Record ID: LIN-7DAAC9
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy Middle Bronze Age unlooped palstave axehead (c.1500-c.1300 BC). When viewed from the side the axe has a slender body of rectangular form, which then flares into the blade. In plan the axe is a slender pointed-oval. The butt is H-shaped in section and terminates towards the centre of the axe with a well-defined, rounded stop-ridge on both sides rising at right angles to the septum. Beyond the septum is a moulded shield-shaped stop-ridge set transversely across the body. The blade is flared and the surface is smooth, bevelled and sharpened. The palstave …
Created on: Tuesday 12th September 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 12th September 2017
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Record ID: LIN-B90071
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Bronze Age copper-alloy side-looped palstave. The palstave is of the Roundhay type and is a midribbed variety. It is a transitional palstave dating to the Penard phase (1275-1140 BC). The blade has been resharpened and there is post-depositional scoring visible. Length: 130mm. Width across blade: 49mm. Height at stop ridge: 23mm. Width at stop ridge: 27.5mm. Butt width: 23mm. Weight 308g.
Created on: Wednesday 29th March 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 13th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near North Ormsby', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: LIN-B8E750
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a Middle to Late Bronze Age palstave. Only part of the blade survives. The break is very worn. The fragment measures 43.38mm wide, 22.93mm deep, and 9.63mm thick.
Created on: Wednesday 29th March 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 13th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near North Ormsby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-DA78A7
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Middle to Late Bronze Age palstave axehead (c.1500-c.1300 BC). The axehead is a Group I (shield-pattern) type from the Acton Park phase of Bronze Age metalwork, distinguished by its shield-shaped decoration below the stop ridge. The butt is H-shaped in section and has some damage to the terminal. The flanges of the butt are wide, and at the end is a pronounched stop-ridge. Beyond this extending onto the blade on both sides is a shield-shaped decoration with a moulded rib that extends from the centre of this and further along the body. The blade is flared and extends to a full cre…
Created on: Wednesday 22nd February 2017
Last updated: Friday 2nd June 2017
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Record ID: LIN-709F56
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A near-complete Bronze Age copper-alloy palstave dating to the Middle to Late Bronze Age transition.The axe is if Schmidt and Burgess's Nettleham Type, which places it within the Wilburton Industry, Needham Period 6, 1150-950 CAL BC. The axe is heavily eroded and has breaks across the butt and the side loop. The blade gently flares to the cutting edge; the sides are straight, and in section the blade is rectangular. The cutting edge is abraded and appears to have been reground several times owing to the lack of expanded blade at the edges.The axe has a pronouced stop-ridge on both …
Created on: Friday 19th August 2016
Last updated: Monday 22nd August 2016
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Record ID: LIN-D574B4
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early to Middle Bronze Age bronze Group I, Primary Shield Pattern palstave of Acton Park Metalworking Industry and of Needham's (1996) Periods 4-5, c. 1600 - 1400BC. The axe is incomplete, but is still in a reasonably good condition, with a light brownish patina covering most of its surfaces, interspersed with areas covered by a patchy green corrosion product. The butt is rectangular in plan and incomplete at the terminal. In section the butt has wide flanges on both sides, and a pronounced stop-ridge. Below the stop on the blade is a shallow, ribbed, shield-shaped depression, char…
Created on: Tuesday 31st May 2016
Last updated: Monday 6th June 2016
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Record ID: LIN-A5DA60
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a Middle to Late Bronze Age axe of uncertain type, but of Developed Axe or Palstave form. Only a fragment of the butt-end survives. The fragment is rectangular in plan and triangular in section. It has wide flanges on both sides at the break giving the axe an 'H'-shaped section, and these flanges taper to the butt. The break is irregular and well patinated, suggesting that it occured by accident in antiquity. The surface is mottled green and pitted with areas of corrosion. The length of the axe is 25mm, the width is 26mm. Each flange extends 2mm at the break. The body i…
Created on: Friday 24th October 2014
Last updated: Monday 27th October 2014
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Record ID: LIN-02B808
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a middle to late Bronze Age copper-alloy palstave. Only the butt remains. The fragment is triangular in profile and has a curved butt. The edges extend to form a narrow ledge at the top and bottom. The break exposes two circular indentations that appear to have been caused by air bubbles formed during the casting process. The presence of these indentations may have caused this area of the axe to have been particularly weak, thus causing the break. The break is roughly straight, but irregular enough to suggest it is not an intentional cut.
Created on: Tuesday 18th June 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 18th June 2013
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Record ID: LIN-C11E61
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy 'unlooped shield pattern' palstave dating to the middle Bronze Age. The axe has a flared cutting edge and a rectangular butt. The axe has a shield-shaped hollow located on either side of the stop ridge. Both shields are decorated with three moulded ribs. The blade is decorated with a moulded mid-rib on either side. The axe measures 160mm long and is 66mm wide. The blade is 18mm thick after the stop and tapers to the cutting edge. The distance from the butt to the inside of the stop is 60mm. The butt measures 23mm by 30mm The sides of the butt are triangular …
Created on: Friday 5th August 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 17th December 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Market Rasen area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-14A4E7
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A nearly complete copper-alloy unlooped palstave or 'flanged axe' dating to the middle Bronze Age. The butt is incomplete and now marked by a roughly angular line. The break bears the same patination as the rest of the axe suggesting that it was broken in antiquity. One corner of the butt is visible; the other is missing. The halft-end has two pronounced flanges on either side. The crest of the flange is straight rather than inward curving as sometimes seen on other axes. The septum is smooth and seemingly unworn. At the end of the septum is a moulded stop-ridge set transversely …
Created on: Thursday 29th July 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 12th October 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sudbrooke', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-6836B8
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy palstave dating to the middle Bronze Age. The axe is in a good state of preservation despite missing its butt-end. The main body is rectangular in cross-section and has very smooth sides. The body flattens and flares to the blade which is comparitavely very wide and seemingly unworn. The cutting edge is still sharp and one of the tips is still worked to a prominant point. The surface of the axe is pitted in places, but otherwise smooth and stable. The axe is 81mm in length and 62mm wide at the blade end. The break at the butt end measures 25mm x 14mm.
Created on: Thursday 26th February 2009
Last updated: Monday 5th December 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Gainsborough', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-0DF9A3
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Middle Bronzr Age palstave. The axe is slender and has a very pitted and worn surface. The there is a lip on either edge of the axe, and a stop ridge down the centre of the axe. The butt end is damaged. The blade is flared and appears to have been reground a number of times in antiquity.
Created on: Wednesday 17th September 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LIN-0D10B5
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Middle-Late Bronze Age copper alloy palstave. The palstave is of the developed type which has a stop ridge that forms in line with the side of the axe, and a loop that sits in the middle of the axe at the top. The recessed areas of the butt meet the sides with a slight curve. The butt slightly tapers to a worn and incomplete terminal. The blade edge appears to be very worn. The width of the blade is 37mm; the width of the butt is 23mm.
Created on: Wednesday 17th September 2008
Last updated: Thursday 7th April 2011
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