Record ID: DOR-8CE34B
Object type: CHISEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, cast, copper-alloy chisel or awl. A bar of copper alloy, sub-angular in cross section with a break at one and and a tapered and splayed working edge at the other. Date: Possibly Late Bronze Age - c. 1250 - 800 BC Length: 61.9 mm Width: 2.92 mm Thickness: 3.83 mm Weight: 3.49 g
Created on: Monday 6th November 2023
Last updated: Saturday 30th December 2023
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Record ID: DOR-D2EF2C
Object type: CHISEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete small copper alloy chisel or possibly a miniature flat axe. The object has a butt which tapers to a point and a flaring blade with a convex cutting edge which is chipped. It thickens from the butt to the centre and then thins to the cutting edge giving it a sub oval longitudinal profile. It is rectangular in its transverse cross section. Date: Bronze Age - c. 1100 - 800 BC Dimensions: 61.34 mm x 20.05 mm x 4.35 mm Weight: 11.29 g Similar objects can be found on the PAS database at: SF-81B0CD and DOR-D8751E
Created on: Monday 17th April 2023
Last updated: Saturday 2nd December 2023
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Record ID: DOR-D8751E
Object type: CHISEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete small copper alloy chisel or possibly a miniature flat axe. There is a break at the butt. The object has a tapered butt and a flaring blade with a convex cutting edge. It is thinned from the butt to the cutting edge giving it a wedge shaped longitudinal profile. It is rectangular in its transverse cross section. Date: Bronze Age - c. 1100 - 800 BC Dimensions: 52.47 mm x13.63 mm x 3.49 mm Weight: 9.89 g Similar to SF-81B0CD
Created on: Friday 25th March 2022
Last updated: Monday 4th April 2022
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Record ID: DEV-C3AD9B
Object type: CHISEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
A Late Bronze Age copper alloy tanged chisel, probably dating to c. 1150-800 BC. The chisel survives complete, although the tang has been damaged, and is now bent at 45 degrees to the plane. The tang is rectangular in cross section, tapering to a point in profile and with a sub-rectangular end in plan, with the remains of casting seems running down either lateral face, particularly prominent at the interstice with the collar. The latter is elaborated, and oval in cross section, with concave sides and an expanded upper edge. The blade projects from below the less pronounced lower ed…
Created on: Wednesday 16th May 2018
Last updated: Thursday 8th November 2018
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Record ID: DOR-D9ED3E
Object type: CHISEL
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An elongate, narrow, sub-oval, bifacially worked flint chisel made on a thick flake or naturally fractured nodule fragment. One face has steep flaking around the entire margin and a central axial zone of chalky cortex remains. The other face has covering, scaled, low angle retouch with an irregular flake pattern, one end is steeply flaked from both sides, producing a sub lozengiform cross-section; the other end is flatter, creating a near plano convex cross section. The 'plano convex' end is blunt; the other end is wedge shaped, formed by an oblique (not tranchet) flake. The tool is c…
Created on: Thursday 16th November 2017
Last updated: Monday 15th January 2018
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Record ID: DOR-349000
Object type: CHISEL
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of a possible flint chisel. The object appears to be the butt-end of a narrow, elongate bifacially worked tool, probably broken during manufacture. One end rounded, one end rectilinear. Both faces exhibit covering, scaled, semi-abrupt (in places stepped) flaking to form a lozenge shaped cross section. The midline edges are slightly irregular but straight overall, and the butt is irregular in shape. The break is near perpendicular to the long axis and is probably the result of end-shock during manufacture; a second angled facet to the break on one face is noted, co-inciding with a…
Created on: Monday 10th July 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd May 2018
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Record ID: WILT-BCBB58
Object type: CHISEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Bronze Age chisel fragment measuring 33.35mm in length and 45.6mm wide. The chisel is incomplete only the blade survives. The blade thins from 4.9mm thick to 1.5mm thick at the cutting edge, the break at the top of the blade is broadly oval in cross section. The blade expands from the break towards the cutting edge. The chisel weighs 26.15 grams.
Created on: Monday 12th October 2015
Last updated: Monday 12th October 2015
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Record ID: DOR-EE8574
Object type: CHISEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy socketed chisel with curvilinear decoration. A wedge-shaped implement with a square socket. There is the remnant of a beaded lip around the top of the socket. The "chisel" tapers gently to a curved cutting edge. The sides taper and become narrower than the faces of the chisel. Below the rim of the socket there is moulded line decoration comprising three concentric curved lines on each of the faces and the sides.Parts of the axe retain a dark brown patina, but there are large areas where the surface is lost and light green bronze corrosion is visible. Date: Late Bronze …
Created on: Tuesday 10th September 2013
Last updated: Thursday 7th November 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Buckland Newton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-D3F755
Object type: CHISEL
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete flaked flint chisel. Grey flint with a thick, off-white matt patina. There is also iron staining over much of the surface, particularly along the ridges. The chisel is long and thin. It is broadly rectangular, tapering only slightly towards the butt. The butt has been snapped off and the flint has re-patinated to a mottled milky white. The chisel has a lentoid profile. It has been extensively flaked along the edges on both faces. The cutting edge is unsharpened and has been formed by the removal of small flakes. Date: Neolithic - c. 3500 - 2100 BC Dimensions: 126 mm x …
Created on: Tuesday 17th April 2012
Last updated: Thursday 7th November 2019
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Record ID: DOR-35BD00
Object type: CHISEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An small, incomplete copper alloy probable chisel. It has a sub-square cross section (slightly lozengiform) and tapers to a wedge shape at the cutting edge. It is broken at the wider end. It is possibly Bronze Age in date. Two similar vexamples are SOM-256407 and SOMDOR-C4C660 recorded by Dr Naomi Payne. Dimensions: 37.17 mm x 4.86 mm x 4.16 mm Weight: 3.67 g Date: Bronze AGe - c. 2150 - 800 BC
Created on: Wednesday 30th September 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: DOR-C367E2
Object type: CHISEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy chisel. A small chisel with a broad, slightly flaring blade and a curving cutting edge. The blade thins towards the sides and to the cutting edge. The tang is rectangular in cross section and sharply narrowed from the blade. It tapers to a point. This object is similar to DOR-BFD933 and SUR-EB0AB6. Date: Late Bronze Age - c. 1100 - 800 BC Dimensions: 44.43 mm x 17.92 mm x 2.81 mm Weight: 6.44g
Created on: Monday 20th April 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: SOMDOR-C4C660
Object type: CHISEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper alloy chisel blade of probable Bronze Age date. Any collar and/or tang has been broken off the blade. The object has a rectangular profile which tapers to a flat, slightly curving blade. The edges are squared. On both of the flat sides, a groove runs along the object; on one side it is fairly central, but on the other it runs along one edge, making the profile more triangular towards the proximal end. The object is similar to Bronze Age chisels such as NMS-9A9212 and NMS-083CF3, both from Norfolk.
Created on: Wednesday 24th August 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Compton Abbas', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-7B3C43
Object type: CHISEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy palstave chisel or miniature axe with the cutting edge and part of the hafting groove remaining. The cutting edge is narrow and slightly flaring. It tapers back to a rectangular channel on both sides with raised edges along the side. It's dimensions are 51.82mm x 22.54mm x 9.03mm
Created on: Thursday 21st October 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: SOMDOR409
Object type: CHISEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy implement. Possibly a small chisel. Shaft is round sectioned. Tang is formed by tapering of shaft to a point. Functional end is a flattened chisel like blade. Slightly bent.
Created on: Friday 7th April 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Piddlehinton', grid reference and parish protected.