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Record ID: NMS1615
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete EBA flat axe, quite small (cutting edge width c.60mm), with almost imperceptibly raised sides (wear?). Section is a slightly lenticular, truncated. Cutting edge worn and chipped. Patina orangey brown with several gashes on both surfaces. Weighs 130.39g.
Created on: Tuesday 1st April 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WILT-774AE7
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment, consisting of the tip, of a Late Bronze Age spearhead. The break is ancient and possibly cut - the section is very smooth at this point, although the metal does appear to hava been treated, which may account for this. The fragment is 56.5mm long and weighs 15.51g. At the break it is 17mm wide (although one edge is worn) and 8mm thick at the mid-rib. At the point, which is worn, it is 3mm wide and 2.5mm thick. The rib becomes less pronounced c.10mm from the tip, where the blade becomes more lozengiform in section. At the break, the rib is very pronounced, with a slight depress…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd November 2004
Last updated: Tuesday 6th June 2023
Spatial data recorded.