Record ID: NCL-9F0675
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late Bronze Age hoard. 1. Spearhead blade fragment. The upper part of a probable leaf-shaped blade with convex edges. The break is corroded. The midrib is round in section, but none of the socket survives. The hollowed edge bevels are fairly broad. Length: 73 mm; width: 33 mm; thickness: 13.5 mm; weight 41.9 g. 2. Bugle-shaped fitting. Complete, two-part bugle-shaped fitting, the two parts being fused together by corrosion. Component A is a D-shaped loop of thick round section with a thinner rectangular staple appended to the flat side. The staple is slotted in…
Created on: Monday 8th October 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NCL-8D0A91
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy probable axehead, dating to the Bronze Age. The object is triangular and slightly wedge shaped in section. The edges of the axehead are rounded. The object measures 125mm in length and has a width of between 21mm and 45mm. The surface of the axe is pitted and severely corroded.
Created on: Monday 17th May 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: DUR-065531
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy flat axehead dating to the period c. 2200 to 1900 BC. The axehead is sub-rectangular in plan and in section. Both edges are still sharp although quite uneven and the surface of the object is badly abraded and the object is quite poorly preserved more generally. The axehead is rounded at one end, the cutting edge, and the axe then tapers towards the butt. The axe is quite thin and does not vary much in thickness although the middle is slightly thicker than the outer edges. There is no evidence for decoration on the surface of the object but that could be due t…
Created on: Monday 25th March 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd April 2013
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Record ID: DUR-764732
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy flat axe head of early to middle Bronze Age date (2300-1700 BC). The object has a broad head with flared sides and a rectangular body which narrows toward the butt. This example is most probably part of the Migdale metal working tradition. The metal is a dark brown in colour with some areas of light green corrosion. Length: 126.88mm, Width of head: 76.51mm, Thickness: 12.20mm, Weight: g.
Created on: Wednesday 21st October 2015
Last updated: Thursday 22nd October 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barnard Castle Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NCL-3605F2
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A knapped flint barbed and tanged arrowhead of the Bronze Age. The arrowhead is triangular in shape with barbs and a tang. The barbs are squarish as is the tang. The width across the shoulders of the barbs is 30.52mm. The length from tip to tang end is 39.23mm. The body of the arrowhead is 5.09mm in thickness. The tang is 8.8mm thick and the barbs are 6.75mm thick. The edge shows very regular pressure flaking, and the arrowhead is in excellent condition as well as being made of a good quality flint.
Created on: Tuesday 8th January 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: DUR-F9B0D6
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Bronze Age hoard dating to the Ewart Park phase (c.1020-800 cal BC), comprising 62 fragments making up at least 27 objects of gold, copper alloy, iron, jet, amber, flint. DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE Gold 1 Decorative gold foil. Decorative fragment of folded gold foil. Very fragile. Dimensions: Length: 8.84mm; Width: 4.9mm. Weight:
Created on: Wednesday 4th September 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 18th August 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Eggleston area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-AEF0C6
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A section of corroded copper alloy blade of probable Middle Bronze Age 1500-1150BC. The surviving fragment is rectangular in form, pointed oval in section with distortion along the length. It is 94.94mm in length, 19.49mm in width and 6.01mm thick. It weighs 41.4g. There is a pronounced central spinal ridge. The blade is bent upwards with an old break at one end and thickening at the opposite, possibly hilt, end. The edges are very worn and pitted with irregular notches and the whole has light green patination. Similar examples are to be found at SWOYR-4A2876, KENT-2644F0 and YO…
Created on: Tuesday 16th May 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 12th December 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hunwick', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-8C5725
Object type: CORE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint core of probable late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age date, circa 2500 - 1500 BC. The core is sub-triangular in plan, with an irregular cross section It is pale grey in colour with paler inclusions. There is a triangular patch of buff coloured cortex to the ventral side. Both the dorsal and ventral sides have numerous flakes removed from a number of different striking platforms and percussion points. Length 25.3mm, width 22.8mm, thickness 11.1mm, weight 8.4g. ​The item has some similarities with: WILT-C5E5FC
Created on: Friday 14th July 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 30th August 2017
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Record ID: DUR-308251
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Spearheads 1. Socketed, pegged spearhead. Copper alloy. Fragment representing the majority of the shaft/socket and the complete leaf-shaped blade. The lower portion of the socket is missing due to an old and abraded break. The blade has a prominent mid-rib and the edges are neatly bevelled/stepped. Condition is generally good although the blade with missing surface areas and the cutting edges of the blade are broken away along both sides, the socketed end has been fractures and two small portions of the socket within the blade are missing. Dimensions: Length: 287.08mm; Width: 49…
Created on: Thursday 4th August 2016
Last updated: Monday 4th December 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bowes Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NCL-A09BA4
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy rapier (or possibly dagger) of Middle Bronze Age date, c. 1500-1150 BC. The rapier blade fragments are in two pieces that fit together and a third piece from the mid-blade, all with very abraded edges. The blade is sub-rectangular in plan and a pointed oval shape in section. One end of the blade fragment is thinner and slightly rounded in its breakage, suggesting that the surviving fragments are the base of the blade and upper handle/tang. Measurements for each section are: L=83.69mm; W=27.49mm; Th=5.14mm. L=45.68mm; W=24.49mm; Th=5.14mm. L=140.15mm; W=…
Created on: Tuesday 14th August 2012
Last updated: Monday 29th September 2014
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Record ID: DUR-F0F844
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy flat axehead dating to the Early Bronze Age (2500-2050BC). The axehead is sub-triangular in plan and profile, narrowing towards the butt creating a typical lentoid shape. The parallel sides are relatively straight, expanding towards a curved shaped blade that has a width of 32.04mm.The sides have been slightly flattened to enable the blade to be fixed to a wooden shaft. Both ends have been worked to produce a sharp cutting surface. The surafce of the metal is slightly corroded and pitted with a dull pale brown patina with some pale green patches. The…
Created on: Monday 14th March 2022
Last updated: Thursday 17th March 2022
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Record ID: NCL-BC39A5
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a cast copper alloy axehead [probably a palstave] dating to the Bronze Age. The fragment is wedge shaped with an expanded blade measuring 45mm across. The blade edge is intact. The axehead is broken below the blade revealing a hollow, cast interior. The breaks are worn suggesting ancient damage. The surface of the axehead is corroded and pitted with a green to brown patina. The fragment measures 29mm in length and has a maximum thickness of 17mm.
Created on: Wednesday 5th January 2005
Last updated: Thursday 1st December 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Stanley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-980C73
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy socketed axehead of late Bronze Age date - circa 1100 - 800 BC. Only the tip of the axe survives consisting of a curved cutting edge with prominently flared sides. The base of the socket is visible where the body of the axe is broken and taper sin width towards the cutting edge. The remaining portion of the axehead is undecorated and the breaks are worn. The metal has a dark reddish-brown patina and is worn. The axehead is 28mm long, 41.6mm wide, 8.3mm thick and weighs 14.6g. Due to the incomplete nature of the axehead it is not possible to ascribe it t…
Created on: Tuesday 25th June 2013
Last updated: Friday 2nd December 2022
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Record ID: DUR-A6E0C2
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy socketed axehead of the Late Bronze Age, Ewart Park phase (c.900-800 cal BC)) The axe head has lost part of the socket and some of the body from the aperture towards the point. The apeture is sub rectangular where it can be seen. The blade of the axe has a very slight curve at both sides, and is 39.79mm wide, and 27.42mm wide above the socket. The aperture measures 18.98 by 23.81mm. On both the front and reverse of the axe is a single rib. The body is slightly facetted towards the edges and both sides are sub triangular in shape: the apex of the triangl…
Created on: Friday 8th December 2017
Last updated: Friday 2nd December 2022
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Record ID: DUR-9E17B1
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy fragment of a possible socketed Spearhead of Bronze Age date (1100-800 BC). The fragment is from the socketed portion of the object and has a steeply inward curving section. The metal is dark green in colour with a predominantly smooth patina and some minor areas of lighter green corrosion.
Created on: Thursday 28th July 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 7th June 2023
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Record ID: DUR-E1876D
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy Late Bronze Age socketed axehead (c.1150 - 800 BC). Only a fragment of the axehead has survived, broken transversely across the blade. The blade edge is curved. It is hollow and measures 19.3mm from the tip to the  the broken edge, 37.1mm across the blade and 10.9mm thick.  The thickness of the metal at the blade tip is 8.8mm.  It weighs 17.7g.  The surface is dark green and smooth, but about 50% of the original surface is missing, due to corrosion and damage, leaving a ligher green rough surface with some large pits…
Created on: Tuesday 28th February 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd November 2023
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Record ID: DUR-97E18B
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete flint arrowhead of the barbed and tang type, dating from the later Neolithic to early Bronze Age. (BC2700-1000). Probably a Beaker Type, 'Sutton b' (See: Green 1980, Fig 45h). The arrrowhead is sub triangular in shape with slightly convex sidesone barb is incomplete.Both faces have been worked with covering, scaled and low-angle retouch.One surface is more convex due to the working of the flint.The core of the flint is of a dark grey colouring with some almost white patches. This was a surface find Dimensions: Length: 8.2 mm; Width: 9.27 mm…
Created on: Tuesday 19th September 2023
Last updated: Friday 1st December 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ferryhill area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-11AAE3
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast bronze side-looped, socketed spearhead from the early Middle Bronze Age, c.1500-1150 BC. Mostly complete with the tip missing and worn blade edges. The blade would have been leaf-shaped and has a raised midrib on both sides running from top to bottom. The socket widens towards the end. It has two small side-loops about half way down. These are rectangular and have been cast integrally with the spear. The socket is slightly out of shape with the edge being uneven, however it is mostly circular in section and hollow. Nothing of the wooden shaft remains. Side-looped spearheads are …
Created on: Tuesday 10th August 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
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Record ID: DUR-F54FE1
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Bronze-Age cast copper-alloy side-loop leaf-blade spearhead. The fragment is 102.8mm in length, it has been broken just over midway along the broad leaf shaped blade, that measures 39.89mm at its midpoint. One edge of the remaining blade has some medium sized chips missing from the edge, leaving it uneven. There is a pronounced conical mid rib that is hollow at the base with a diameter of 22.6mm but solid through the blade where is has broken giving a cross-section with a diameter of 13.4mm. Originally it would have tapered to the point of the spear. There is only one l…
Created on: Tuesday 15th March 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Consett Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-19AE8A
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy socketed axehead dating to the Late Bronze Age, (1000 - 800BC). This axehead is 85.7mm in length, 35.4mm wide (at the socket), 36.9mm wide at the blade, 31.8mm deep and weighs 181.5g.    The socket is rectangular with no collar and no ribs visible either externally or within the socket.  The shape of the axehead body is sub-rectangular in plan, with a curved blade edge.  The side view is trangular.  The side loop is missing, although the broken and worn remains of the loop are visible above and below a small oval dpression …
Created on: Tuesday 20th June 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 28th June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wycliffe area', grid reference and parish protected.