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Record ID: LANCUM-DE1B40
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Early Bronze Age copper alloy developed flat axe, possibly Aylesford or Bandon type (Schmidt and Burgess, 1981, 65-7) probably dating to between c2300 to c1700 BC. The axe has a broad head, tapering to a narrow butt. There is no evidence of flanges or ridges along the sides of either face but it is heavily corroded. This implement is sub-rectangular in plan with an expanded crescent shaped blade. The butt, in plan, is complete with a rounded terminal. In cross section the body of the axe has lentoid profile. The axe appears to be undecorated. The length is 77mm, width 37mm, thickness …
Created on: Tuesday 16th January 2018
Last updated: Friday 22nd March 2019
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Record ID: LANCUM-07A60C
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Late Middle Bronze Age to early Late Bronze Age copper alloy shield-pattern palstave axe head, Arreton/Acton Park Metalwork Assemblage (Burgess and Schmidt 1981, nos. 777-785). The butt is quite boxy but the stop and side flanges appear fused. One side of the cutting blade (the innermost side in the image) is more reduced than the other side. It has not been possible to determine wether this is due wear or damage. There is also some damage to the butt. The axe head dates from c1600 to c1200 BC.
The length is 165mm, width 52mm, and the weight is 385g.
Created on: Friday 9th October 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 17th November 2021
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This findspot is known as 'near Bamber Bridge', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: LANCUM-C6A25A
Object type: DAGGER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Probably an incomplete Middle Bronze Age or early Late Bronze Age dagger or dirk (probably the former). It is plain and in fair condition with a smooth patina and only some evidence for corrosion and bronze disease. The hilt section is incomplete but it was likely that the organic holt was attached with two (or potentially four) rivets, now missing. There was a slightly raised mid-rib and the edges re bevelled, giving the blade a flat-lozenge cross-section. The section immediately past the hilt section does not draw in, so the identification as a dagger appears more likely. However, a…
Created on: Wednesday 30th June 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 17th November 2021
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This findspot is known as 'near Barnoldswick', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: LANCUM-59D5C5
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Late Bronze Age copper alloy socketed looped tool, probably an axehead or chisel. The object is not of robust construction and may well have been designed for some lighter task such as trimming, as opposed to felling. The only decoration is a 2mm wide transverse raised collar 17mm from the socketed end. The mouth of the socket is sub-circular and the internal diameter is 22mm. Loop length 20mm externally, 7.9mm internally. Ewart Park phase attribution so dates to between c900 to c750 BC.
Length 95mm, width 46mm, thickness 27mm, and weight 91.85g.
The axe is similar, but of a mor…
Created on: Monday 22nd July 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 16th November 2021
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This findspot is known as 'near Clitheroe', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: LANCUM-5AC798
Object type: HAMMER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Late Bronze Age copper alloy socketed hammer. There is no apparent decoration and it is slimmer than is usual. The hammer is sub rectangular and slightly wasted in plan. In profile it is a truncated sub-triangle, with the facetted striking face being at the narrower end and the socket at the wider. The socket has a sub rectangular mouth and its internal dimensions are 43mm x 14mm x 12mm. The striking surface is rectangular in end view and is a typical obliquely angled triangle in profile, with bulging from use on when edge. It is Ewart Park phase attribution so would date from c1000 t…
Created on: Monday 22nd July 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 16th November 2021
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This findspot is known as 'near Carnforth', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: LANCUM-AC379B
Object type: FLANGED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Early to the Middle Bronze Age cast copper alloy flanged axehead (developed flat axe). For just over two thirds of its length if has roughly parallel straight sides and a width of approximately 25mm. About 30mm from the cutting end, the axe thins and splays into a crescentic edge. The straight median sections have raised 'flanges' (approximately 2mm high) inset from their bevelled edges by approximately 3mm. Each bevelled face on the sides is about 8mm at its widest, and narrow to the ends. The butt end is roughly squared off. 43mm from the butt end on each face there are proto stop r…
Created on: Wednesday 7th August 2019
Last updated: Friday 22nd April 2022
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This findspot is known as 'near Clitheroe', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: LANCUM-4291F9
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete copper-alloy unlooped palstave or flanged axehead of Middle Bronze Age date (c. 1500 - 1150 BC). The blade end of the object has been removed in a straight cut. The cut face is patinated and abraded. The body of the object is rectangular in section. There is a median stop ridge from which the butt end tapers to a point, with curved flanges either side. The surface displays patches of green copper corrosion. The object is 105.24mm in length, 35.27mm in width and 29.02mm in thickness. It weighs 262g.
Created on: Wednesday 14th August 2019
Last updated: Friday 31st January 2020
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Record ID: LANCUM-97FA16
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Hoard of two early Bronze Age copper alloy flat axes with similarities to the Aylesford tradition of the early Bronze Age, dating from c. 2050-1750BC.
Axe 1 - A cast copper-alloy flat axehead of the Early Bronze Age, dating to the period of 2050-1700 BC. Early Bronze Age bronze Developed (relatively late) flat axe, similar to Irish flat axes, and dating to the Willerby stage (i.e. 20th - 18th century BC) or later. It is possible that this axe is an Irish import (see examples in Harbison1969). The axe is near-complete sub-rectangular in plan but is heavily corroded with some perip…
Created on: Monday 14th May 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 15th February 2022
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This findspot is known as 'near Burnley', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: LANCUM-697908
Object type: ADZE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Bronze age copper alloy palstave adze 1500 - 1150BC. The length is 125mm, the width of blade is 28mm thickness 20mm and the weight 138.02g. The object is rectangular in form and cross section and is intact, with slight damage to its butt end and some of its surface.
The butt end is rectangular in form and triangular in cross section, with each face having a rectangular shaped recess with a raised border to contain the handle. The blade, which has an elongated triangular cross section, tapers in width from the point it joins the butt. Overall it is 20mm wide and rectangular in form,…
Created on: Tuesday 5th June 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 4th July 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-5E49AA
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy complete unlooped palstave axe probably dating to the Middle Bronze Age palstave 1450 to 1300 BC. The axe is of 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 ). The butt is slightly concave and has a width of 55mm. The flanges are flat, longiform in plan, straight and parallel as far as the stop but do not extend all the way to the butt, with a width at the stop of 30mm. The blade i…
Created on: Monday 23rd July 2018
Last updated: Monday 7th January 2019
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Record ID: LANCUM-91247A
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy unlooped palstave axe probably dating to the Middle Bronze Age palstave 1450 to 1200BC. 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 ). The axe is almost complete with a length of 123mm. The butt is slightly concave and has a width of 20mm. The flanges are flat, longiform in plan, straight and parallel as far as the stop, with a width of 20mm. The blade is flaring 42mm wide…
Created on: Tuesday 19th June 2018
Last updated: Monday 7th January 2019
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Record ID: LANCUM-6507C2
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Early Bronze Age copper alloy flat axe with similarities to the Migdale-Marnoch tradition of the early Bronze Age, dating from c. 2200-1900BC. The flat axe is broadly sub rectangular in shape with a splayed crescent shaped blade. In profile it is broadly lentoid, with slight tapering edges. The blade is flaring to the edge and the blade facet is bevelled from hammering. The long side-edges of the axe are slightly flanged. The butt is flat slightly tapering with damage to the edge.
The length is 175mm, and the width of blade is 84mm, width of butt 30mm and the thickness 14mm. .
S…
Created on: Monday 27th January 2014
Last updated: Monday 27th January 2014
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This findspot is known as 'HURST GREEN', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: LANCUM-1C4D1C
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete Early Bronze Age cast copper-alloy undecorated developed flat axe (c. 2000-1700 BC): This implement is sub-rectangular in plan with an expanded crescent shaped blade. The butt, in plan, is complete with a rounded terminal. The side profile of the axe is lentoid with both terminals tapering. In cross section the body of the axe has lentoid profile. The axe appears to be undecorated. The butt end of the axe has been hammered flat creating a proto-stop ridge. The blade tip flares outwards from the body forming a concave hollow. The blade appears to be symmetrical. There is an …
Created on: Tuesday 9th May 2017
Last updated: Friday 31st January 2020
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Record ID: LANCUM-2FD057
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Hoard of seven early Bronze Age copper alloy flat axes with similarities to the Migdale-Marnoch tradition of the early Bronze Age, dating from c. 2200-1900BC. All are of early types and surface analysis undertaken at the British Museum has shown all to be of unalloyed copper with (unquantified) traces of arsenic, silver and antimony. Although they have somewhat corroded surfaces and a range of other minor damage, all are essentially complete objects. Their original outlines can be extrapolated with some confidence, thus allowing classification according to the latest scheme for sou…
Created on: Wednesday 10th May 2017
Last updated: Friday 31st January 2020
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This findspot is known as 'Westby-with-Plumptons', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: LANCUM-FF125F
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Mid to Late Bronze Age copper alloy fragment probably a broken rapier or dagger dating 1500 - 1000BC. The object is triangular in form and an oval in cross section. It represents the damaged tip of a spear head. It has a narrow central rib with adjacent channels which has a circular cross section and tapers towards the point. The blades which are damaged taper in width towards the point. Rapiers are really long and have a slim blade and the shoulders and hilt, have broken off Similar to GLO-7EFE1A and WILT-471861 on the database. The length is 143mm, the width is 38mm thickness 20mm a…
Created on: Tuesday 13th June 2017
Last updated: Saturday 9th March 2019
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Record ID: LANCUM-FF1A46
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete Early Bronze Age cast copper-alloy undecorated developed flat axe (c. 2000-1700 BC): This implement is sub-rectangular in plan with an expanded crescent shaped blade. The butt, in plan, is complete with a rounded terminal. The side profile of the axe is lentoid with both terminals tapering. In cross section the body of the axe has lentoid profile. The axe is decorated with short incised probably chiselled lines below the stop ridge and along the length to the blade. The butt end of the axe has been hammered flat creating a proto-stop ridge. The blade tip flares outwards fro…
Created on: Tuesday 13th June 2017
Last updated: Friday 31st January 2020
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Record ID: LANCUM-FF28DD
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Bronze Age small cast copper alloy flat axe with a narrow butt end and a slightly flanged blade, dating from the Early Bronze Age c. 2125-1950 BC. The edge of the blade of the axe appears to be unused, and the size of the axe suggests that it might have been used for votive reasons. The colour suggests that the axe is copper-rich and the original surface survives well in places, with patches of corrosion product and a few pits, and a few marks on one face of the blade. Otherwise the axe is in good condition. Flat axes with narrow butt ends with rectangular sections and slightly flange…
Created on: Tuesday 13th June 2017
Last updated: Friday 31st January 2020
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Record ID: LANCUM-FF3E11
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy palstave dating from the Middle Bronze Age, i.e. c. 1500-1300BC. The axe is a heavy implement for its size and complete with the two flanges and a crescent-shaped blade with up-turned corners. It is part of the Taunton metalwork assemblage. The axe has two triangular flanges (diamond-shaped from the side). The casting flashes are visible and have been filed but are still slightly raised and with its small, worn semi-circular stop-ridge it could be related to the shield-pattern palstaves of the Acton Park metalwork assemblage to which it bears some resemblance. It has…
Created on: Tuesday 13th June 2017
Last updated: Friday 31st January 2020
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Record ID: LANCUM-B28EB0
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy developed flat axe of miniature form or possibly a chisel of early Bronze age date (2050- 1750 BC). The axe is possibly of Type Bandon, Variant Swinton but it is smaller that so far known examples. The object resembles a miniature version of the earliest and simplest solid cast copper alloy axe-heads. The axehead is sub-rectangular in plan with a narrow sub-rounded butt and parallel slightly tapering sides which expand to the cutting edge. The cutting edge is slightly convex (bowed). In profile and cross section the axehead is lentoid. The patina has broken away leaving a…
Created on: Tuesday 17th May 2016
Last updated: Friday 10th March 2017
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Record ID: LVPL-FA40F5
Object type: FLANGED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy (bronze) short flanged axe of Middle Bronze Age dating, probably of the Acton Park or Taunton metalwork assemblage and dating from c.1500 to c. 1300BC. The palstave has a slight depression below the stop ridge on each face which may be a worn shield shaped pattern. The blade of the palstave is sub-triangular in plan, with convex expanding sides, and a convex cutting edge. One side of the cutting edge is more rounded and worn than the other. The cutting edge measures 3 mm thick.
In profile the blade is sub-triangular with the widest section being befo…
Created on: Thursday 13th October 2016
Last updated: Friday 14th October 2016
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This findspot is known as 'Up Holland', grid reference and parish protected.
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