Record ID: LVPL-B000C6
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy 'moustache' shaped object, similar to BERK-C3E5A3, GLO-3F7F09, and NARC-2C32D7, though the general shape of this object is more linear and less crescent. The object consists of two lobes joined at the centre by a thinner section that may have been an attachment or mounting point. The lobes are striated to about half their length, the outer tapered section coming smoothly to a point. The centre of the object is partially hollow. The entire surface is covered in varying levels of verdigris. The nature of use for these objects is currently uncertain.
Created on: Friday 26th January 2018
Last updated: Friday 23rd February 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Scopwick', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-F9D407
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Sefton
Workflow stage: Published
An unlooped palstave haft-flanged axe head resembling the Ulrome type, 1600-1300 BC, Acton Park, Phase II. The blade is crescent shaped and asymmetrical, with flanges that flare out from the top and bottom of the butt. The butt is blade-like itself and very narrow. PUBLIC-C8562E and DUR-41AE2E are similar, though the flanges of the latter are wider. total length:- 141 mm length across blade:-50 mm top flange width:- 25 mm Bottom Flange width:- 23 mm
Created on: Tuesday 12th June 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 8th January 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Melling', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-123FFB
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Bronze age spearhead of copper-alloy, covered in multiple different corrosion products. The surface is uneven due to differential areas of corrosion; there is an area of blue 101 mm from the base of the tang that may indicate contact with another material during the time the object has spent in the soil. The general form is feather shaped, with a long tang leading into a body that is lozenge shaped in cross section. This tapers slowly to a now rounded tip. The former blade edges are uneven and corroded. The entire surface is moderately friable; several flakes of verdigris detached …
Created on: Thursday 6th September 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Swynnerton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-5B9AE9
Object type: FLANGED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
An Early Bronze Age III - Middle Bronze Age I (1800-1500 BC) flanged axe head or axe shaped ingot, possibly water rolled, and unusual in its crudeness. Its uneven shape makes accurate measurement and labelling of areas difficult, but the thickest section is approximately 14mm at its widest pont, and the blade tip is an uneven 2-4 mm in fluctuation. The surface is pitted and appears to have delaminated; areas show different levels and kinds of corrosion, varying from predictable greens to a blueish tinge. The rear of the object is not bilaterally symmetrical but has a thumbprint-s…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 26th May 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dalton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-098FD1
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Oldham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A socketed cast spearhead, appearing to be of the Taunton phase of the Middle Bronze Age (1400-1250 BC). The main body is hollow, forming a socket for the insertion of a shaft, with two objects that resemble the loops of other phases but are unpierced at the sides. The blade is composed of two wings, emerging either side of the central body and having a concave lozenge-shaped cross section. Their widest point is 17mm before their rejoining of the body at the lower end. The very tip is broken off, and the end of the blade is bent at about 20 degrees from the vertical. The surface of th…
Created on: Thursday 17th January 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Royton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-AFC57F
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Published
A flat axe head of the early Bronze Age (2500-1200 BC), possibly composed predominantly of copper as the surface discolouration is predominantly blackish with small green patches. Much of the body is pitted and corroded, but a clearly discernible edge and a possible bulge at the midpoint make evident the former outline. The overall body shape is flared trapezoidal, lozenge shaped when viewed from above. It is not symmetrical; the 'upper' flare is considerably larger than the lower one. No flanges are present. Widest point of blade end:- 41.66mm, thickest lateral measurement:-9…
Created on: Wednesday 6th February 2019
Last updated: Saturday 15th February 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tattenhall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-55FB97
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Published
An almost complete Late Bronze Age sword of cast copper-alloy, now in five segments and without its tip. The morphology is similar to that of continental swords, specifically the carp's tongue type, though with some less usual decorative features, produced in the Late Bronze Age c. 1000-900 BC. The blade is straight all the way to the end and has decorative ribbing on each face. There is discolouration at the end of the blade, possibly indicating the remains of a scabbard which has decayed in situ. The decoration is inconsistent and the ribbing is not the same quality cast into e…
Created on: Tuesday 26th February 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 10th March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Swettenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-C8A39E
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small cast copper alloy spearhead of the Acton Park or Taunton phase of the Bronze Age (1500-1300 BC), nearly complete with only the tip missing. Extremes are as below. Across lugs:- 13.9mm. Widest part of blade:-15.4mm. Length of surviving blade 54.4mm, length of socket 39.1mm.. Thickness of blade 'flange':-1.3mm.
Created on: Tuesday 9th April 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Temple Bruer with Temple High Grange', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-BE3313
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy socketed spearhead dating to the middle Bronze Age (c. 1500-1150). The spearhead has a loop on either side of the shaft. It corresponds to Davis Group 6, "developed side looped". A bronze age spearhead of cast copper-alloy. Extreme measurements are found below Lug 1 size:- 4.6mm wide, 17mm length, 3.8mm height Lug 2 size:- 5.4 mm wide, 17.2mm length, 4.4mm height Length of blade:-57mm.
Created on: Wednesday 15th May 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Myerscough and Bilsborrow', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-DE8316
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper-alloy flat axehead dating to the early to late early Bronze Age (2050BC - 1700BC). The flat axe is broadly sub rectangular in shape with a splayed crescent shaped blade. In profile it is broadly lentoid, with slight tapering edges. The butt is relatively thin having a narrow rounded profile. There is no presence of grooves or wings on the body. The entire surface is heavily pitted and covered in reddish-brown and blue-green corrosion. For similar examples see WMID-349A3E, LANCUM-2B1A5D and SUR-267CEF. Dimensions Total length: 116mm, Greatest thickness laterally: 10.4mm …
Created on: Tuesday 16th July 2019
Last updated: Thursday 1st December 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Blakenhall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-DEDE65
Object type: AXE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A section of an axe head of cast copper-alloy in a shape that probably indicates a later bronze age origin. The surface is corroded but relatively smooth and covered in reddish-brown corrosion products. The surviving portion consists of the blade edge and a small amount of the body. No ridges or wings are visible. Measurements:- Total length:- 60.6 Greatest thickness laterally:-6 width of blade top to bottom:-59 Beginning of blade curvature to front of edge:- 25 Longitudinal thickness at midpoint:-38
Created on: Tuesday 16th July 2019
Last updated: Friday 2nd September 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Marbury cum Quoisley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-DF2F59
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A section of a cast copper-alloy socketed spear head dating to the late Bronze Age (c. 1100-800 BC). Some of the wooden shaft is still present in the socket. Davis "generic" type, group 11. Measurements:- Total length:- 62 Greatest thickness laterally:-12.9 width of blade top to bottom:-21.5 blade flange extreme width:-6.5 Longitudinal thickness at extreme:-22.3
Created on: Tuesday 16th July 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Baddiley', grid reference and parish protected.