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SPEARHEAD
Unique ID: YORYM-CBA983
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
The tip of a cast copper alloy spearhead dating from the Middle or Late Bronze Age, about 1550 – 800 BC. The spear tip has a hollow central core, and the blades apparently have decorative lines which converge on the point of the tip; these lines may represent the hammered and sharpened edges. There is some ‘bronze disease’ on the edges and small spots on the main body. From the illustration, it would appear the object is probably comparable with the range of spearheads in Davis Groups 6-11.
Notes:
Recorded in the Jim Halliday archive as Helperthorpe Spear Fragment
Class:
Unclear (socketed)
Sub class: Probably Davis Groups 6-11
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 1550 BC
Date to: Circa 800 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 67 mm
Width: 25 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st December 2001
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Recorded in the Jim Halliday archive as Helperthorpe Spear Fragment
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Ryedale (District)
To be known as: Weaverthorpe
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on village (which isn't a parish)
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. 3: A Short Guide to Late Bronze Age Spearheads | Online | Later Prehistoric Finds Group | |||
| 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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