Record ID: LVPL501
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Unlooped shield pattern palstave axehead with stop ridge. Complete.
Created on: Monday 14th December 1998
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'LANCASHIRE SLYNE WITH HEST', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL767
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Unlooped palstave with incipient stop ridge and shield. Butt end slightly damaged.
Created on: Wednesday 25th August 1999
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'LANCASHIRE MORECAMBE', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL2231
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Shield pattern palstave with stop ridge. Wings denuded by corrosion.
Created on: Monday 2nd September 2002
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-594187
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
A near complete but worn copper alloy unlooped palstave axe dating from the Middle Bronze Age (c.1700 BC - 1400 BC), belonging to the Arreton or Acton Park phase of Bronze Age metalwork. The main body of the axe is rectangular with the blade part flaring outwards to form a curved cutting edge. The main body of the axe is rectangular with the blade part flaring outwards to form a curved cutting edge. The axe has a well-defined stop-ridge on both faces and the flat sides of the axe are lozenge-shaped from this stop ridge extending towards the butt of the axe. The axe has notable p…
Created on: Tuesday 1st September 2015
Last updated: Thursday 17th March 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-B399FB
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy palstave dating from the Middle Bronze Age, that is c. 1400-1300BC. Its type is equivalent in dating to British palstaves of the Taunton metalwork assemblage. The palstave survives complete and almost untarnished; it is in very good condition. The blade is crescent-shaped and the sides almost parallel while the sides are diamond- or kite-shaped. There is a stop-ridge half way down the body for securing the shaft and a semi-circular hollow moulding underneath.
Created on: Wednesday 25th June 2014
Last updated: Thursday 5th March 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lancaster', grid reference and parish protected.

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
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Bamber Bridge', 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
Spatial data recorded.

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-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
Spatial data recorded.