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SPEARHEAD
Unique ID: LVPL-5BD134
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published 
A cast copper alloy Late Bronze Age leaf shaped and pegged spearhead probably from the Penard - Ewart Park phases / industries (c 1100-800BC) which fits within Needham's period 6 - 7
The object has an elongated leaf-shaped blade that is lozenge shaped in cross-section with prominent mid rib. The blade tapers to a rounded point, the tip of which is damaged. The majority of the socket is missing due to ancient patinated breaks.
The blade measures 158mm in length. It is 56mm in width at the break along the socketed end tapering to 7mm in width at the tip. The blade measures 11mm in thickness at its central point. The blade measures 1.5mm thick along the cutting edge. Each face of the object has been damaged with the outer face being pushed inwards to the socket on one face and closer towards the tip on the other face. When complete the socket would have been oval in cross-section with holes for the pegs to allow the spearhead to attach to the haft.
The edges of the blade are undulating and damaged due to abrasion from within the plough soil. The object has a mid-brown patina with occasional patches of light green corrosion on each face. A similar example which can be found on the database is SF-161BF3, https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/487312
Find of note status
This is a find of note and has been designated: Regional importance
Class:
Lunate
Sub class: Davis (2015) Group 16
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 1100 BC
Date to: Circa 800 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 158 mm
Width: 56 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight: 109.9 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 24th August 2015 - Monday 24th August 2015
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
District: Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Hulme Walfield
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis, R. | 2015 | The Late Bronze Age Spearheads of Britan | Stuttgart | Steiner Franz Verlag | |||
| Needham, S.P. | 1996 | Chronology and periodisation in the British Bronze Age | Copenhagen | Wiley |
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