Record ID: YORYM-F1421C
Object type: GOUGE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy socketed gouge of late Bronze Age date, c.950 - 750 BC.  The remaining portion is a length of the hollow socket with a tapered U-shaped blade terminal to one end. The opposite end terminates in a worn break. From the socket end the blade tapers to a rounded cutting/gouging edge which is concave to one side of the body. The gouging edge is extremely worn. The socket is circular with an exterior diameter of 15.1mm, interior diameter of 6.8mm and is 21.3mm deep. The metal has a mid-brown delaminated patina and is worn. The gouge is 38.5mm long, 15.1mm in…
Created on: Monday 11th March 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 10th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cawton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-AEB0EE
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy flat axehead of early Bronze Age date, c.2150 - 1500 BC. The axehead is sub-trapezoidal with an ovate section. It expands to a flared cutting edge at one end and terminates in a worn break at the opposite end. The cutting edge is worn. The axehead is extremely worn and undecorated. No signs of ridges or flanges are present indicating that this is an early flat axe. The metal has a delaminated mid-brown/green patina. The axehead is 43.7mm long, 29.6mm wide, 12.1mm thick and weighs 53.3g.
Created on: Friday 8th March 2024
Last updated: Monday 18th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: YORYM-1EE14B
Object type: SICKLE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy leaf-shaped sickle of middle to late Bronze Age date c.1500 BC - 800 BC. The sickle is sub-ovate in plan with a narrow lozenge section. The edges are broken and worn with one end terminating in a worn break. A bend is present to the broken end. The metal has a delaminated dark brown/green patina and is worn. The object is 34.5mm long, 20mm wide, 0.5mm thick and weighs 3.3g. Similar objects have been recorded on the PAS database including YORYM-B9DF57, SWYOR-A48EE1, NCL-71EF23, DOR-EBFA4D, SUR-E3AEB2 and SF-25A20A. Also see NMS-EAED…
Created on: Thursday 7th December 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 12th December 2023
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Record ID: YORYM-E802E1
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy spiral ring of probable Bronze Age to Roman date, c.1500 BC – AD 300. The object is formed of a circular sectioned rod of metal with cut ends. The ring has one coil and is undecorated. The metal has a mid-green patina and is in fair condition. The ring is 25.4mm long, 24.4mm wide, 3.7mm thick and weighs 4.8g. Some rings of this type appear to be made from reused fragments of metal and a few are far too big to have been worn on the finger. It has therefore been suggested that they could have been used as hair ornaments or as…
Created on: Tuesday 17th October 2023
Last updated: Thursday 2nd November 2023
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Record ID: YORYM-6A0344
Object type: AWL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy awl of Bronze Age to medieval date, c.1250 BC - AD 1500. The awl is sub-rectangular in plan and section. It has a slight swelling to the mid-point from which one end tapers to a worn point with a sub-circular faceted section. The other end continues with a sub-rectangular section and terminates in a worn transverse break. The metal has a mid-green patina and is worn. The object is 48.7mm long, 6mm wide, 5.3mm thick and weighs 6.1g. A similar object is recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database as IOW-DA8A9A. This record states…
Created on: Tuesday 18th July 2023
Last updated: Thursday 3rd August 2023
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Record ID: YORYM-2E5CC2
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy flat axehead of early Bronze Age date, c.2150 - 1500 BC. The axehead is sub-trapezoidal with an ovate section and worn breaks to either end. The cutting edge and butt no longer remain. The axehead is extremely worn and undecorated. No signs of ridges or flanges are present indicating that this is an early flat axe. The metal has a delaminated mid- green patina. The axehead is 47.6mm long, 27.1mm wide, 9.7mm thick and weighs 51.5g.
Created on: Monday 3rd July 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 11th July 2023
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Record ID: YORYM-B805BC
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete copper alloy spiral ring of probable Bronze Age to Roman date, c.1500 BC – AD 300. The object is formed of a circular sectioned rod of metal with cut ends. The ring has three coils. It is undecorated. The metal has a mid-green patina and is in fair condition. The ring is 15.9mm tall, 27.9mm in diameter, 3.5mm thick and weighs 17.7g. Some rings of this type appear to be made from reused fragments of metal and a few are far too big to have been worn on the finger. It has therefore been suggested that they could have been used as hair ornaments or as harness…
Created on: Monday 22nd May 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 20th March 2024
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Record ID: YORYM-B61908
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy spearhead of Middle to Late Bronze Age date, c. 1550 – 800 BC. Only the tip of the spear remains which is triangular in plan and lozenge in section with slight raised mid-ribs. The tip of the hollow socket can be seen though is filled with soil. An insufficient portion of the spear remains to prove diagnostic, therefore a specific type cannot be attributed, though it is probably comparable with the range of spearheads in Davis Groups 6-11. The metal has a mid-green/grey patina and is worn. The spear is 35.6mm long, 6.6mm wide, 2.7mm thi…
Created on: Monday 22nd May 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 30th May 2023
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Record ID: YORYM-2A8B0B
Object type: PENANNULAR RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
TREASURE CASE : 2023 T312 A complete gold plated pennannular ring dating to the Bronze Age, c. 1000-800 BC. Description: A complete penannular ring, circular in cross section, with corrosion between the terminals. The corrosion likely indicates that it was made by covering a circular copper-alloy bar with gold sheet and hammering it flat, giving it the appearance of being made from solid gold. The ring was decorated with silver or silver rich gold wire, which covers the ring in a continuous spiral that provides a striped effect. Overall, it is in fairly good condition, but there are…
Created on: Tuesday 28th March 2023
Last updated: Friday 1st December 2023
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Record ID: YORYM-9CEEAD
Object type: CASTING WASTE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy casting spru or waste piece of probable late Bronze Age date, c. 1000 - 800BC. The object is sub-ovate base with irregular broken and worn edges. The object is undecorated. The metal has a mid-green patina and is worn. The object is 19mm long, 10.5mm wide, 8.3mm thick and weighs 7g.
Created on: Thursday 9th March 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 21st March 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cottam', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-9CE632
Object type: CASTING WASTE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy casting spru or waste piece of probable late Bronze Age date, c. 1000 - 800BC. The object is trapezoidal with a sub-ovate base which tapers to a narrower flat sub-ovate top. The object is undecorated. The metal has a mid-green patina and is worn. The object is 27.3mm long, 16.1mm wide, 12.7mm thick and weighs 19.6g.
Created on: Thursday 9th March 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 21st March 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cottam', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-9CCB67
Object type: CASTING WASTE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy casting spru or waste piece of probable late Bronze Age date, c. 1000 - 800BC. The object is conical with a sub-circular base and raised rounded point terminal to the upper surface. The object is undecorated. The metal has a mid-green patina and is worn. The object is 37mm in diameter, 19mm thick and weighs 47.3g.
Created on: Thursday 9th March 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 21st March 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cottam', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-9CB982
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy socketed axehead of late Bronze Age date, c. 1000 - 800BC. The fragment is the blade end of the axehead which is sub-rectangular with an extremely worn cutting edge and rounded corners. The cross-section is rectangular and the breaks are old and worn. A shallow socket is visible to the broken end. The metal has a light grey/green patina and is worn. The fragment is 20.7mm long, 26.5mm wide, 6.9mm thick and weighs 14.1g. Due to the incomplete nature of the axehead it is not possible to ascribe it to a particular type series and it has therefore been dated…
Created on: Thursday 9th March 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cottam', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-9C7D22
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy socketed axehead of late Bronze Age date, c. 1000 - 800 BC. Only the attachment loop remains which is D-shaped with an ovate section. A sub-triangular portion of the wall of the axehead remains between the upper and lower aspect of the loop. It has a thin rectangular section. The outer curved edge of the loop displays a casting flash which has been trimmed and hammered flat. The metal has a dark brown/green patina and is worn. The object is 19.3mm long, 10.6mm wide, 9.5mm thick and weighs 3.4g.
Created on: Thursday 9th March 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cottam', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-7515A7
Object type: AWL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy awl of Bronze Age to medieval date, c.1250 BC - AD 1500. The awl is sub-rectangular in plan and section. It has a slight swelling to the mid-point from which one end tapers to a worn point with a sub-circular faceted section. The other end continues with a sub-rectangular section and terminates in a worn break. The metal has a mid-green patina and is worn. The object is 32.7mm long, 4.9mm wide, 4.7mm thick and weighs 3g. A similar object is recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database as IOW-DA8A9A. This record states that &quo…
Created on: Tuesday 7th March 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 15th March 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cottam', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-6C605F
Object type: CASTING WASTE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy casting jet of probable Middle or Late Bronze Age date, c.1550-750 BC. The object comprises an ovate curved plug which bifurcates on the lower surface into two obliquely angled circular-sectioned arms. The metal has a mid-green patina and is worn. The object is 23.5mm long, 16.4mm wide, 21.6mm thick and weighs 14.7g. Similar examples have been recorded on the PAS database including KENT-A8272B, SF-DDFF40 and LVPL-0C459C. Casting jets are waste products which form at the top of a two-piece clay mould when the molten metal has filled the object-shaped void be…
Created on: Tuesday 17th January 2023
Last updated: Thursday 26th January 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: YORYM-5F7E64
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy flat axehead of early Bronze Age date, c.2150 - 1500 BC.  The axehead is sub-trapezoidal with a lenticular long profile, thickest at the middle. The haft end terminates in a worn transverse break. The sides of the axe expand gradually to the wide crescentic blade end with beveled cutting edge. The axehead is undecorated. The metal has a dark brown patina and is worn. The object is 114.9mm long, 71.2mm to 28.3mm wide, 10.6mm thick and weighs 283g.
Created on: Tuesday 29th November 2022
Last updated: Saturday 24th December 2022
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Record ID: YORYM-2493D4
Object type: BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete knapped lithic barbed and tanged arrowhead of early Bronze Age date, c.2500 - 1500 BC. Sutton B Type. The arrowhead is formed from a tertiary flake of pale brown flint which is bi-facially worked with covering, scaled, low angled removals on all surfaces. It is sub-triangular in plan with two triangular notches in the base forming the central tang with a barb to either side. The base of the tang and barbs are pointed. The arrowhead is 32.6mm long, 22.1mm wide, 4.4mm thick and weighs 2.9g. Similar flint barb and tanged arrowheads are associated with the Beaker phase of …
Created on: Monday 14th November 2022
Last updated: Monday 21st November 2022
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Record ID: YORYM-22A32C
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper-alloy peg-hole spearhead of late Early Bronze Age date, 1700-1550 BC. Davis Type 2a. The remaining spearhead is in two pieces; one comprising a portion of the socket, the other, the blade. The upper and lower end of each section display worn breaks. Fragment 1: Socket and partial blade The socket portion is a truncated sub-lozenge shape, widest at the juncture between the socket and blade, and tapers in thickness from the socket end to the blade end. The socket itself is conical and hollow. It is decorated with 4 raised bosses, approximately evenly s…
Created on: Monday 14th November 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: YORYM-B8ADE4
Object type: FLANGED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete copper-alloy short flanged Caverton type axehead of early to middle Bronze Age date, c.AD 1600 - 1400 BC. Caverton type. The axehead is sub-rectangular in plan with a rounded butt end, and concave and wasted sides which flare to a crescentic blade. Two integral lateral lozenge shaped flanges are present along either side, rising steadily from the butt, rounding off at the apex midway along the body, before sloping steadily back down to the mid-point of the sides. The exterior surfaces of the flanges have been filed smooth leaving no visible casting lines. A slight s…
Created on: Wednesday 9th November 2022
Last updated: Saturday 24th December 2022
Spatial data recorded.