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
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Record ID: CORN-790D17
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sherd of 'Trevisker Ware' or Grooved Ware pottery dating from the Neolithic - Middle Bronze Age (c.1600-1200 BC). The sherd is sub-rectangular in form and has been broken into two pieces. The fabric is gabbroic (clay that weathers over the gabbro stone on the Lizard) with inclusions of pale feldspar, dark augite and mica. The colour of the fabric is a light brown interior to more burnt exterior suggesting it has been fired at a high temperature.  Measurements: length 37.16mm, width 27.36mm, thickness 10.79mm, weight 10.94 grams. It is similar to databas…
Created on: Monday 29th January 2024
Last updated: Friday 22nd March 2024
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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
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Record ID: CORN-78FCD8
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worked ground and polished axehead, of a black hue, of probable Bronze Age date. Found with items possibly of the Bronze Age period, but its dating in relation to these finds could not be verified, as it was an historical find, once part of the Zennor Wayside museum's collections, and so, its exact geospatial provenance is unknown. The axehead is rectangular in shape with a ground flat bladed edge. The sides have been ground and polished flat and smooth. It appears a lot of effort has been applied in the production of this tool. The end has been rounded o…
Created on: Monday 29th January 2024
Last updated: Thursday 18th April 2024
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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
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Record ID: CORN-E825D1
Object type: FLANGED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roughout of a Bronze Age flanged axehead. It has a dark bown-black patina (80%), and in parts, a mid blue-patina (20%), and seems to be suffering from Bronze Disease. It is an object that to its left side looks relatively intact, but to its right side, has noticeable pocking, indicative of where water entered the mould during casting, and so the axehead is misformed. Despite its clear miscasting, its form is still distinguishable. It is particularly interesting that such a miscast item should survive, considering most miscast metalwork would have been re-melted, and cast again. …
Created on: Monday 22nd January 2024
Last updated: Monday 18th March 2024
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Record ID: DEV-03D7E3
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A near complete cast copper alloy decorated flat axehead probably of Needham’s Class 3, possibly type b (Boreland) c. 2200-1900 BC. The axe is broken mid-blade with none of the butt remaining, making further diagnostics unobtainable. There are two grooves running down the centre of the blade on one side which thicken and flare before terminating before the blades edge. Measurements: Length 87.1mm, Width 88.7mm at blade, tapering to 40.6mm at break, Thickness 11mm at break, tapering to 3.9mm at cutting edge, Weight 277g.
Created on: Monday 18th December 2023
Last updated: Monday 8th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Laneast', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CORN-E86D2E
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy socketed axehead dating to the Late Bronze Age (c. 1300-700 BC). The remains of the object consist of the blade edge and part of the body, which terminates in an uneven , diagonal, worn break leaving part of the socketed interior visible. The break is slightly higher on one side of the axehead than the other, thus the tapered sides of the body of the axehead are visible. The blade edge is curved but very worn. The axehead moslty has a green patina with patches of light grey corrosion product on the patina - this is typical of high lead content…
Created on: Monday 24th July 2023
Last updated: Monday 31st July 2023
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Record ID: CORN-E4A33E
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete flint barbed and tanged arrowhead of Bronze Age date, c.1500-1100 BC. The arrowhead 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 broken. The arrowhead is formed from a tertiary flake of translucent mid-brown flint which is bifacially worked with covering, scaled, low angled removals on all surfaces. Measurements: Length, 34mm; Width, 22mm; Weight, 3g 
Created on: Monday 24th July 2023
Last updated: Monday 24th July 2023
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Record ID: CORN-E9C8A9
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a socketed axehead of uncertain type of Late Bronze Age date (c.1150-800BC) The object remains as the blade end including the bottom of the waisted body which flares and curls out to the blade's corners which are now worn. The cutting edge is curved and worn. The socketed end has worn transverse break. There are no visible casting seams. The object has a medium green patina.  Measurements: Length: 44.64 mm; Width: 42.12 mm; Thickness: 13.98 mm; Weight: 65 g
Created on: Wednesday 12th July 2023
Last updated: Thursday 13th July 2023
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Record ID: CORN-4AE14B
Object type: BORER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete probable flint borer, awl or scraper of probable late Neolithic to (early?) Bronze Age date (c. 3300 BC - 1000BC). It is also  It is a unifacially worked tertiary flake with no cortex remaining. There is evidence of short, scaled, semi-abrupt retouch along the dorsal margins together with invasive, stepped, semi-abrupt retouch moving toward the centre of the dorsal surface. There is also a distinct flake scar with visible ripple scars towards the proximal end of the dorsal surface. This creates a recess in the surface of the implement that could possibly have been…
Created on: Wednesday 17th May 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd May 2023
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Record ID: CORN-8F1527
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A thumbnail scraper of probable late Neolithic to Beaker Period/Middle Bronze Age date, (c. 2500 BC - 1000 BC). The scraper is sub-oval in plan and bi-convex with a D-shaped cross section. There is evidence of abrupt retouch around approximately two thirds of the circumference where no cortex remains. There is a patch of cortex remaining on the convex face, making this a secondary flake. There are clear conchoidal ripple marks on the flat face together with evidence of some small-scale flake removal. The scraper is a light pinkish brown in colour, with the fl…
Created on: Monday 8th May 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 17th May 2023
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Record ID: CORN-8E1107
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A thumbnail scraper of probable late Neolithic to Beaker Period/Middle Bronze Age date, (c. 2500 BC - 1000 BC).  The scraper is sub-circular in plan and bi-convex with a D-shaped cross section. There is evidence of abrupt retouch around approximately three quarters of the circumference where no cortex remains. There is a patch of cortex remaining on the convex face, making this a secondary flake. There are clear conchoidal ripple marks on the flat face. The scraper is amber-brown in colour, with two clear patches of dark brown present. The remaining cortex is crea…
Created on: Monday 8th May 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 17th May 2023
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Record ID: CORN-8D61BD
Object type: BORER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A borer of probable Neolithic to Bronze Age date (c. 2800 BC - 801 BC). The object is sub-triangular in plan and is bi-convex with a broadly D-shaped cross-section. It has one flat and one convex face. The flat face features clear conchoidal ripple marks while the convex face is largely covered by cortex, making it a secondary flake. It appears that the proximal end of the dorsal face has been retouched on both margins to form a projecting point, creating a clear chisel-like edge with evidence of flake removal leading away from the working point. The borer is a sl…
Created on: Monday 8th May 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 17th May 2023
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Record ID: CORN-5227D5
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sherd of 'Trevisker Ware' or Grooved Ware pottery dating from the Neolithic - Middle Bronze Age (c.1600-1200 BC). The sherd is sub-rectangular in form and has been broken into two pieces. The fabric is a gabbroic (clay that weathers over the gabbro stone on the Lizard) with inclusions of pale feslpar, dark augite and mica. The upper part of the sherd is decorated with incised parallel lines which form a chevron pattern across the sherd. The colour of the fabric is a light brown interior to more burnt exterior suggesting it has been fired at a high tempera…
Created on: Thursday 9th February 2023
Last updated: Monday 26th June 2023
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Record ID: CORN-A4A967
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Late Bronze Age copper alloy socketed axe head, probably dating to c. 950-750 BC. The surviving section comprises of the cutting edge, now highly abraded, and blade, with the mouth, loop and collar all lost to an abraded, but patinated asymmetric break. One of the faces has impacted damage, forcing the face into the socket and possibly suggests deliberate damage. The axehead is broadly trapezoidal in plan measuring 71.64mm in length and expanding from a 36.87mm width at a worn break to 47.61mm width at the cutting edge. The object is …
Created on: Wednesday 1st February 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 28th March 2023
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Record ID: SUR-2733BC
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small flint thumbnail scraper struck from a dark brown flint and of Bronze Age date, 21mm in length. The distal edge has short abrupt scaled retouch. 
Created on: Thursday 26th January 2023
Last updated: Friday 27th January 2023
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Record ID: CORN-71E874
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An unidentified object, probably a fragment of a copper alloy ingot or casting waste of probable Bronze age to early Medieval date (c. 2000 BC - AD 1100). It is sub-triangular in plan and broadly rectangular in cross section. It is patinated green-brown with patches of very bright green. The surface of the ingot is very pitted, which is most likely due to air bubbles forming during the casting process. There are small, sub-circular holes on one face which would support this. Measurements: Length, 100.99mm, Width, 72.48m…
Created on: Monday 12th December 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 13th December 2022
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Record ID: CORN-0D6361
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An unidentified object, probably a fragment of a copper alloy ingot or casting waste of probable Bronze age to early Medieval date (c. 2000 BC - AD 1100). It is sub-rectangular in plan with one rounded and one rectilinear end. The rounded ended is distinctly wider than the rectilinear. The ingot is sub-rectangular in cross-section. It is patinated green-brown with patches of light green and dark brown-black. These dark patches are noticebly shinier than the rest of the surface which is fairly pitted, probably due to air bubbles forming during the casting …
Created on: Friday 25th November 2022
Last updated: Friday 9th December 2022
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