Record ID: WAW-D168A8
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy (bronze) socketed axehead of middle to late Bronze Age date (c. 1300-800 BC). The fragment comprises the blade, above which is a worn and abraded break that reveals a shallow portion of the socket. The fragment is sub-trapezoidal in plan and has a triangular cross section. The blade is an asymmetrical crescent, which is possibly due to wear and abrasion. The angle of the right-hand side of the blade is steeper than that of the left-hand side. The broken edge of the axe runs at an angle inwards from the bottom before rising towards the top end of …
Created on: Friday 2nd February 2024
Last updated: Sunday 3rd March 2024
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Record ID: WAW-08FC02
Object type: AXE HAMMER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete stone axe hammer dating to the Late Neolithic to early Bronze Age period (c. 2500 BC - 1800 BC). The object is ovoid in form, with a rounded hammer end and pointed tip, with a central hole for attachment. There is an irregular facet adjacent to the hammer end. The stone appears to be igneous in composition.  Comparable examples recorded on the PAS database include: LEIC-300870, NMGW-0431CC and WMID-42A930. Glenn (2017) states that 'the function of this artefact is also not fully understood. The larger examples are thought to be either …
Created on: Thursday 2nd March 2023
Last updated: Thursday 2nd March 2023
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Record ID: WAW-23205A
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy (bronze) blade, likely a rapier or dirk and dating to the Middle to Late Bronze Age (c. 1600-1000 BC). The fragment has a lenticular cross section and is sub-trapezoidal in plan, starting at initially at 12.02mm wide at the bottom, expanding to 13.75mm wide before then tapering to 6.53mm at the top. A flattened midrib runs along the object. The blade is bent around half way along the length from the bottom before being bent back, forming a slight arch. The blade has lost much of its cutting edge due to abrasion in the soil. The blade has a Verdigris patina …
Created on: Monday 14th November 2022
Last updated: Monday 14th November 2022
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Record ID: WAW-EB0CAC
Object type: CORE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint core of type A2 probably dating to the Bronze Age period (c. 2000-800 BC). The object is sub-pyramidal in form and retains pinkish-brown cortex around one edge and in one small patch adjacent. The flint is semi-translucent and grey in colour. A striking platform and the removal of a few small flakes up to a hinge fracture can be seen along one edge before loss or discard.  The overall dimensions are as follows: 33.53mm in length, 28.86mm in width, 30.60mm in thickness and 37.86g in weight. 
Created on: Thursday 6th October 2022
Last updated: Monday 16th January 2023
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Record ID: WAW-FBF93D
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, copper alloy (bronze) spearhead, likely from the Middle Bronze Age (1450-1150 BC). There is a central rib running along the blade with a high profile and a lozenge shaped cross section that tapers towards the tip of the spear, which would mean that the fragment is likely from a Middle Bronze Age looped and socketed spearhead, similar to HESH-8E7894. The original blade would likely have been leaf-shaped. The blade has lost much of its cutting edge due to abrasion in the soil. "Similar looped spearheads have been classified by Margaret Ehrenberg as Class I…
Created on: Tuesday 26th July 2022
Last updated: Friday 5th August 2022
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Record ID: WAW-AD46C3
Object type: RAZOR
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy razor dating to the late Bronze Age period (c. 1000-800 BC). The object is sub-diamond shaped with a tapered points and straight sides that widen leading to a worn break at the opposing end. The object is flat and undecorated. The object has a mid-green patina. Comparable examples recorded on the PAS database include NMS-44D5CC and NLM-8C28E5, which have been categorised as Piggott Type 1. The overall dimensions are as follows: 42.61mm in length, 22.34mm in width, 2.10mm in thickness and 5.45g in weight.
Created on: Monday 4th April 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 14th June 2022
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Record ID: WAW-BDB854
Object type: FLANGED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Early Bronze Age copper alloy long flanged developed axehead dating to circa 2050BC - 1700 BC. The axehead is sub rectangular in cross section and has a shallow lenticular side profile. There is a proto stop ridge / median bevel which is now barely visible due to corrosion and the developed patina. The axehead has a rounded butt end. The external edges are worn and have a slight hammer raised flange. The object then extends to a crescentic flared blade/cutting edge which is worn and slightly chipped. The object has a light green to brown coloured pitted surfac…
Created on: Tuesday 15th February 2022
Last updated: Thursday 1st December 2022
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Record ID: WAW-353C3E
Object type: CHISEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy chisel or possible miniature axehead dating to the Early Bronze Age (c. 2000BC -1700 BC). The object is trapezoidal in plan and wedge-shaped in cross-section with a flaring cutting edge and narrowed shaft. The sides descend from the butt almost vertically then fan out in a smooth curve to form the, now chipped, cutting edge. For a comparable example see PAS record LIN-9CD5CA. According to Brundle (2021) 'diminutive axes are often associated with Roman votive offerings. However, the axe recorded here is clearly of a Bronze Age form. Miniature flat axes …
Created on: Wednesday 22nd December 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 17th May 2022
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Record ID: WAW-64F227
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy flat axe dating to the early Bronze Age period (c. 2350-2050 BC). The object is sub-trinagular in plan and lentoid in section. The cutting end flares out but is damaged at the tips. The cutting edge is much worn and chipped. The opposing end is thin-butted and also shows signs of chipping. The object has a light green patina. The surface is abraded and there are a few deep scratches on both faces, probably from plough damage. Comparable examples can be seen in Nicholson (1980: 81) nos 177-8. The overall dimensions are as follows: 101.80mm in leng…
Created on: Tuesday 30th November 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd February 2022
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Record ID: LEIC-891339
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Middle Bronze Age copper-alloy unlooped palstave, dating to 1500 - 1300 BC. The blade of the palstave is broadly sub-triangular in plan with relatively straight (but with slightly expanded) sides and a expanding convex cutting edge (fantailed). In profile the blade is sub-triangular with the widest section being before the stop ridge. Directly below the stop ridge on one side is a concave depression which is divided vertically in the centre by a raised rib. The rear part of the axe, from the stop ridge to the butt, is sub-rectangular in plan and sub-…
Created on: Monday 20th September 2021
Last updated: Thursday 26th January 2023
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Record ID: WAW-C70091
Object type: ASSEMBLAGE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: An incomplete copper alloy spearhead and knife. The spearhead has smooth, elliptical blade edges with concave upper blade edges. A mid-rib tapers and extends from the socket to the blade tip. The socketed end is circular in section and the void is hollow. Two side loops remain in situ roughly half-way up the socket on opposing sides. The loop plates are diamond-shaped and both are complete. The blade wings are slightly chipped as is the opening of the socket, otherwise the spearhead is intact. The object has a mottled greenish-brown patina with signs of iron staining acros…
Created on: Wednesday 30th June 2021
Last updated: Monday 6th November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Himbleton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-1669B1
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy spearhead dating to the Middle Bronze Age (c. 1550-1250 BC). The spearhead is broadly sub-triangular in plan and profile with a sub-oval/leaf-shaped blade, with a pronounced mid-rib on both faces. The mid-rib is lozenge shaped and tapers from the tip of the spearhead into the socket of the spear. The socket is hollow and has cast side loops roughly half way up the socketed end on opposing sides. The socketed end is slightly chipped but overall the object shows few signs of wear. The object has a smooth dark brown to dark green patina, which i…
Created on: Tuesday 4th May 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
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Record ID: WMID-A6DA21
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy socketed axehead, of Late Bronze Age dating (1000 BC to 800 BC). It is likely less than 50% of the socketed axehead is now present. The remains consist of the blade edge which is worn and a socketed section of the axehead. The fragment is sub rectangular in plan with sides that taper inwards from the blade edge. The axehead has an inverted triangular side profile. There are no casting ridges evident along both sides. The blade edge is rounded and well worn. It is noticeably more worn on one of the outer corners than the other. Some of the original …
Created on: Friday 4th December 2020
Last updated: Sunday 10th April 2022
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Record ID: WAW-5346A7
Object type: BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete barbed and tanged arrowhead dating to the early Bronze Age period (c. 2500-1500BC). The arrowhead has been knapped from a dark brownish-grey seconmdary flint flake with reddish-brown cortex adhering in three patches to the dorsal face. The object is broadly sub-triangular in plan and lentoid in cross-section. One barb is now missing, the remaining barb is rounded and the tang squared. Both the long sides of the arrowhead have been precisely retouched to create sharp edges. On both faces the retouch is invasive and scaled. The arrowhead can be categorised as a Sutto…
Created on: Wednesday 18th November 2020
Last updated: Thursday 15th April 2021
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Record ID: WAW-531EEB
Object type: BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete barbed and tanged arrowhead dating to the early Bronze Age period (c. 2500-1500BC). The arrowhead has been knapped from a dark brownish-grey tertiary flint flake. The object is broadly sub-triangular in plan and lentoid in cross-section. It is broadly symmetrical in shape, with the barbs pointed and the tang squared. Both barbs are still intact. Both the long sides of the arrowhead have been precisely retouched to create sharp edges. On both faces the retouch is abrupt to semi-abrupt and scaled. The dorsal face looks to have had more working than the ventral. The very top o…
Created on: Wednesday 18th November 2020
Last updated: Thursday 15th April 2021
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Record ID: WAW-71FAB4
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy socketed axehead dating to the Late Bronze Age (c. 1300-700 BC). The remains of the object consist of the blade edge and part of the body, which terminates in an uneven worn break leaving part of the socketed interior visible. The break is slightly higher on one side of the axehead than the other, thus the tapered sides of the body of the axehead are visible. The blade edge is curved but very worn and chipped. The axehead has a thick dark reddish brown patina in patches across its surface (c. 30%), however much of this has been chipped and abraded away revea…
Created on: Wednesday 14th October 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 21st April 2021
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Record ID: WAW-2B4428
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy unidentified object probably dating to the Bronze Age or Iron Age (c. 2350 BC to 43 AD). The object is roughly cross-shaped with a rectangular cross-section. All four points of the object terminate in worn breaks. The upper and lower faces of the object are flat and bear no traces of decoration. The object is very worn and has a light green patina. No comparable objects have been found on the PAS database to date. The overall dimensions are as follows: 62.11mm in length, 33.01mm in width, 9.49mm in thickness and 68.82g in weight.
Created on: Monday 18th May 2020
Last updated: Thursday 13th August 2020
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Record ID: WMID-8C75C9
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy palstave fragment, of Middle Bronze Age dating (1600 BC to 1000 BC). Around 25% of the palstave is present, consisting of the butt of the axe. The fragment is rectangular with an H shaped cross section. Both front and reverse faces have raised flanges, which taper out towards the butt. No traces of decoration are visible. Air bubbles from the casting process are visible in the break. It measures 29.5 mm in length, 26.4 mm wide and 10.3 mm thick (including flanges), 6.0 mm thick (not including flanges). The butt is 4.1 mm thick. It weighs 23.1 g. The…
Created on: Tuesday 17th December 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 17th December 2019
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Record ID: WAW-33F1B7
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Middle to Late Bronze Age copper-alloy early palstave (1500-1300 BC): The blade of the palstave is sub-trapezoidal in plan with slightly concave sides, and very flared blade tips. The blade edge is abraded, and slightly blunt where complete. The cutting edge is slightly asymmetrical probably occurring due to use not corrosion. Both faces of the blade are decorated with a trident motif whose single ridge which tapers towards the cutting edge. The sides of the blade are triangular with a casting seam which has been smoothed, but still forms a slight ridge. On one side face, at the junct…
Created on: Wednesday 26th June 2019
Last updated: Friday 14th February 2020
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Record ID: WMID-5E615B
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy blade dated to the Middle to Late Bronze Age (c. 1000-800 BC). The fragment is sub-oval in section and rectangular in plan. The fragment appears to represent the mid-section of a small rapier or dagger. The remains of the section appear to be slightly wider at one end than the opposite, thus representing a section further up towards the hilt. The cutting edges are chipped and worn. There is a central mid-rib apparent on both faces of the blade. The object has a brownish-green patina and shows signs of corrosion. The overall dimensions are as follows: 65…
Created on: Thursday 4th April 2019
Last updated: Friday 5th April 2019
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Record ID: WAW-8C4867
Object type: PLANO CONVEX KNIFE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age date (c.2700 BC to c.1600 BC) plano-convex knife: The knapped flint knife is an elongated asymmetrical pointed-oval with a truncated proximal end. The knife has a sub D-shaped cross section and was probably knapped from a secondary flake/debitage. The flint the knife is knapped from is a mottled dark grey colour. The dorsal surface has stepped retouch covering the surface with abrupt re-touch along the edges, thereby forming a convex surface. The ventral surface has no re-touch on the surface, just one shallow scar, obliquely angled at the proximal e…
Created on: Monday 25th March 2019
Last updated: Monday 25th March 2019
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Record ID: WAW-FE6495
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of a Late Bronze Age, double edged, knife of 'Thorndon' type. All that survives is the end of the socket and the start of the blade which has a flattened lozenge section. The junction between the blade and the flattened oval socket is marked by a transverse step. Length 32.8mm, Width 19.6mm, Thickness 7.6mm, Mass 10.88g. This fragment can be compared to the complete Thorndon knife from North Somerset, GLO-B2DAA9. The type is dated to 950-750BC.
Created on: Friday 22nd February 2019
Last updated: Friday 22nd February 2019
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Record ID: WAW-FD9B8F
Object type: SICKLE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of a Bronze Age sickle. This consist of part of a blade, one edge of which is slightly incurved, suggesting that it represents a sickle rather than a sword or rapier. The fragement has a flat lozenge shaped section with indications of two arrises down each of its faces. Length 34.6mm, Width 22.3, Thickness 4.6mm, Mass 13.14mm, Bronze Age, c. 1200-700BC
Created on: Friday 22nd February 2019
Last updated: Friday 22nd February 2019
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Record ID: WAW-FCE6C6
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Two copper alloy discs, both roughly made, plain but with a low, flat, central boss. On the back of each of the discs are two lugs, both perforated for an attachment pin. These are linked by two, small ribs. Disc A: Diameter 22.6mm, 2.9mm thick, Mass 4.79g. Disc B: Diameter 20.6mm, Thickness 2.9mm, Mass 4.36g. These object are difficult to date but may be related to the 'double looped' buttons that occur in the Bronze Age although the holes through the loops appear, at 2.0mm to be unusually small. A wide date range must be proposed.
Created on: Friday 22nd February 2019
Last updated: Friday 22nd February 2019
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Record ID: WAW-FC5599
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Brooch of Central European, Bronze Age, type, c.1100-800 BC. It is made from a single length of 2.7mm diameter, copper alloy wire, one end of which is a tightly wound to form a six turn spiral. From this the wire is bent back on itself to form a hook-like catch plate. The wire is twisted back and forth to form five, figure of 8 loops on the end of which is an integral pin. The wire is cracked at this point. The brooch is in excellent condition with a mid-brown patination which contains some grains of sand. Length 99.3mm, Width 41.7mm, Height 26.2mm, Mass 30.31g. This brooch is of C…
Created on: Friday 22nd February 2019
Last updated: Monday 8th April 2019
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Record ID: WAW-7E655C
Object type: CHISEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bronze Age (c. 1600 to 800 BC) axe or chisel blade fragment: An incomplete blade portion of the copper alloy axe or chisel remains. The blade is triangular in section, has a straight side to the corner of the blade. The break behind the blade is not recent. with the broken edge traversing the axe revealing a short portion of the socket. The blade has traces of a shiny brown patina with a pitted surface. The fragment measures 18.56mm in length, 29.51mm in width and 6.8mm at the thickest point, and weighs 10.21g. The fragment is possibly a Bronze Age chisel or axe.
Created on: Wednesday 6th June 2018
Last updated: Thursday 7th June 2018
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Record ID: WAW-54ECBC
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Bronze Age (c. -2150 to -1700) flat axe: Only the lower half of the axe/blade survives, the butt end is missing. The butt/haft end is missing due to a break across the body, but the break does not appear to be recent. There is not a stop visible. The blade is asymmetrical and is slightly abraded with rounded blade tips. In profile the axe tapers towards the blade and also is tapering slightly towards the break so it was probably lentoid originally. The surface is corroded and has patches of a dark brown patina on one face. The axe measures 63.28mm long, 60.35mm wide from blade …
Created on: Wednesday 22nd November 2017
Last updated: Monday 6th November 2023
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Record ID: WAW-74988D
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Middle or Late Bronze Age date (1500 - 800BC) socketed spearhead. The copper alloy spearhead consists of the central portion of the socketed spearhead. In section the spearhead is has a sub-circular, tapering cylinder with a broken upper and lower edges. The upper edge break has the patina covering the break. The break of the lower edge is more recent. On the exterior there are the remains of incomplete side loops, one on each side edge. The surface of the spearhead has an incomplete well-developed mid brown patina. The spearhead measures 60.64mm in length, 15.28mm in width,…
Created on: Monday 30th October 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 25th March 2020
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Record ID: WMID-3941D2
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy flat axehead, of the Arreton developed flat axehead type, of Early to Middle Bronze Age dating (c. 1700 to c. 1500 BC). The axehead is sub rectangular with a crescentic blade. The blade edge has been lost, along with part of the butt. The body of the axe gradually tapers down to a probable rectangular butt. A recess is present on both front and back, a proto socket. No flanges are present along the edges of the axehead. No sign of decoration is present on any face, although most of the original surface has been lost. The sides are lentoid. It measures …
Created on: Tuesday 3rd October 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd October 2017
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Record ID: WAW-BA32B4
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Bronze to early Iron Age (c. 900 to 700 BC) socketed axe: The axe has been cast from copper alloy and is complete. The mouth of the socket is almost a square, with rounded corners and convex sides. On two interior edges, opposite each other, there is a slight semi-circular moulded platform. The socket is 92.31mm deep and tapers in depth more than it tapers in width. The rim of the mouth is abraded and undulating because of the abrasion. The socketed mouth moulding on the exterior just has a single sub-triangular sectioned collar. The sides of the axe have a slender casting sea…
Created on: Friday 17th March 2017
Last updated: Thursday 8th June 2017
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Record ID: WMID-16FC40
Object type: BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete barbed and tanged flint arrowhead of Early Bronze Age dating (c. 2500BC to c. 1500BC). Approximately 75% of the arrowhead is present, with one of the barbs missing.The arrowhead has been knapped from a dark grey coloured piece of flint. It is broadly sub-triangular in shape and lentoid in cross section. The tang is damaged and the surviving barb is rounded. Both long sides / edges of the arrowhead have been finely retouched to create sharp edges. The arrowhead has been bifacially worked with invasive, scaled, and low angle retouch. Similar flint barb and tanged arr…
Created on: Thursday 9th March 2017
Last updated: Thursday 9th March 2017
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Record ID: WAW-9DECAE
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Butt of a Bronze Age (c. -1500 to c. -950) palstave: The copper alloy fragment is a sub rectangle with one terminal being broken, but not recently. The opposite edge tapers slightly in width and also tapers to a blunt point in thickness. The long edges on both faces have a slight lip. The upper and lower surface of the fragment has an incomplete shiny dark green patina which has small and large pitting. The fragment measures 31.14mm in length, 23.38mm in width and 9.09mm thickness and weighs 29.9g. The fragment is the butt of a palstave and dates to the middle Bronze Age (c. …
Created on: Thursday 26th January 2017
Last updated: Friday 17th February 2017
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Record ID: WAW-B06603
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Middle or Late Bronze Age date (1500 - 900 BC) socketed spear (spearhead): The copper alloy spearhead consists of the central portion of the spearhead. In section the spearhead is, at the upper terminal, is a lozenge and the lower edge is a tubular, but is incomplete. The broken edges are not too recent. The spearhead has a broken side edge which reveals the interior of the socket. The other side face is abraded and reveals an incomplete side-loop. There are no visible areas of cast or incised decoration on the spearhead. The surface of the spearhead has traces of a mid grey patina, o…
Created on: Tuesday 15th November 2016
Last updated: Thursday 1st June 2023
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Record ID: WAW-76B07A
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Middle or Late Bronze Age date (1500 - 1150 BC) socketed spear (spearhead): The copper alloy spearhead consists of two fragments of the lower half of the spearhead. The socket is incomplete, but tapers towards the blade. The socket is broken into two portions and has further fragments which are missing. On the exterior surface there is a trace of a side loop, the loop on the other side is completely missing. There is a fragment of the blade on either side of the socket, but the upper edge is broken, and this break is not recent, but the surface of the break does not have the same patin…
Created on: Thursday 14th July 2016
Last updated: Thursday 1st June 2023
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Record ID: WAW-76615B
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Middle or Late Bronze Age date (1500 - 800BC) socketed spear (spearhead): The copper alloy spearhead consists of the upper portion of the spear, being with only 11.24mm of the socket remaining. In section the spearhead is has a sub-circular tube with short, abraded triangular facets, one on opposite sides which are the abraded blades. The tip is missing and here the spear is a sub-square in section. The spearhead fragment is broadly sub-triangular in plan. The lower portion of the spearhead has been lost and the break is too high to include the cast side loops. The break at the base of…
Created on: Thursday 14th July 2016
Last updated: Thursday 1st June 2023
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Record ID: WAW-764F84
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bronze Age (c. 950 to 800 BC) socketed axe: The blade portion of the copper alloy axe remains with the broken edge traversing the axe revealing a short portion of the socket. The blade has straight sides and only slightly flared blade tips. The cutting edge is blunt, and is slightly convex. The casting seam is visible on the sides, forming a slight triangular profile. One face of the axe has three parallel ribs visible, the other face has traces of these ribs, but they are not as clear. The socket is rectangular with rounded corners, but is off-centre therefore making the wall on one …
Created on: Thursday 14th July 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 12th October 2016
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Record ID: WAW-762B82
Object type: HAMMER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Bronze Age date (c. 800 - 700 BC) socketed hammer: The cast copper alloy hammer has a rectangular mouth on the interior edge of the socket, but the exterior edge is a sub-oval. The upper edge of the mouth is damaged and incomplete, but the damage is not recent as the patina matches the side faces. The mouth, on the exterior, has a high-relief lip and high-relief band below the lip. Co-joined to the band along the edge there is a high-relief elongated triangle platform as decoration on each wide face. The interior of the mouth measures 10.96mm long and 7.73mm wide and the socket i…
Created on: Thursday 14th July 2016
Last updated: Friday 19th August 2016
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Record ID: CORN-5FFAB9
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy side-looped socketed axe with a socket mouth that is sub-square in plan, a thick everted collar and a slightly expanded straight-sided blade, dating from the Late Bronze Age. The everted collar is 7 mm deep and about 10 mm below the everted collar is a transverse moulding, from which five parallel vertical ribs extend down the blade at right angles, on each face. Two of the longitudinal ribs form a border on either side where the axe is chamfered at a sharp angle. The ribs are 2 mm thick, 40 mm long and 6 mm apart. The side loop extends from the transverse moulding d…
Created on: Tuesday 7th June 2016
Last updated: Monday 5th December 2016
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Record ID: WMID-8BE397
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint thumbnail (horseshoe) scraper of later Neolithic or Early Bronze Age date (2300 -1800BC). The scraper is broad and largely oval in plan and sub-oval shape in profile. The scraper is formed from a mottled light and dark grey coloured piece of flint. This aesthetic quality may have made this particular flint desirable to the original owner. The tool has been created on a thick secondary flake. The scraper includes a semi-circular light brown coloured section of cortex on the ventral surface, at the proximal end. The dorsal surface bares invasive, stepped, semi-abrupt retouch/sec…
Created on: Monday 8th February 2016
Last updated: Monday 25th April 2016
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Record ID: WAW-8A1C15
Object type: AWL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Possible Bronze Age (1250-800 BC) awl: The awl is sub-square in section at one portion and circular in section at the other. In plan it is an elongated sub-rectangle in plan. Both terminals gradually taper to a blunt point. The surface has an incomplete dark green patina with some pitting. In length the awl is 35.81mm, 5.38mm wide and 5.18mm thick. It weighs 4.12g. From the PAS website: http://finds.org.uk/bronzeage/objects/awl Awls are difficult to date but most are probably from the Late Bronze Age. They can have circular or square cross sections and are generally undecorated. Th…
Created on: Monday 8th February 2016
Last updated: Monday 27th June 2016
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Record ID: WAW-D02B82
Object type: CHISEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Possible Bronze Age (c.1600 to 1100 BC) chisel: This incomplete copper-alloy object may be a probable chisel or possibly a palstave. Only the blade end of the object survives, and the cutting edge is 32.17mm wide and the sides then taper to 29.27mm wide at the break, where it is 12.46mm thick and a rounded sub-lozenge in cross-section. No evidence of the side flanges or stop ridge survive making the object hard to classify and date confidently. The faces of the artefact has a trace of a swollen rib. The surface of the artefact has traces of a dark green patina and is otherwise abraded…
Created on: Thursday 1st October 2015
Last updated: Thursday 8th October 2015
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Record ID: WAW-938FC7
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Middle or Late Bronze Age (1500 BC to 800 BC) spearhead or ferrule: The socket remains of the copper alloy spearhead, or ferrule. The socket tapers towards the upper edge. The base is abraded and incomplete, and there is a possible rivet hole at the edge. At the base the void is 13.11mmx12.46mm on the interior, and the wall varies between 3.2mm and 2mm thick. The upper edge is broken, but not recently. Towards the upper edge there is an irregular hole on one side, this is not recent damage. The surface of the socket has a well-developed incomplete heavy mid to dark green patina. It mea…
Created on: Wednesday 29th July 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 7th June 2023
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Record ID: WMID-2AE0E1
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy palstave fragment of the Middle Bronze Age, dating c. BC 1600 to c.BC 1000. Around 25% of the palstave is present, consisting of the butt of the axe. The fragment is broadly trapezoidal in plan with a broadly H shaped cross section. Both front and reverse faces are concave which denote the beginnings of the raised flanges, which taper out towards the break. No traces of decoration are visible. Both the front and reverse faces show signs of wear and there are areas of the patina missing. The break appears to be patinated suggesting object was broken in an…
Created on: Thursday 18th June 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd June 2015
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Record ID: WAW-DCFAEA
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bronze Age (-1000 to -800) blade fragment: The cast copper alloy blade fragment is a pointed oval in cross-section with smooth curve on both surfaces and a very slight mid rib on both faces. The breaks arcoss the blade are not old, but not too recent. The surface of the blade has a heavy mid green patina which is slightly pitted. It measures 18mm long, 15.09mm wide, 4.1mm thick. It weighs 4.41 grams. It is probably a fragment from a sword or rapier of the Late Bronze Age date.
Created on: Monday 9th March 2015
Last updated: Monday 9th March 2015
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Record ID: WMID-999E8D
Object type: BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete barbed and tanged flint arrowhead of Early Bronze Age dating (c. 2500 BC to c. 1500 BC). Approximately 95% of the arrowhead is present, with the tang being incomplete. The arrowhead has been knapped from a mottled mid grey coloured piece of flint. It is broadly sub-triangular in shape and lentoid in cross section. The tang is incomplete and the surviving barbs are sub triangular. The arrowhead has been knapped using both direct and indirect percussion techniques. Both long sides / edges of the arrowhead have been finely retouched to create sharp edges. The retouch can b…
Created on: Friday 6th March 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 7th June 2023
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Record ID: WMID-B1DDC2
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Circumstances: Found while searching with a metal detector, one socketed axehead (No. 1) and the unidentified copper alloy 'cube' (No. 3) on one occasion and the second axehead (No. 2) on a separate occasion. Description: Dispersed hoard of copper alloy objects consisting of: 1. Socketed axehead. Broken/flaked cutting edge and several scuffs and breaks to the faces. Green/brown patina. This axehead is of Needham's (1990, 32-8) Class B and has a moulding to the mouth and a second positioned between the first and the start of the loop. There are four lines of decoration but these …
Created on: Monday 23rd February 2015
Last updated: Monday 4th December 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wichendon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-B04587
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy palstave fragment, of Middle Bronze Age dating (1600 BC to 1000 BC). Around 25% of the palstave is present, consisting of the butt of the axe. The fragment is rectangular with an H shaped cross section. Both front and reverse faces have raised flanges, which taper out towards the butt. No traces of decoration are visible. Diagonal file or sharpening markings are present on the butt. It measures 33.6 mm in length, 26.0 mm wide and 14.6 mm thick (including flanges), 6.7 mm thick (not including flanges). It weighs 38.1 g. The palstave is a mid to dark …
Created on: Monday 23rd February 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 10th March 2015
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Record ID: WAW-C2D09A
Object type: BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Possible Middle Bronze Age (-2500 to -1000) tanged arrowhead: The arrowhead is knapped from an opaque mottled light brown flint. The dorsal surface has invasive re-touch with a medial portion of the arrowhead forming the tang. The ventral surface has the bulb of percussion on one side, ripples. The arrowhead is incomplete and there is no suggestion of any barbs. The ventral surface is concave and the dorsal is slightly convex. It weighs 1.1g, and measures 16.8mm in length, 17.18mm wide and 4.35mm. The item is possibly a tanged arrowhead, but it seems unusual as re-touch only occurs…
Created on: Friday 19th September 2014
Last updated: Friday 19th September 2014
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Record ID: WAW-C0CAE9
Object type: PLANO CONVEX KNIFE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age date (c.2700 BC to c.1600 BC) probable plano-convex knife: The knapped flint knife is an elongated pointed sub-oval, with a D-shaped cross section. The dorsal surface has scaled retouch covering the surface with low abrupt re-touch along the edges, thereby forming a convex surface. Along one lateral edge, in the medial section there are two notches, next to each other, which have been formed from the dorsal surface. The ventral surface has some invasive retouch, mainly to reduce the bulb of percussion. One portion of the proximal side edge has low ab…
Created on: Friday 19th September 2014
Last updated: Friday 19th September 2014
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Record ID: WAW-E33DE9
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy blade fragment of Bronze Age (-2150 to -800) date: Only the tip of the blade survives, the remainder of the object is missing due to an old break, now worn. The surviving fragment is an elongated triangle in plan, an elongated pointed oval in section. The cutting edges are flattened and are partially incomplete due to abrasion. The surface is heavily abraded and pitted with traces of a dark green/brown patina. This blade measures 44.43mm in length, 10.86mm in width, 4.03mm in thickness, 7.1g in weight. It is uncertain what implement the blade comes from, possibly a s…
Created on: Wednesday 27th August 2014
Last updated: Thursday 4th September 2014
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Record ID: WAW-3A6465
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete and corroded Middle Bronze Age copper-alloy Group II palstave (1500-1300 BC). A copper alloy palstave with single mid rib and raised flange facets. The blade of the palstave is sub-triangular in plan with slightly concave sides, and flared blade tips. On both faces of the blade there is a single mid rib which appears to continue to the mid section of the blade. The surface of the blade has traces of hammer marks forming irregular lines across the wide blade facet. The cutting edge is rounded due to abrasion, but appears to be symmetrical. The sides of the blade are concave …
Created on: Tuesday 19th August 2014
Last updated: Friday 24th February 2017
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Record ID: WAW-F10D36
Object type: SPEAR
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Middle or Late Bronze Age date (1500 - 800 BC) socketed spear (spearhead): The copper alloy spearhead consists of the upper portion of the spear, being broken just as the socket starts. In plan the spearhead is an elongated sub-triangle with the blade facets and tip both being abraded. The spear blades cutting edges have been lost, however, the overall shape of the blade can be probably be ascribed to being leaf-shaped. The spearhead fragment is broadly sub-triangular in plan and profile with a bi-convex shaped cross section. The lower portion of the spearhead has been lost and the br…
Created on: Friday 23rd May 2014
Last updated: Monday 26th May 2014
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Record ID: WAW-9F6DE1
Object type: CHISEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bronze Age (c. 1450 BC to 600 BC) tanged chisel: The remains of the copper alloy chisel include the blade, shoulder/collar and the beginning of the tang. The tang has broken near the shoulder, and has a rectangular section. The break is not recent. The tang expands in width towards the shoulder which is a transverse ridge on all faces. The blade is a sub-triangle in plan with the sides being slightly concave and the blade is flared, incomplete on one corner, and obliquely angled (probably due to damage). The surface of the chisel has an incomplete dark brown patina. The chisel measure…
Created on: Friday 7th March 2014
Last updated: Thursday 22nd May 2014
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Record ID: WAW-A3A753
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bronze Age spear (1500-800 BC): The upper portion of the spear remains, and this is an elongated triangle in plan, with an obliquely angled broken edge, the break is probably quite recent. There is no socket visible on this broken edge. In section the spear has an elongated sub-lozenge with slightly bevelled tips. The centre of the section has an oval cross-section thereby forming pronounced mid-ribs on the faces. The surface of the spear head has a well developed shiny mid green patina with some slight pitting. It measures is 37.03mm in length, 17.98mm wide, 7.89mm thick and weighs 10…
Created on: Thursday 30th January 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 6th June 2023
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Record ID: WMID-05B234
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy blade, of Middle Bronze Age dating (1500 CAL BC to 1150 CAL BC - Needham's Period 5). The blade fragment is sub trapezoidal in plan, and lentoid in cross section. The blade tapers towards either edge. The edges to the top and bottom are old, pre depostional breaks. No evidence of rivet holes are present at the top of the blade fragment. No decoration is present on either the front or back of the blade. It measures 54.6 mm in length, has a maximum width of 19.4 mm and a minimum of 9.2 mm. It is 3.7 mm thick in the centre of the blade and 2.7 mm thick al…
Created on: Tuesday 17th December 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 17th December 2013
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Record ID: WAW-BA7221
Object type: FLANGED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete Early Bronze Age cast copper-alloy late flanged axe (c. 1700-1500 BC). The blade of the axe is slightly flared to the blade tips, and the blade cutting edge is a deep symmetrical convex shape. The cutting edge is rounded due to abrasion. In profile the blade is sub-triangular with the widest section being before the flange facets. Body and haft end of the axe has almost straight sides which taper slightly at the butt, which is straight at the terminal. One face is possibly decorated at the junction of the body and blade, just within the facets, in the form on at least three…
Created on: Sunday 2nd June 2013
Last updated: Monday 13th January 2014
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Record ID: WAW-FF9418
Object type: ARM GUARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible wrist guard or bracer made from bone. In plan it is rectangular and in section it is a slight crescent. One terminal has three circular holes in a row measuring 3.9mm diameter. This terminal has slightly rounded corners and the edge is slightly bevelled on the upper surface and straight and flat on the edge. The opposite terminal is a cut edge, which has a cut mark alongside it. The surface of the guard has a well developed shiny patina. It measures 44.86mm long, 21.09mm wide, 4.77mm thick and weighs 5.6g. The identification of a wrist guard or bracer is very tentative for …
Created on: Thursday 18th October 2012
Last updated: Friday 5th January 2024
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Record ID: WAW-742B74
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete or fragment of an unidentified cast copper alloy artefact. In plan the artefacts is sub-rectangular with an asymmetrical convex lower edge which tapers towards one terminal. All edges are broken and abraded edges, but this does not appear to be recent. In section the artefact is sub-rectangular with a slight convex plane on the lateral edges. The surface has pitting and a dark green heavy patina. It measures 53.61mm long, 19.89mm wide and 3.79mm thick. It weighs 15.6g. The function of the object is not known. It is not likely to be a dagger or rapier or such like as th…
Created on: Friday 6th July 2012
Last updated: Thursday 12th July 2012
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Record ID: WAW-8C3320
Object type: BURNT FLINT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A piece of burnt flint. There is some evidence of working on the flint nodule but the original form is now not clear due to the fracturing after burning. The burning has mostly obscured the original colour. Burning flint after working is a feature of Bronze Age material in particular. It weighs 4.4 grams.
Created on: Monday 25th June 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 12th September 2012
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Record ID: WMID-A90962
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper-alloy unidentified object of probable Bronze Age date. The object is wedge shaped and triangular in section, tapering sharply from the break to the terminal. The dark green patina of the object is suggestive of a possible Bronze Age date, although it is not clear what function the object may have had. It appears to be too narrow to be the tip of a small socketed axehead and the angle of the taper is also too dramatic for this identification. The object does not clearly resemble any other Bronze Age tools or weapons. It has a dark green patina and air bubbles i…
Created on: Wednesday 9th November 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 9th November 2011
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Record ID: WMID-94A053
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn fragment of a probable Bronze Age copper-alloy object. The object is much worn and so it is difficult to identify with any certainty. It is possibly a tanged arrowhead or possibly a razor. Only the tang and a small section of the body of the blade remains (although it is just possible that the projection is not a tang and may be the result of accidental wear). Alternative object types may possibly be a chisel or gouge. The object appears to have been symmetrical, tapering gradually towards the edges, making it lozenge shaped in section. The object expands from the tang into th…
Created on: Tuesday 8th November 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 15th November 2011
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Record ID: WAW-052196
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Description: Gold decorated strip. Rectangular strip made with a sheet of gold and decorated with four embossed ribs. The edges of the body have been bent backwards. The strip has been severed at both ends as well as being bent, compressed and twisted. Dimensions: Length 28.27 mm, width 9.55 mm, thickness 0.43 mm, mass 1.9 g. Discussion: Similar narrow embossed strips are known from the pommels of daggers accompanying Early Bronze Age burials in Scotland (Henshall in Coles and Simpson 1968, 173-95; Hardaker 1974, 21-23. fig 6.; Taylor 1980, pl. 28a-…
Created on: Sunday 14th November 2010
Last updated: Thursday 26th October 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Shrawley CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-E0BAD1
Object type: CASTING WASTE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy casting waste; sprue or jet. The sprue is an inverted conical which is sub-circular in section and a concave upper edge. The tip is blunt. The sprue has a mid green patina. It measures 21.91mm long, 17.7mm wide and weighs 10.5g. The sprue is likely to date to the Bronze Age.
Created on: Thursday 8th October 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WAW-D6AD94
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a cast copper alloy palstave. The portion which remains is the butt of the palstave. The butt is a sub-trapezoid in plan, with one broken edge which is not a recent break. The section is a rectangle with concave long sides. The terminal edge of the butt is slightly undulating; this is not recent damage as the patina covers these edges. On the sides the casting seam is visible. The fragment is in fair condition with patches of a thin brown patina. It measures 26.02mm long, 25.46mm wide and 11.58mm thick. It weighs 25.6g. The fragment is probably dated to the late Bronz…
Created on: Thursday 20th August 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: HESH-84D8A5
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy (bronze) flat axe of Early Bronze Age date (c. 2500 - 2050 BC). It is likely that this axe is complete with a distinctive flat butt; it is also very heavy for its size. This example fits best into the copper axes and early bronze axes These are dated to the Early Bronze Age of metalworking stage I-II, which corresponds to Needham's (1996) Period 1-2 circa 2500- 2050 CAL. BC. The flat axe is broadly sub rectangular in plan with a splayed crescent shaped blade. In profile it is broadly lentoid, with slight tapering edges. In cross section the axe is D shaped with …
Created on: Thursday 23rd July 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 18th May 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Malvern Hills', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-70C654
Object type: THUMB NAIL SCRAPER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Flint scraper of 'thumb nail' type. Plano-convex with one face entirely covered with retouching. Some traces of patination on curved face.
Created on: Thursday 16th October 2008
Last updated: Monday 26th September 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cleeve Prior', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-6FDEC3
Object type: THUMB NAIL SCRAPER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Small 'D' shaped flint scraper made from the end of an already patinated flint blade. Plano-convex, one face flat, the other bearing two parallel scars where blades were removed. Retouch around the curved edges, this is angled at around 45 degrees. The straight edge is break caused by snapping the end off a blade.
Created on: Thursday 16th October 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cleeve Prior', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-B0D0E4
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy incomplete socketed axe. The lower portion of the axe remains, including a fragment of the internal socket and blade. Only the tip of the socket is visible before the axe has a broken edge. This break is not recent as the patina on the break matches that on the surface of the axe. The sides of the axe taper outwards towards the blade tip. The blade tips are not flared outwards and are now rounded, probably due to corrosion rather than wear. The blade cutting edge is rounded and blunt, and is slightly convex in plan. The surface of the axe is abraded, but has patches…
Created on: Tuesday 20th February 2007
Last updated: Monday 5th December 2022
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Record ID: WAW-48D8F4
Object type: CASTING WASTE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy casting waste. The waste is a sprue or jet from a moulded object. The sprue is an inverted conical which is sub-circular in section. The tip is flattened and enlarged. The sprue has a heavy brown patina, and measures 33.62mm long, 24.84mm wide and weighs 46.53g. Phil Watson (Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery) comments the sprue is likely to date to the Bronze Age due to the nature of the patina and its shape.
Created on: Thursday 15th February 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WAW-F5FF52
Object type: CHISEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy tanged chisel. The chisel is represented by the blade, shoulder and the beginning of the tang. The tang has broken near the shoulder, and has a rectangular section. The break is not too recent has it has a different coloured patina to the surface. The tang expands in width towards the shoulder. Integral to each side of the shoulder is the remains of an integral lug. The thickness is of the chisel is at its greatest at this point at 5.38mm and may suggest a collar at the shoulder. The blade is a sub-triangle in plan with the sides being slightly concave a…
Created on: Thursday 18th January 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WAW-63B0B4
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy bead. The bead is circular in plan, and is rectangular with rounded edges in profile. The central hole is 9.02mm diameter and is slightly irregular. One side of the bead is slightly more narrow then the other; there is a 0.16mm difference. This may be due to casting rather than wear. The surface of the bead has small areas of corrosion, otherwise it has a mid-dark green patina. The bead measures 16.76mm diameter and 10.98mm thick. It weighs 8.97g. The bead could date from the Bronze Age to possibly the Roman period.
Created on: Tuesday 25th July 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WAW-633D77
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A rim sherd of a ceramic vessel. The rim is thick, 29.73mm and in profile is a semi-circle with the base being a broken edge. The rim has been covered with impressed ‘^’ forming a herringbone design. The fabric is quite hard, has a dark grey/brown core and mottled buff/light orange exterior surface. There are frequent inclusions which appear to be grog and small grey grits. The sherd weighs 18.6g. The sherd is possibly Bronze Age (D. Hurst; Worcesterhsire Archaeological Service)
Created on: Tuesday 25th July 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WAW-890416
Object type: GOUGE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Late Bronze Age socketed gouge made from cast copper alloy. The gouge is complete, but the surface is in poor condition. Approximately half of the patina remains otherwise the surface is pitted and has areas of corrosion. The patina is a mottled dark green colour. The gouge is a sub-rectangle in plan, with the socketed terminal being slightly flared. It measures 95.41mm long and weighs 74.5g. The socket is circular in section, 13.85mm diameter, and tapers in the internal diameter. The opposite terminal, the blade edge is ‘C’ shaped in section. The blade is the terminal of a elong…
Created on: Friday 21st April 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WAW-7EEAA4
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Possible tip of a Bronze Age spearhead. The fragment that remains is an elongated trapezoidal shape in plan. The upper narrow edge is broken as the tip is missing. This break is not recent as the patina covers the break. The lower edge is also broken and again not recently. In section, at the upper edge it is a lozenge shape. This continues but the lozenge has slightly concave edges. A short portion of the socket is visible on one face of the spear. It is off-centre and therefore not positioned in the thickest portion of the spear. This damage may be due to miscasting or was later dama…
Created on: Monday 27th March 2006
Last updated: Wednesday 7th June 2023
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Record ID: WAW-BD9747
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The object is possibly a cast copper alloy rapier or dirk, dating to the Bronze Age. Only a fragment of the blade and hilt remain. In plan it is an inverted sub triangle. The sides are straight, tapering to a broken edge. The upper corners of the sides form a ‘)’ and ‘(‘ shape as it is broken across two rivet holes. The patina remains on the curvature of the rivet holes. Above the rivet holes the object is again broken. It is difficult to determine when the breaks occurred as almost all of the patina is missing on the fragment, except for a small patch on the hilt and riv…
Created on: Thursday 31st March 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WAW-2B0260
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The object appears to be the tip of a Bronze Age spear head. It has been made from cast copper alloy. In plan it is an elongated triangular shape, with a blunt tip. In profile it has a lozenge shaped section with two of the opposite corners being rounded. The break is not recent. Where the spear head is broken there is a slight concave area, which is where the socket of the spear presumably terminated. The object has a well developed mid green patina. It weighs 7.19g, and measures 29.6mm long, 14.6mm wide and 7mm thick.
Created on: Monday 10th January 2005
Last updated: Wednesday 7th June 2023
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Record ID: WAW-233382
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Created on: Friday 29th October 2004
Last updated: Sunday 9th February 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WAW-7BAE32
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
The object is a hollow based arrowhead, which has been knapped from flint. In plan it is a sub-triangular shape with a pointed extension from one lower corner. The maximum length is 37.6mm and the maximum width is 18.6mm. It weighs 3.03g. The dorsal and ventral surface has secondary working which forms the deep concave lower edge, and the point. One of the spurs produced by the concave edge is missing. The flint is a dark brown colour which is slightly opaque. Dated to the Early Bronze Age period.
Created on: Thursday 22nd April 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WAW-9782C7
Object type: SPEAR
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
In plan the arrowhead has a sub-rhomboid shape. However it is incomplete as the lower portion of the socket is broken and missing. In section the central socted forms a rounded hump which then immediately tapers to teh blade edge. The tip of the arrowhead is blunt and rounded. The blade edges are tapered and narrow in depth as the edges splay outwards. The surface is slightly pitted. The socket is broken just below the 'rhomboid' corners. The break is not recent, but does not appear to have occurred in antiquity. The patina is slightly different on the break. Th…
Created on: Tuesday 30th September 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WMID2556
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
The spear head is socketed, however, the lower portion of the socket is missing. The sockets breaks as the blade terminates. The blades are leaf shaped, however the edges of the blade are abraded. The tip of the spear is also missing, this appears to be an old break. The socket is a oval shape. The casting seam is visible on one surface. This seam is still visible, however, it is worn. It cannot be determined whether there were side loops or not. The spear has a shiny grey/green patina.
Created on: Tuesday 24th October 2000
Last updated: Tuesday 28th April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'HEREFORD AND WORCESTER CHURCHILL AND BLAKEDOWN', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID2498
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy (Bronze) socketed and side looped spearhead (Davis Group 6) of Middle Bronze Age dating (1500 BC to 1100 BC). No measurements were recorded at time of original record.
Created on: Tuesday 19th September 2000
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'HEREFORD AND WORCESTER BROMSGROVE', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: WMID2238
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
The base of the spear remains. The socket is incomplete, therefore, the diameter of any possible securing holes are not visible. The base of the spear no longer remains, only the connecting edges to the socket remain. These edges are heavily abraded.
Created on: Tuesday 20th June 2000
Last updated: Tuesday 28th April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'HEREFORD AND WORCESTER BROOME', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: WMID1619
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
x 1 sherd of coarse ware. The sherd is a grey colour with oxidised orange surfaces. The fabric has been shell tempered with very large to small particles. The form may relate to Shelly fabrics from Beckford (unpublished) and may be a rim sherd whose body has a thickened horizontal ridge, when the body then changes angle. The rim appears quite angular with each upper outer edges slightly raised. If this is not a rim sherd, it could possibly be a lid, but no comparison was found.
Created on: Wednesday 16th February 2000
Last updated: Tuesday 18th April 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'HEREFORD AND WORCESTER NORTH AND MIDDLE LITTLETON', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: WMID1332
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Socketed axe blade fragment. The edge of the blade is abraded and appears to be more worn on one side than the other. The patina is incomplete over the surface of the blade. Along the break of the blade the groove of the socket is visible.
Created on: Monday 22nd November 1999
Last updated: Monday 28th June 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'HEREFORD AND WORCESTER SPETCHLEY', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: WMID1333
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
The arrowhead appears to be incomplete. There has been damage to one edge and the tip of the arrowhead, therefore the arrowhead would have been originally longer and triangular in shape.
Created on: Monday 22nd November 1999
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'HEREFORD AND WORCESTER EVESHAM', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: WMID1096
Object type: DAGGER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of a dagger or a dirk. The fragment is the upper portion of a blade with the remains of two rivet holes. There is a central ridge and the edges are slightly bevelled. The surface is pitted. Dark green patina.
Created on: Monday 11th October 1999
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'HEREFORD AND WORCESTER HARTLEBURY', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID259
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of a late Bronze Age socketed axehead. The edge of the blade is rounded and has signs of bronze disease. The axe was broken in antiquity as the patina is on the break.
Created on: Thursday 29th October 1998
Last updated: Monday 12th August 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'HEREFORD AND WORCESTER STRENSHAM', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: WMID6
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Flint barb and tanged arrowhead. One barb has been broken and then glued to repair it.
Created on: Friday 5th June 1998
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd May 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'HEREFORD AND WORCESTER KIDDERMINSTER', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: WMID1
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
A portion of a spearhead. Surface is very pitted and damaged. Where the spearhead is broken, the diameter of the socket is 8 mm.
Created on: Monday 1st June 1998
Last updated: Tuesday 28th April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'HEREFORD AND WORCESTER BISHAMPTON', grid reference and parish protected.