Record ID: CAM-28EBB0
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Three sherds of ceramic vessel. These sherds are Prehistoric in date, possibly late Bronze Age, and seem to be coil made with lots of large angular flint inclusions. all of the sherds have a mid to dark grey reduced inner surface and core with a light to dark orange oxidised outer surface which ranges from c.0.22mm to 2.77mm thickness. The three sherd have a total combined weight of 28.43g. The largest sherd weighs 14.18g, is 8.86mm thick and 43.77mm x 32.83mm. The smallest sherd weighs 3.51g, is 8.75mm thick and 21.81mm x 16.71mm. The third sherd weighs 10.74g, is 9.39mm thick …
Created on: Wednesday 9th February 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 4th July 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'West Wratting Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CAM-A203C1
Object type: GOUGE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
Two copper-alloy artefacts reported under the Treasure Act, see details below. 1. Socketed gouge - Plain mouth moulding with casting seams running down each side. The shaft tapers before flaring towards a semi-circular blade. The gouge is partially chipped and the patina is dark brown with some green corrosion. L: 77.0mm; W: 13.0-14.0mm; Wt: 58.4g 2. Bronze decorated fragment - four sets of two parallel rib decorations on a curved bronze fragment. Patina is dark brown. L: 26.0mm; W: 3.0-8.0mm; Wt: 5.1g Discussion Socketed gouges appear throughout Britain during the EwartPark …
Created on: Thursday 17th June 2010
Last updated: Thursday 30th November 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Melbourn', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CAM-1F9884
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
This is the copper-alloy shoulder of an incomplete notched-butt Lisburn dirk, knife, from the Penard phase of the Bronze Age c.1300-1140 BC. See Roberts, B. p.76 & 80. This artefact is from the Middle Bronze Age from the collared urn phase of the period. Dimensions: weight 34.6g, width 32.64mm, thickness 4.89mm and the fragment survives to a length of 64.05mm. Similar examples can be seen on the PAS database including records NMS-6E6546, DENO-1D2B92, IOW-816837, GLO-C54785, LVPL-9DE736, HAMP-D40847, WILT-8BC3E8. Benet's 2003, p.45, items B04-0102 & B04-0103 are slightly similar …
Created on: Thursday 16th September 2010
Last updated: Thursday 23rd August 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Oakley Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CAM-23B333
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of copper cake ingot of Bronze Age date. For other examples see PAS records BH-34DF67, ESS-5AD352 & ESS-5B0EB2. Weight is approximately 360.0g. The fragment has a length of 68.64mm, width of 49.15mm and thickness of 28.63mm.
Created on: Friday 10th June 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 10th January 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Shipton Thorpe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CAM-AF3271
Object type: BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Barbed and tanged flint arrow head of early Bronze age date. The flint is mostly translucent and toffee coloured.
Created on: Thursday 4th February 2010
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Colne Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CAM-48F4C7
Object type: RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy ring or ferrule of uncertain date or function. The ring has a 'D'shaped cross section. The external diameter is 23.97mm. The band has a thickness of 2.60mm and width of 11.87mm. The internal surface of the band is slightly rough which might suggest that this was not used as a finger-ring but some form of unidentified ferrule. The outer surface is decorated with three parallel grooves following the circumference of the band. This decoration forms four raised parallel lines that gives the appearance of a coil. Weight is 10.5g. Peter Reavill comments "patina definately s…
Created on: Monday 14th January 2013
Last updated: Monday 12th May 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'East Northamptonshire Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CAM-CB4645
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper-alloy blade fragment, very probably from a Middle or Late Bronze Age rapier dating from c. 1300-900BC. This fragment has a lozenge shaped cross-section, incomplete length of 44.46mm, maximum width of 15.86mm tapering to a minimum width of 11.77mm. The maximum thickness is 3.77mm. Weight is 9.04g.
Created on: Tuesday 26th February 2013
Last updated: Sunday 5th October 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'East Cambridgeshire District Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CAM-CBC394
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy spearhead tip, probably of Late Bronze Age date, that is c. 1000-800BC. Only the tip with part of the socket remains. This fragment weighs 6.62g, has an incomplete length of 30.27mm, width of 17.94mm tapering to a point. The fragment has a maximum thickness of 6.42mm and a lozenge shaped cross-section.
Created on: Tuesday 26th February 2013
Last updated: Friday 3rd October 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cambridgeshire County Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CAM-0880B9
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy (bronze) palstave of Middle Bronze Age date. This form of axe fits into the primary, or early phase, palstaves being specifically of group III c.1500-1300 BC, which corresponds with Acton Park II and Taunton metalworking assemblages (Needham Period 5) - and with Burgess's Metal Working Stage VIII and IX. The artefact has a single shield shaped decoration positioned below the fused stop, and a subtle lateral single mid-rib below the shield. The cast side flanges are fused to the stop ridge and the blade is a crescentic or splayed fan shape. The axe has a t…
Created on: Wednesday 11th March 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 13th May 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'South Cambridgeshire District Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CAM-3FFFA1
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete piece of late Bronze Age (1100-750 BC) socketed axe head, probably Ewart Park phase, comprising of the blade end. This incomplete object weighs 114.04g and has an incomplete length of 37.8mm. The crescent shaped blade tip flares out to a width of 55.9mm and shows slight damage and considerable corrosion. The sides seem to be relatively parallel. A casting seam can be seen running along the centre line, along both edges, from the corner tips of the curved cutting edge down to the break. "The axe is finished and the seams are trimmed and hammered flat" (Peter Reavill). …
Created on: Thursday 24th September 2015
Last updated: Monday 5th October 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'South Cambridgeshire District Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CAM-E5D871
Object type: TORC
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
Description: The 'East Cambridgeshire' torc is a four-flange twisted bar torc of Middle Bronze Age date, known to belong to the Penard phase of c.1300-1150 BC (Taylor 1980, 62; Needham 2001; Roberts 2007). It is made of three separate components: two very similar, undecorated, bent-back, 'trumpet'-shaped, terminals affixed at either end of an exceptionally long (126.5cms, excluding the terminals) spiral twisted bar with very regular cruciform (i.e. '+' shaped) cross-section. The advantages of casting such an elaborate torc in three pieces is discussed by Taylor (1980, 61-2). A neat …
Created on: Friday 2nd October 2015
Last updated: Thursday 19th November 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'East Cambridgeshire District Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CAM-4BBA1C
Object type: FLANGED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete fragment of a copper-alloy (bronze) flanged axe or possibly a palstave of late Early Bronze Age or Middle Bronze Age date (2000-1500 BC). The fragment is rectangular in plan and broadly H shaped in cross section. All that remains of the axe is the tip of the butt which is rounded in shape - a small area of the septum survives and the raised side flanges expand along both edges. These flanges are slight and seem to be either cast or hammer raised - they do not appear to be like those of Palstaves but the fragment is too small to be diagnostic. The break has occurred acros…
Created on: Thursday 12th November 2015
Last updated: Thursday 18th February 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Huntingdon District Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CAM-62861D
Object type: BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete barbed and tanged flint arrowhead of Early to Middle Bronze Age date 2400-1001 BC. The tip of one barb has broken off. Other smaller areas have also suffered some damage with the extreme tip of the arrowhead being absent, a notch being present in one edge a short distance below the tip and slight dammage to the base of the tang. This artefact has an asymmetrical cross section with one surface being flatter than the other to form a sub-triangular shape. The retouch is covering on one surface and invasive on the flatter surface. Most of the retouch is scaled, with a few…
Created on: Friday 14th November 2014
Last updated: Saturday 29th November 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: CAM-26FA23
Object type: BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
A slightly incomplete barbed and tanged flint arrowhead of Early to Middle Bronze Age date 2400-1001 BC. The tip of one barb has broken off but this appears to be the only area of damage to the artefact. This artefact has a very flattened oval cross section. The retouch is short to long but definately not invasive or covering resulting in a large central area on both surfaces of flat non-retouched flint, possibly due to the presence of an impurity through the centre of the arrowhead. The retouch is parallel with an area that appears to be scaled. The angle of this retouch is semi-a…
Created on: Sunday 23rd November 2014
Last updated: Monday 1st December 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: CAM-583B44
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of copper alloy which appears to be an incomplete section of a blade. It is possible that this fragment is a small part of a blade of Bronze Age date (c.2350-801BC). Weight is 14.3g, incomplete length is 29.65mm, width is 25.31mm and thickness is 4.76mm. The cross section was probably originally a flattish oval with the edges tapering out very thin, now mostly missing. The upper and lower surfaces do not seem to have had a higher point/ridged longitudinal centre despite the presence of corrosion product and some patches where the original surface seems to be missing. Mr …
Created on: Friday 27th September 2013
Last updated: Friday 25th October 2013
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: CAM-5F6326
Object type: CHISEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small copper-alloy very worn tool, chisel or possibly awl of uncertain date, possibly Bronze Age maybe even possibly Middle Bronze Age to possibly Late Bronze Age. The tool weighs 3.17g, has a length of 41.0mm, width of 5.1mm and thickness of 5.0mm being thickest and widest at the centre. One half of the tool tapers to a rectangular cross-section measuring 4.3mm width and 1.3mm thick at the flat rounded terminal. Some wear is present at the tip of this half of the artefact and it is uncertain whether the tip originally had squared corners rather than gently rounded as is the current…
Created on: Monday 9th June 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd September 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: CAM-BCD9FF
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
A primary flint possible scraper, possibly with secondary working, of late Bronze Age to Iron Age date. This piece of flint has recorticated. The probable retouch is short, probably scaled (or sub-parallel if not scaled), and abrupt. Weight is 55.94g, length is 68.1mm, width is 56.6mm, thickness is 14.0mm. Working note: scraper 4. Finder's reference: SC1.
Created on: Friday 16th September 2016
Last updated: Friday 23rd September 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: CAM-35E50D
Object type: PENANNULAR RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gold penannular ring of late Bronze Age date. This ring weighs 4.76g. The ring has an external diameter of 14.9mm x 14.0mm and thickness of 5.4mm. The gap between the two terminals is 2.2mm and the central area has a diameter of 6.0mm x c.5.7mm. The metal which forms the loop has an oval cross-section. The width of the cross-section is the thickness of the ring and the cross-section's height is 4.1mm. Wavey striations decorate the surface of this penannular ring. These striations are formed of alternating yellow gold and lighter silvery coloured metal bands that run around the …
Created on: Thursday 20th September 2018
Last updated: Thursday 12th March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Forest Heath District Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CAM-CB2925
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment from a Bronze age copper-alloy artefact, probably a dirk (dagger/knife) of middle Bronze Age date. This fragment weighs 25.20g and is from the distal butt-end of the blade. The fragment has a pointed-oval to shallow lozenge shaped cross-section and all of the edges are worn. The fragment has an incomplete length of 38.6mm, maximum width of 35.1mm at approximately 20.6mm in from the butt-end and maximum thickness of 4.6mm. The butt-end is a relatively straight line with rounded corners and width of 29.5mm. The fragment's sides angle inwards, tapering towards, the now missing…
Created on: Friday 21st December 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd July 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: CAM-21F97B
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Two Late Bronze Age gold penannular bracelets, in a style similar in appearance to torcs. The smaller of the two bracelets weighs 57.24g. The band forms an open oval shape measuring 69.4mm x 53.1mm. The band has a 'D' shaped cross-section, convex on the outer surface and flat veering to slightly concave on the inner surface. At the centre of the artefact the band measures width 10.6mm x thickness 2.6mm. The bracelet has expanded D-shaped terminals, of c.12.1mm (and 12.2mm) by 8.6mm (and 8.7mm). The larger of the two bracelets weighs 138.94g. The band forms an open oval shape…
Created on: Monday 2nd October 2017
Last updated: Monday 9th November 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Essex County Area', grid reference and parish protected.