Record ID: SOM-621616
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint scraper and retouched incomplete flint flake of probable later Prehistoric date. 1. A large, sub-rectangular tertiary flake of beige-brown flint mottled with areas of sandy, cortex-like inclusions. The dorsal face exhibits a number of irregularly sized removals, all probably from the same platform as the overall removal, some abrasion along the dorsal end of the striking platform would suggest the use of platform preparation.The bulb of percussion is relatively diffuse, allthough this is likely down to the nature of the raw material, and is unscarred. The left and distal ed…
Created on: Wednesday 11th July 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 11th July 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: ASHM-614CC7
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy spearhead dating from the Middle to Late Bronze Age, c.1500-800 BC. Only the tip and a short length of the blade survives. The pronounced mid rib is flattened and there is damage to the blade edges.
Created on: Wednesday 11th July 2018
Last updated: Thursday 26th March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Childrey', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-614015
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a Late Bronze Age hollow cast copper alloy spearhead, broken at both ends, the point and the socket missing and the surviving edges of the blade damaged. Extant length 35mm, extant width 32mm, extant thickness 19.5mm and weight 20.86g. c.1000 - c.700 BC.
Created on: Wednesday 11th July 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 6th February 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: ASHM-60F396
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a cast copper alloy sword or rapier tip dating from the late Middle Bronze Age or Late Bronze Age, that is c. 1500-800 BC. The fragment is a of triangular shape with lenticular cross section and a slightly raised mid rib. The cross section suggests this is the tip of a blade rather than a spearhead.
Created on: Wednesday 11th July 2018
Last updated: Friday 8th February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Childrey', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ASHM-609D2F
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy probable dagger or knife dating to the Late Bronze Age. The blade is faintly triangular in plan but overall is rectangular, slender and with a lozenge-shaped (pointed oval) cross-section. The blade has a raised V-shaped rib towards the top, probably indicating the remains shoulders. The blade is broken down each lateral edge which is jagged. This appears to be a cut down object, possibly a rapier that has been reconditioned but possibly unfinished. A very similar exmaple, with tang and piercing, has been recorded from Bucknell, Oxfordshire (BERK-80BA1E). A similar…
Created on: Wednesday 11th July 2018
Last updated: Friday 8th February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Childrey', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-6021CB
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Flint with cortex, scraper. A small thick chunk with broad flakes removed from its dorsal side by hard hammer strike and with a flat ventral surface. The thickest end of the chunk has received short abrupt retouch executed from the dorsal aspect, producing a broad working face which was subsequently lightly battered. A dense creamy patina overall suggests the object has endured prolonged exposure to a calcareous environment after its deposition. Suggested date: Early Bronze Age, 2350-1600 BC. Length: 38.6mm, Width: 35.7mm, Thickness: 21.2mm, Weight: 30.65gms
Created on: Wednesday 11th July 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 11th July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Low Burnham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-5FF1FC
Object type: PERFORATED OBJECT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Approximately half of a "cushion" type stone mace head, broken transversely in antiquity though the hourglass perforation, this was worked from both faces with a pecking stone and a pointed borer until they met in the middle, creating the distinctive profile of the shaft hole, from the ventral face this is circa. 39 mm diameter, constricting to 24.5 mm at the middle and then expanding to 32 mm on the dorsal face. The stone appears to be Dolerite, of fine grained grey/green composition, with the original surfaces (including the breaks) now patinated with iron oxides. This type of st…
Created on: Wednesday 11th July 2018
Last updated: Friday 16th April 2021
Spatial data recorded.