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SPEARHEAD
Unique ID: LVPL-12AE41
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A fragment copper alloy spearhead dating to the early to middle Bronze Age c.1500-1100 BC. Possibly a Davis (2017) Group 8 “Incorporated basal looped” which are described as 'Normally longer than the developed side looped spearhead.'
The object consists of a fragment of the blade only; the rest of the blade and socket are missing. The blade is broadly triangular in shape with a prominent central ridge on both faces that produces a lozenge cross section. The blade edges thin from the centre ridge. The edges are worn and broken and the tip and base are missing. Overall the object has a smooth brown patina.
Dimensions: Length 34.83mm; width 22.83mm; thickness 10.89mm; weight 13.79g
Class: Fragment
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 1500 BC
Date to: Circa 1100 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 34.83 mm
Width: 22.83 mm
Thickness: 10.89 mm
Weight: 13.79 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Warrington (Unitary Authority)
District: Warrington (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Grappenhall and Thelwall (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SJ6286
Four figure Latitude: 53.36948828
Four figure longitude: -2.57256851
1:25K map: SJ6286
1:10K map: SJ68NW
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis, R. | 2017 | Object Datasheet no.5: A Short Guide to Early and Middle Bronze Age Spearheads | Online | The Later Prehistoric Finds Group |
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