Record ID: LANCUM-A389B3
Object type: CASTING WASTE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Mid to Late Bronze Age casting gate or jets.The object consists of two conical sprues or flashes with a casting well that is a figure '8' in plan. Casting jets, such as this, are waste products which form at the top of a two-piece clay mould when the molten metal has filled the object-shaped void below and around the gate piece which had two conical apertures. These sorts wsate material are made uo of re-usable metal, and would have been retained for resmelting. They turn up in base metal hoards of the period and later Suggested date range c1500 to c800 BC, probably after c1000…
Created on: Wednesday 2nd August 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 24th January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Barnoldswick', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-87D3FB
Object type: CASTING WASTE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probably a Bronze Age to Post Medieval casting jet but possibly a Medieval copper alloy miscast seal matrix. Probably dates to between c2350 BC and c1750 AD. The length is 32mm, width 28mm, height 23mm, and the weight is 35.64g. It may well be damaged or incomplete.
Created on: Monday 3rd February 2020
Last updated: Monday 25th October 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Gisburn', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-C31844
Object type: CASTING WASTE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of copper alloy, probable casting waste, possibly of Bronze Age dating (2150 BC to 800 BC). However, due to the lack of context and continuation of casting styles, this fragment could be dated from the Bronze Age through to the Roman Period (c.2150 BC - 410 AD). The fragment is sub triangular in plan, and roughly D shaped in cross section. It has an irregular, rough surface. It is most likely part of a copper ingot, prior to being smelted and cast. It is a mid to dark green colour. A couple of small areas of iron staining, probably due to impurities in the copper. An e…
Created on: Wednesday 6th April 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 12th July 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-0BB8A7
Object type: CASTING WASTE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Unidentified object or casting waste, possibly Late Bronze Age c. 1000-800BC. Object is long and narrow and has two distinct parts, this caused by corrosion. The forepart is tapered slightly and has a knob on the tip, whilst the hindpart looks to be square with a hole in the middle which does not go throught to the front of the object. These two parts are connected by a narrow bridge of metal. Dimensions: length: 40mm, width: 12mm, thickness: 7mm and weight: 9.15g.
Created on: Thursday 10th June 2010
Last updated: Thursday 20th January 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Morecambe area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-0B4260
Object type: CASTING WASTE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a cast copper alloy casting or smelting waste, probably dating from the Middle or Late Bronze Age, i.e. c. 2000-800BC. It is likely that this is a fragment of a cu-alloy 'cake', ie the cu-alloy residue left over from the smelting process. This would then be broken into smaller pieces that various different artefacts can be cast from. Cake fragments such as this are a rare find for North West England. They are much more common in East Anglia as both single finds and in Late Bronze Age metalwork hoards. Dimensions: length: 42mm, width: 29mm, thickness: 22mm and weight: 86.24g.
Created on: Thursday 10th June 2010
Last updated: Thursday 20th January 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Morecambe area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-8D57C1
Object type: CASTING WASTE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possibly Chalcolithic/early Bronze Age riveting tool, c.2450-2150BC. The riveting tool is associated with LANCUM-3BEC10. May represent early Bronze Age metal working activity. The patina is light green. The length is 32mm, width 18mm, thickness 13mm and weight 25.06g.
Created on: Monday 29th June 2009
Last updated: Thursday 17th December 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'MORECAMBE BAY', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-8D35E1
Object type: CASTING WASTE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possibly Chalcolithic/early Bronze Age copper cake, c.2450-2150BC. The copper cake is associated with LANCUM-3BEC10. May represent early Beaker metal working activity The patina is light green with reddish brown occasional inclusions and shows wear from being in the ground. The length is 28mm, width 20mm, thickness 7mm and weight 8.75g.
Created on: Monday 29th June 2009
Last updated: Monday 21st October 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'MORECAMBE BAY', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-8CCE11
Object type: CASTING WASTE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Chalcolithic/early Bronze Age copper cake, c.2450-2150BC. The copper cake is associated with LANCUM-3BEC10. The cake represents early Bronze Age metal working activity. The patina is light green with reddish brown occasional inclusions and shows wear from being in the ground. The length is 97mm, width 61mm, thickness 11mm and weight too heavy for scales.
Created on: Monday 29th June 2009
Last updated: Thursday 17th December 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'MORECAMBE BAY', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-DBD9F6
Object type: CASTING WASTE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy casting residue. Ripple marks on the obverse suggest that it is casting waste. Probably Post-Medieval but could be earlier.
Created on: Friday 18th November 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL754
Object type: CASTING WASTE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of possible bronze casting waste
Created on: Wednesday 25th August 1999
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.