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Record ID: LANCUM-9D8817
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
A Bronze Age flat axe head. It is a trapezoidal in shape,widening towards the blade end. The blade is curved. There is no apparent stop feature. The side profile is slightly lenticular, with bevelled edges, which probably assigns this to Needhams Class 2. Further, the gently curved sides may suggest that it is Sub-class 2C. There is little corrosion, the object has an even brown patina
Dimensions: 123mm long and 73mm wide, it is 7mm thick
Created on: Friday 1st December 2023
Last updated: Thursday 4th January 2024
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This findspot is known as 'Near Torrisholme', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: LANCUM-7453CB
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete and well preserved copper alloy side-looped spearhead. It has an elongated leaf shaped blade, with a pronounced mid rib. This ends in a conical socket, widening towards the end. In this are the remains of wood. The side loops are lozenge shaped and are flat to the socket. Similar examples (LANCUM-4A2E2C and SWYOR6000EC) are considered to be Davis Type 6B, Acton to Taunton Metalwork Assemblage (ref: Davis 2012, nos. 280-317), and date to the Middle Bronze Age date, about 1550 BC - 1250 BC
Dimensions: 160mm long and 50mm wide approxima…
Created on: Thursday 24th August 2023
Last updated: Thursday 29th February 2024
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This findspot is known as 'Near Whittington', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: BM-27DFCC
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
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A complete and well crafted penannular bracelet with a band of thin, āCā section. The section is, however, thickest at the centre, thinner, rounded and highly polished along the edges. The band tapers gently towards the squared off terminals, which are defined by a narrow beading created by turning the metal outward slightly.
The bracelet has many dents and scratches visible under magnification. Slight compression of the band around the middle has caused limited distortion and misalignment of the terminals. One of the latter is damaged by a small nick.
D…
Created on: Wednesday 4th May 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 25th May 2022
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Record ID: LANCUM-C6B737
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete cast copper alloy socketed spearhead of Middle Bronze Age date (1500-1100BC). The form corresponds to Davis’ (2012) Group 6 (Developed side-looped) and is most probably a product of the later Arreton, Acton Park, Taunton or early Wilburton metalworking phases (Needham’s (1996) Periods 4-5, c 1500-1100 BC). The remaining portion is 159mm in length, with a socket of 19mm diameter. The blade is leaf shaped and 28mm in width with a pronounced mid rib. There are two small and narrow flanking side loops around half way along the tapering conical socket.
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Created on: Friday 17th December 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
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This findspot is known as 'Near Thurnham', 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-60E4F4
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Middle Bronze Age copper alloy socketed spearhead with side loops dating from c1400 to c1250 BC, part of the Taunton metalworking assemblage. The main body is hollow, forming a socket for the insertion of a shaft, with two open loops at the sides. The blade is flame shaped, composed of two wings, emerging either side of the central rib. The central rib runs all the way to the point of the head. A low ridge runs longitudinally along the apex the of much rib on both faces. The blade edges and tip are damaged as is the rim of the socket. Length of blade section is 82mm. Socket diameter at…
Created on: Tuesday 13th April 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
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This findspot is known as 'near Garstang', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: LANCUM-0B0E4D
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy flat axe dating from the Early Bronze Age that is c. 2500-2400BC. It is 30mm wide at the butt and flares gently to 60mm at the crescentic cutting edge. It is undecorated with a smooth obverse and reverse; there is no sign of side flanges or a stop ridge. Broad, square butt and deep cutting edge.
Needham's Class 2A, Type Burley Camp (Needham 2017, 46).
Needham, S. 2017. The Classification of Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age Copper and Bronze Axe-heads from Southern Britain. Oxford: Access ARchaeology.
Length 110 mm, width 60mm, thickness 10mm, and weig…
Created on: Wednesday 9th December 2020
Last updated: Friday 26th March 2021
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'near Carnforth', 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
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This findspot is known as 'near Bamber Bridge', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: LANCUM-B44DAD
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Early Bronze Age Unclassified Developed flat axe with the beginning of a stop ridge, but not developed stop ridge, Aylesford Metalwork Assemblage (Schmidt and Burgess 1981, nos. 381-394). The thickest point (8mm) is a flat ridge 43mm from the butt. The axe is 15mm wide at this point. There are slight flanges 0.3mm at the highest. The axehead's sides are undecorated but the main faces are decorated with a series of diagonal lines, most approximately 4mm long, that intersect to form chevrons and broken horizontal bands of zigzags below the ridge and towards the cutting edge. Between …
Created on: Wednesday 5th February 2020
Last updated: Friday 2nd December 2022
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'near Barnoldswick', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: LANCUM-4A2E2C
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Middle Bronze Age copper alloy developed side-looped spearhead with lozenge-shaped side plates, a Type 6B, Acton to Taunton Metalwork Assemblage (ref: Davis 2012, nos. 280-317). There is some deformation to edge 15mm from point. The rib width is 10mm at the distal junction with the blade edges. Blades are 28mm long, 4mm wide, and 1mm thick. The flattened loops are 16 and 17mm long, 7mm wide, and 2.5mm high. Approximate depth of the socket cavity is 56mm. Dates to between c1500 and c1200 BC.
Length 83mm, width 19mm, diameter 18mm, and weight 46.46g.
Created on: Wednesday 2nd October 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
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This findspot is known as 'near Gisburn', 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-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-5B06F4
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Middle Bronze Age copper alloy socketed and side looped spearhead. It is similar to Taunton phase spearheads. There is a 6mm long scar across the shaft just below blade from an edged tool or weapon. The main body is hollow, forming a socket for the insertion of a shaft, with two flattened loops at the sides. The blade is composed of two wings, emerging either side of the central rib and having a concave lozenge-shaped cross section. The central rib runs all the way to the point of the head. The blade edges are bevelled bifacially. Length of blade section is 78mm. Approximate socket dep…
Created on: Monday 22nd July 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
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This findspot is known as 'near Garstang', 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-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-F0B1FD
Object type: FLANGED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper-alloy flanged axehead dating to the middle Bronze Age (c. 1300 - 1200 BC). The axehead is a Later Short Flanged axehead of Type Lissett. The axehead has a narrow rectangular-sectioned body that widens and flattens at one end into a curved cutting edge. The other end flattens into a blunt edge. A pair of lozenge-shaped flanges are present on either side of the butt end. The object is light brown in colour with a patchy green patina. It is 156.0mm in length, 66.5mm in width and 36.5mm in thickness. It weighs 474g.
This type of axehead is common in East Yorkshire but have bee…
Created on: Thursday 11th April 2019
Last updated: Friday 31st January 2020
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Record ID: LANCUM-2BE374
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper-alloy developed flat axehead dating from the Early Bronze Age, that is c. 2000-1900BC.
The axehead survives in good condition with a very shiny, glossy surface and smooth patina. The surface is slightly pitted, but there is no sign of the later stages of bronze disease. The axehead is lenticular in profile, with slightly raised but not pronounced flanges. It does not have a stop ridge, but a very slight raised section across the centre. This is curved and made more visible but being undecorated above the 'ledge' and decorated below. The decoration consists of a untidy 'rain'…
Created on: Tuesday 12th February 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 5th March 2019
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Carnforth', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: LANCUM-2BBD52
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper-alloy axehead dating from the Early Bronze Age, that is c. 2200-2100BC.
The axehead survives intact and in good condition with some bronze corrosion coming through along the sides. Most of the original olive-green patina is still in place, but the surface is pitted with corrosion showing through. The axehead has curved, diverging sides with a curved, splayed cutting edge/blade. The butt is semi-circular and the the axe is lenticular in profile. The casting seams were removed and the axehead shows signs of repeated resharpening along the cutting edge (striations). It is decor…
Created on: Tuesday 12th February 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 5th March 2019
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Carnforth', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: LANCUM-2B1A5D
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper or copper-alloy axehead probably dating from the Chalcolithic/Copper Age or the very Early Bronze Age, that is c. 2400-2300BC. The axe survives in good condition with a rusty-coloured surface and rough patina. It has straight diverging sides, a straight butt and a gently curved cutting edge/blade. Its profile is flat lenticular and it is undecorated. According to Needham's Classification of Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age Copper and Bronze Axe-Heads, this is most likely a Class 2B or 2C axe, dating from the 24th or 23rd C BC. Needham's classification is mainly based on axehea…
Created on: Tuesday 12th February 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 5th March 2019
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Carnforth', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: LVPL-5B9AE9
Object type: FLANGED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
An Early Bronze Age III - Middle Bronze Age I (1800-1500 BC) flanged axe head or axe shaped ingot, possibly water rolled, and unusual in its crudeness. Its uneven shape makes accurate measurement and labelling of areas difficult, but the thickest section is approximately 14mm at its widest pont, and the blade tip is an uneven 2-4 mm in fluctuation. The surface is pitted and appears to have delaminated; areas show different levels and kinds of corrosion, varying from predictable greens to a blueish tinge.
The rear of the object is not bilaterally symmetrical but has a thumbprint-s…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 26th May 2021
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Dalton', grid reference and parish protected.
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