Record ID: LANCUM-8A0D61
Object type: CHISEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Sefton
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Possibly an incomplete mid to late Bronze Age tang off a chisel or awl, probably dating from the Ewart Park phase, c 1150- 800BC. The length is 54mm, the width is 12mm thickness 8mm and the weight 14.64g. Tanged chisels, which date from c. 1150-850 BC, are known from several hoards and as isolated finds. Several tanged chisels, or elements of them, are recorded on this database (for example, see BH-49EAD8). Tanged chisels and awls have few diagnostic features and change little through time, making their dating and identification more difficult and their dating is further hampered by a…
Created on: Monday 6th February 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 7th February 2017
Spatial data recorded.