Record ID: DOR-86B8B9
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of gold strip or bar with a flared terminal. The strip has been coiled with the terminal on the inside. The strip is rectangular in cross section. At one end is a flared, flat-ended, terminal (approximately 4.5 mm thick) which is oval in cross section. At the other the strip has a deliberate angled cut. The strip is flattened from the terminal and expands in width to the cut end. The sides have been raised to create low flanges. This is slightly more prominent along the edges of one face (the outer face of the coil) than the other. The strip is 1.4 mm thick at the ridge…
Created on: Friday 10th July 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 12th September 2023
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Record ID: SUR-68C46E
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
A hoard of three items dating to the Taunton phase (c.1400-1275 BC) of the Middle Bronze Age and found buried together: A complete cast bronze rapier, 535mm in total length, with a solid copper alloy hilt which has been modelled in imitation of a wooden one. The rapier has been broken into three pieces. The tapering blade is 60mm wide at the handle and a maximum of 7.5mm thick with a "triple arris" shaped cross-section throughout its length. It is broken in two fragments, the larger, which is slightly bent, weighing 188g and the smaller, 23.34g.…
Created on: Friday 14th February 2020
Last updated: Monday 25th March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stalbridge area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-7F60F4
Object type: SICKLE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a Middle to Late Bronze Age copper alloy sickle, probably dating to c. 1500-800 BC. The fragment consists of a sub-triangular, curving fragment of blade, with a central mid-rib tapering into the edges in cross section. The fragment is truncated by an old break, with all edges being abraded. Length: 20.3mm; width: 15.6mm; thickness: 2.1mm; weight: 1.83g. cf. a similar, but more complete sickle found at Edington Burtle (Pearce 1983: 512-513, no. 648). The fragment is too incomplete to be further classified.
Created on: Thursday 28th February 2019
Last updated: Saturday 20th February 2021
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Record ID: HAMP-CEA8F1
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
A Middle to Late Bronze Age palstave axehead of Transitional or Late type, dating to the Penard or Wilburton phase (MBA III to LBA I; 1100 - 900 BC). The stop ridge is almost halfway between cutting edge and butt end (giving a long butt end) and both faces feature a high stop ridge and prominent central mid-rib, the face angled to either side. The butt end has rounded corners, perhaps through damage, and the flanges though damaged at their beginning do not begin for circa half the length of the butt end. Just above the stop ridge, the depth between ridge and face of the butt end is 1…
Created on: Wednesday 2nd January 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd January 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'St. Leonards and St. Ives', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-54B989
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of copper alloy palstave. The blade end only. The blade is rectangular in cross-section. The cutting edge is flared and curving. There is a slight curving ridge on both faces across the body of the axe, behind the cutting edge The blade thins gradually from the break to the cutting edge. Date: Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1000 BC. Dimensions:45.1mm x 50.8mm x 13.8mm. Weight: 126.16g.
Created on: Tuesday 28th August 2018
Last updated: Monday 7th January 2019
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Record ID: DOR-3F8E48
Object type: AWL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy awl or gouge. The awl has an rectangular cross section. It tapers towards both ends from the centre. Both sides taper on all four faces and terminate in a sub circular sectioned point. One side is slightly bent upwards. Reference: Read.B, 2016, pg.99, no.694. Date: Possibly late Bronze Age 1150 to 800 BC. Dimensions: 67.2mm 5mm 4.6mm Weight: 7.42g.
Created on: Wednesday 15th August 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 30th July 2019
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Record ID: DOR-3F8141
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy facetted socketed axehead dating to 1000 BC - 800 BC. As we cannot see the collar the axehead can probably be classified as Meldreth type, Ewart Park phase of metalwork. The cutting edge is expanded and relatively undamaged. The sides are faceted, giving a six-sided cross section. The socket mouth is circular although the collar is missing. On the upper part of the axe is a D-shaped, oval sectioned (approx 8mm in depth) attachment loop, it is positioned unusually horizontally instead of vertically probably directly below the missing collar. Date: Late Bronz…
Created on: Wednesday 15th August 2018
Last updated: Sunday 10th February 2019
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Record ID: DOR-AD7774
Object type: AWL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
A complete Late Bronze Age (c.1150-800 BC) copper alloy probable awl, with a square cross-section tapering into a flat rectangular sectioned tang at one end, and an oval cross section tapering to a rounded point at the other. Date: Late Bronze Age Dimensions: 60.8mm x 3.9mm x 3.9mm Weight: 3.55g Similar to database record HAMP-10928A
Created on: Wednesday 8th August 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 27th March 2019
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Record ID: OXON-FC8972
Object type: RIBBON
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
TREASURE CASE 2018 T373. Description: An incomplete strip of decorated gold, of probable Bronze Age dating (c. 2150 BC to c. 1150 BC). The strip is an oval/ellipse shaped band that tapers towards the possible terminals. The terminals have a corrugated appearance consisting of three or four peaks and troughs, each created length-ways for approximately one quarter of the object's length. The central section of the band is undecorated but, like the rest of the object, displays a number of scuffs and striations to both surfaces. There is evidence of a fold at either end of the corrugat…
Created on: Thursday 31st May 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 19th October 2022
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Record ID: DOR-EA2008
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a copper alloy palstave axe, probably dating to 1500 BC to 1150 BC. The flared, crescentic cutting edge only remains. It has a rectangular cross section. The surface is lightly corroded and pitted. Date: Middle Bronze Age Length: 26.70 mm Width: 34.37 mm Thickness: 9.93 mm Weight: 32.53 g
Created on: Friday 18th May 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 26th February 2019
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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: WILT-5213F9
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper-alloy flat axehead of the Early Bronze Age, dating to the period of 2200-1500 BC. It measures 78.36mm in length and 48.24mm in width. It is 10.21mm thick and weighs 159.11g. The axehead is broadly trapezoidal in shape. Its thickest point is in the middle, from where it tapers to the sides. The blade gradually widens towards the cutting edge edge. Both ends curve outwards slightly.
Created on: Friday 23rd March 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 9th January 2019
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Record ID: DOR-2D27D7
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete small copper alloy socketed and side-looped spearhead. Part of the socket has been broken off and the tip pf the spearhead is missing. The blades are short and leaf-shaped. The hollow of the socket extends 46 mm into the the spear. It is circular and tapers towards the tip, becoming lozengiform in cross section as it develops into the solid mid-rib between the blades. There are two small, oval, pierced side loops set opposite each other part way along the socket. There are traces of casting lines along the sides of the spearhead running from above the side loops to the ba…
Created on: Thursday 3rd August 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
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Record ID: WILT-A49B7A
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
A late Bronze Age faceted socketed axe of Meldreth type, Ewart Park metalwork assemblage, c1000-800BC. The axe is gently flaring to the curved cutting edge. There are ridges along the faceted sides of the axe. The casting ridges are visible. At the socket end of the axe is a narrow ridge and a deep convex collar. The collar is broken at a point. The socket is circular and there are slight inward projections set opposite on the edge, probably sprues from the casting process. At one side below the collar is a side loop. The socketed axe measures 101.93mm in length, 50.59mm wide (bla…
Created on: Wednesday 21st June 2017
Last updated: Thursday 22nd June 2017
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Record ID: DOR-364AF6
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of cast copper alloy socketed axe. Part of the opening of the socket. The mouth of the socket has a collar at the rim. There is a curving side loop below it set longitudinally. There is a filed casting line running from the rim and along the mid-line of the loop Date: Late Bronze Age - c. 1000 - 800 BC Dimensions: 26.72 mm x 23.78 mm x 12.47 mm Weight: 15.87 g
Created on: Tuesday 4th April 2017
Last updated: Monday 26th June 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Owermoigne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-FF338E
Object type: CAPE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
Description: A fragment of embossed gold sheet, decorated with circular (repoussé) bosses and pointillé (applied to v-shaped furrows in the sheet). There are two lines of pointillé and two rows of bosses (five complete and two incomplete bosses on one row and five bosses and one incomplete boss on the other row). The fragment has be snipped along three edges, while the forth edge is ragged. Along the ragged edge are several small, intentional perforations. One edge has apparently been folded and unfolded - in antiquity or since discovery. The decorative bosses are …
Created on: Wednesday 8th March 2017
Last updated: Sunday 29th January 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Rampisham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-B21001
Object type: ANVIL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
Bronze anvils like this were first produced in the later Middle Bronze Age (Ehrenberg 1981). This particular anvil is known as a 'complex anvil' in that it has a working face, a punching hole, a beak and a lengthy swage (apparently for forcing a sheet into premade shapes)--Although in this instance the swage looks almost like it could be hammered into a wooden base. Each feature is for working metal in a different way. BA anvils are typically small and were likely for working smaller items of copper alloy and precious metals. The composition of this anvil (a high tin bronze) would mak…
Created on: Wednesday 10th August 2016
Last updated: Thursday 7th December 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'dorset', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-FCCD7E
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
A copper tanged knife or dagger. The blade and tang are both thin with a rectangular cross section. The tang tapers very slightly into a rounded end. The blade is slightly an irregular pointed oval shape in outline and tapers to a a rounded tip. The missing handle has left a faint trace in the sutface corrosion as an ogival arc on the hilt. Date: Early Bronze Age - c. 2300 - 2500 BC - Chalcolithic Dimensions: 47.14 mm x 11.31 mm x 5.62 mm Weight: 8.67 g Similar objects are recorded in HESH-7C7854, LANCUM-3BEC10, NCL-093B77, SUR-38BFA5. Peter Reavill comments that this example…
Created on: Monday 21st March 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 12th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'East Dorset', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-0A6139
Object type: PENANNULAR RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
A gold penannular ring. Small gold penannular ring with decorative banding in narrow stripes, which would originally have shown as bands of yellow and paler, silver rich gold. The silver rich bands are tarnished to a grey colour. The ring appears to be solid. It has a sub-circular cross section and the ends of the terminals are flat.It may be similar to WAW-F3AE27 which examination at the British Museum was shown to have complex three-tone striping. Such ornaments are dated to the Late Bronze Age. Date: Late Bronze Age - c. 1150 - 800 BC Dimensions: 15.69 mm x 14.96 mm x 5.36 mm …
Created on: Wednesday 28th October 2015
Last updated: Saturday 12th January 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Milborne St Andrew', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-F1F966
Object type: BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete flint barbed and tanged arrowhead. Made on a flake of light brown flint. The faces have mid-gloss surfaces. The triangular arrowhead has been made laterally across a thin, broad flake which is slightly twisted. There are waves of percussion on the ventral face. There is semi-invasive retouch on the margins, forming a blunt point at the apex. At the base one of the notches is partially worked but incomplete, leaving it quite shallow. In forming the other notch the side has broken off, shearing from the centre of the notch to a point around two thirds along the margin on t…
Created on: Saturday 14th February 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 25th February 2015
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