstave axehead of Needham's Period 4 Class 5E type (Clifton), c. 1750-1500 BC. The body is sub-triangular in plan with a curved butt and slightly curved body with stop ridge approximately halfway up the body. In profile, the body angle is oval. The cutting edge expands into a convex fantail shape, with in tact curved tips. The object has a dark brown patina with surface abrasion and some pitting. The cutting edge is nicked and chipped, but is in otherwise good condition. In Needham's typology of B…
Created on: Wednesday 8th March 2023
Last updated: Thursday 11th January 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-6000EC
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy side-looped spearhead of Middle Bronze Age date, about 1550 BC - 1250 BC; Davis Groups 2-6. Only the butt end and the two side loops survive intact; the remainder of the object is now missing due to old breaks. It is cylindrical in form, tapering towards the now missing blade end. On each side is an integrally cast loop that are pointed oval in form and flattened against the side of the spear perhaps as a result of post-depositional damage. The loops are 13mm long, 6mm wide and project about 2mm from the wall of the socket. The entire…
Created on: Monday 6th March 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Thirsk', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-08FC02
Object type: AXE HAMMER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete stone axe hammer dating to the Late Neolithic to early Bronze Age period (c. 2500 BC - 1800 BC). The object is ovoid in form, with a rounded hammer end and pointed tip, with a central hole for attachment. There is an irregular facet adjacent to the hammer end. The stone appears to be igneous in composition.  Comparable examples recorded on the PAS database include: LEIC-300870, NMGW-0431CC and WMID-42A930. Glenn (2017) states that 'the function of this artefact is also not fully understood. The larger examples are thought to be either …
Created on: Thursday 2nd March 2023
Last updated: Thursday 2nd March 2023
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Record ID: ESS-F1E21D
Object type: CHAIN
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
A gold chain composed of two interlocking tripartite composite rings of Middle Bronze Age date (c.1300-1150 BC).  Description: The object is composed of two separately-constructed C-shaped penannular rings. Each ring in constructed from three circular-sectioned rods, stacked one on top of the other and curled round to form an open loop. The rods terminate in flat ends. The rings have been linked so that one passes through the centre of the other. The surface of the gold is rough on the inside of each ring as well as on the outside where the rings are the most curved. El…
Created on: Wednesday 1st March 2023
Last updated: Friday 24th November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Beaumont-cum-Moze', grid reference and parish protected.

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: LEIC-C67731
Object type: BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Bronze Age flint barbed and tanged arrowhead, dating to 2500-1500 BC. It is possible that this is an unfinished flake. The arrowhead is made from a tertiary flake of brown flint with a slight gloss patina. Both faces have invasive pressure flaking, though one edge appears unfinished, it is uncertain as to whether one of the barbs is incomplete. Length: 30 mm Width: 24.5 mm Weight: 2 g
Created on: Monday 27th February 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 6th June 2023
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Record ID: WREX-79F899
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Well preserved copper alloy socketed side-looped spearhead dating from the early Middle Bronze Age, c. 1600-1400BC. The head of the spear is leaf-shaped with a pronounced midrib. There are two side loops, which are flattened, are situated roughly halfway along the shaft. The spearhead has a dark chocolate-brown patina and shows some signs of wear. Measurements: Length: 118.0mm; width of blade: 23.1mm; thickness: 13.2mm tapering to 2.0mm; diameter of shaft: 20.4mm; weight: 73.94g Side-looped spearheads are Greenwell and Brewis' Class IV and date to the early Middle Bronze Age. The…
Created on: Thursday 23rd February 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dilwyn', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-748325
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age flint scraper, dating to 4000 - 2350 BC. The scraper has been made from a secondary flake, 10% of the dorsal face is covered with an area of cream/brown cortex. The flint is dark brown. Small areas of retouch can be seen along most of the long curved distal edge of the dorsal face, a small area of retouch is visible on the distal face.  Length: 39.5 mm Width: 30 mm Thickness: 13 mm Weight: 14.05 g
Created on: Thursday 23rd February 2023
Last updated: Thursday 23rd February 2023
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Record ID: NLM-5ECC83
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Opaque grey flint with cortex, scraper. A sub-rhomboid chunk with an undulating ventral surface from which at least one and probably several large flakes have been struck, and with invasive angled scalar retouch across a limited central part of its dorsal surface. A convex long edge bears the scars from battering; it is possible that the dorsal retouch permitted a firm grip when using this putative working edge. The finder kindly notes that, as the Isle of Axholme is an area away from chalky subsoils, any flint found in the vicinity must have been imported. Suggested date: Early Bronze…
Created on: Wednesday 22nd February 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd February 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Eastoft', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-5D2093
Object type: POINT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Dark grey flint possibly collected from the East Coast, possible point. A thick dentiform chunk bears a concave scar on its dorsal side, and ripples arising from the same impact on its ventral surface. A powdery ?marine-deposited patina? was removed by this draft, and also by short abrupt retouch executed from the dorsal aspect which follows a sub-triangular projecting point. The appearance of retouch along a long edge may be misleading, as most of the scars appear to result from edge-on impacts. The fresh condition of the flint is also much as would be found today on East Coast beache…
Created on: Wednesday 22nd February 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd February 2023
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Record ID: PUBLIC-3AFFB9
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Neolithic/early Bronze Age c.3000 - c.1500 BC 'thumbnail' scraper. Although scrapers are fairly ubiquitous, the retouch looks invasive and penetrates deeply into the body of the scraper. The scraper has retouch on c.75% of its circular shape and brown is a molted grey and white colour. The base of the scraper is relatively flat with slight ripples indicative of a soft hammered flake. A strike platform is vistable.  Length: 15.07mm, Width: 16.42mm, Thickness at its thickest point: 4mm. Weight: 1.24g.
Created on: Monday 20th February 2023
Last updated: Friday 15th September 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'DN001S', grid reference and parish protected.

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: NLM-222B5C
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Opaque grey flint with ‘sandy-looking’ surface patch suggesting it may have been collected from the East Coast, scraper. Thick flake with a broad flake removal scar with a positive hinge fracture at one end on its ventral surface, forming a thumb rest area, and with angled scalar retouch executed from the ventral aspect following one long edge as a working edge. Invasive angled scalar retouch executed from the dorsal aspect also trims one end and one corner. Suggested date: Early Bronze Age, 2350-1600 BC Length: 47mm, Width: 38.4mm, Thickness: 15.2mm, Weight: 34.49gms
Created on: Tuesday 7th February 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 7th February 2023
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Record ID: NLM-913577
Object type: PLANO CONVEX KNIFE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Brown with white speckles, flint, plano-convex knife. Suggested date: Early Bronze age, 2350-1600 BC Length: 37.1mm, Width: 16.4mm, Thickness: 4.3mm, Weight: 4.51gms
Created on: Tuesday 31st January 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 31st January 2023
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Record ID: HAMP-ACBDEA
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete small copper alloy blade of unknown date. Possibly Bronze Age-Roman. This object is a curving triangle-shape with the curved section being wider and smooth. The blade is flat on both sides, with two sharpened edges that meet at a 90 degree angle. Both sides of this blade are sharpened.  It could be an object for fine leather-working, or possibly a razor blade. The blade could have been hand-held, or hafted into a handle. There are no rivets or evidence of attachment.  Hughes, C (2016) WAW-CEC22C: A BRONZE AGE CHISEL Web page available at: …
Created on: Friday 20th January 2023
Last updated: Monday 27th February 2023
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