Record ID: LANCUM-9BA3EA
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Blackburn with Darwen
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early to Mid Bronze Age dark brown flint thumbnail scraper from a secondary flake. There is a small area of cortex retained at the proximal end. Abrupt retouch to almost the entire working edge. Dates to between c2350 and c1000 BC. Length 24mm, width 21mm, weight 4.00g.
Created on: Wednesday 14th December 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 10th October 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Bolton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-F7196A
Object type: ARMLET
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Blackburn with Darwen
Workflow stage: Published
Treasure case 2020 T975 Description A mostly complete, but in two pieces, gold armlet dating to the early Bronze Age (c.2100 – 1900 BC). It is decorated with embossed ribs and belongs to the embossed goldwork tradition (see Needham 2000a). The object is formed from a cylindrical band of sheet gold with no visible seams. In cross-section it has a corrugated appearance with eight bulbous embossed ribs, six decorating the body and two forming the rims. The ribs are evenly spaced with flat bands in between. The main body has four central ribs each swelling into lentoid-shaped bosse…
Created on: Thursday 26th November 2020
Last updated: Thursday 9th November 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-561B06
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Blackburn with Darwen
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy unlooped palstave axe probably dating to the Middle Bronze Age palstave 1300 to 1150BC. The axe shares similarities with the Taunton metalwork assemblage and Hotham related to the palstaves of the Acton Park metalwork assemblage to which it bears some resemblance similar to Needham et al fig 140 (1985) and Read (1995: p.3 fig 9 ) Dated to 1200 BC. The axe is almost complete and is relatively long with a length of 150mm. The butt is slightly concave and has a width of 30mm. The flanges are flat, long in form in plan, straight and parallel as far as the stop but do not…
Created on: Wednesday 23rd May 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 26th February 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-31A16D
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Blackburn with Darwen
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Middle Bronze Age (c.1600-c.1000 BC) spearhead missing part of its socket. The spearhead has a leaf-shaped blade and is bent (possibly deliberately) so that it curves slightly towards the tip. The blade appears to have had slightly curved cutting edges. A prominent raised circular sectioned midrib runs longitudinally down the centre of each face, all the way to the tip and is lozengiform in cross-section. The socket is sub-rectangular and measures 15mm in diameter at the break. The spearhead was probably originally side-looped. The length is 115mm, the width…
Created on: Wednesday 9th November 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 18th May 2021
Spatial data recorded.