Record ID: SOMDOR-5E2303
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Large, crudely flaked flint scraper. Made on a thick, secondary flake of mottled grey-brown and white flint. It has a mid-gloss patina two patches of yellowish nodule cortex on the dorsal surface. On the ventral surface is a large, scarred bulb of percussion. The striking platform has been flaked away. The dorsal surface has one main flaking scar with concoidal void at one end and several smaller scars. Around half of the circumference(on the thickest part of the scraper) has been coarsely and steeply flaked to produce working edge. Slightly worn and tumbled by ploughing.
Created on: Monday 12th September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: BH-5A09F0
Object type: HAMMER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete socketed copper-alloy hammer of late Bronze Age date. The object is hollow, rectangular in section, and widens out from 20.3mm wide by 16.7mm deep at the attachment end, to 24mm wide by 17.4mm deep at the bottom. The object has been cast in a two-piece mould and has a casting scar along its two narrower sides. On the two wider sides there is a small step upwards towards the damaged socket end. The hammer face is sub-rectangular and is heavily worn on one side. The object is slightly corroded. It measures 41.3mm long and weighs 81.67g. A similar but longer example was foun…
Created on: Monday 12th September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hardwick', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-59BBD8
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
1 sherd of fine flint (pieces 2 mm) and sand tempered pottery. Dark grey reduced core and interior surface. The exterior surface is slightly oxidised and brownish-grey. Thick walled body sherd. Identified as Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age by Lorraine Mepham.
Created on: Monday 12th September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: SOMDOR-59B077
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
1 sherd of coarse flint tempered pottery (pieces up to 7 mm). Pale grey reduced core, the surfaces are slightly oxidised and pale orange. Thick walled body sherd. Identified as Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age by Lorraine Mepham.
Created on: Monday 12th September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: SOMDOR-59A2D3
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
1 sherd of coarse flint tempered pottery (pieces up to 7 mm. Oxidised red surfaces with a slightly redused grey-brown core. Body sherds. Identified as Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age by Lorraine Mepham.
Created on: Monday 12th September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: SOMDOR-598633
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
2 sherds of coarse flint tempered pottery (pieces up to 4mm). Dark grey to black reduced core and internal surface. The exterior surface is slightly oxidised and reddish-brown. Thick walled body sherds. Identified as Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age by Lorraine Mepham.
Created on: Monday 12th September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-18BD95
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bronze Age copper alloy spearhead, 24mm long and 19mm wide. Only the tip of this spearhead is preserved.
Created on: Friday 9th September 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 6th June 2023
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Record ID: LEIC-18ADC1
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bronze Age copper alloy flat axehead, 106mm long and 56mm wide. The axe is an early Bronze Age type.
Created on: Friday 9th September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-15DC10
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bronze age ? copper alloy Spear head, 39mm long and 11mm wide. The object is in good condition with a dark brown patina and weighs 4.76 grams. The arrow has a tapering shaft which begins 6mm in diameter and continues up to its tip where its about 3mm in diameter. It has a ridge running down the centre on both sides. The 'blades' are curved giving it an almond shape, and has a chamferred point 2mm wide. The object is still sharp along these edges.
Created on: Friday 9th September 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 6th June 2023
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Record ID: SOMDOR-04B2B7
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of the blade of a cast copper alloy socketed axehead of late Bronze Age date. The crescent-shaped cutting edge is 50.15mm in width from blade tip to blade tip and is slightly corroded.
Created on: Thursday 8th September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Westbury-sub-Mendip area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-022227
Object type: CHISEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Bronze Age Incomplete copper alloy socketed chisel, surface pitted and corroded, socketed end missing, body flares to cutting edge, 30 x 75mm. 1000-700 BC.
Created on: Thursday 8th September 2005
Last updated: Friday 26th April 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Happisburgh', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-EB53C5
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Middle Bronze Age cast copper alloy notched hilted rapier fragment, part of hilt and blade only. Narrow pointed oval shaped section to the blade, flat mid-rib. The points of the flared shoulders are damaged. There are opposing lateral rounded notches between the shoulder and the grip (rivet holes). The grip section is pointed oval in the middle then hollowed, then with slightly thickened edges (only one edge remains). The blade edges are damaged and the edge bevels are poorly defined. Length 69.5mm, width 38.3mm, thickness 6.4mm, weight 52.71g. Rowlands (1979 'The Organisation of …
Created on: Wednesday 7th September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'South Muskham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-EB1678
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment from a Bronze Age flat axehead or palstave axehead. The object has been broken or deliberately cut diagonally across the blade/body, starting just behind the cutting edge - the cutting edge (without any original surface) and a triangular portion of the blade/body remain. The corner of the cutting edge which is complete is slightly splayed indicating it has been re-sharpened. The edge bevel is well defined, and begins c.11mm from the cutting edge. There is not enough of the blade/body to determine if this is a flat or palstave axehead. Some moss green original surface remains o…
Created on: Wednesday 7th September 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 13th December 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lambley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CORN-CCB7D1
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy fragment of an ingot, triangular in plan, and in profile, a smoother convex surface leading down to a rougher edge or base, which comes off at about a 30° angle. This profile suggest that it may come from a plano-convex ingot, similar to those found in the Late Bronze Age across the county.
Created on: Monday 5th September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NARC-831C87
Object type: RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A crude copper-alloy sub-circular ring. The ring is penannular with one slightly pointed end. It was possibly used as an ear ring, although there are a number of other uses for such artefact types. One such use might be a link in a chain. A similar artefact is illustrated in Crummy (1983, 50; 1796) which is cited as being a possible Roman ear ring. However other penannular rings of a not dissimilar nature make up links from a possible chain mesh purse (Crummy 1983, 50; 1850). A definite function for such items is thus difficult to ascertain, and when discovered outside a stratified con…
Created on: Friday 2nd September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMS-82F415
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Bronze Age Squat copper alloy flat axehead with slightly damaged butt-end, sides expanding and flaring slightly to rather asymmetrical cutting edge (width 60mm). Body rectangular in section and quite thick at mid-way point (10mm), thinning to butt-end and cutting edge. Surface corroded. Length 78mm, width 59mm, weighs 209g. c.2350 – c.1500 BC.
Created on: Friday 2nd September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hemblington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NARC-5DE5A2
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A very worn cast copper-alloy fragment, possibly from a Bronze Age blade. The object has shallow facets and is lozenge shaped in section. It has sufferes losses and is thus hard to identify, however the slight nature of the fragment may suggest a later dirk, small rapier, knife or dagger.
Created on: Wednesday 31st August 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NARC-5997F0
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment from a small cast copper-alloy spearhead or arrowhead, likely to date from the late Bronze Age, from circa 1200 to 800 BC. The weapon is socketed (existing socket size 7.3 mm in diameter). The object is unfortunately broken at both the socketed end and the blade end. The result of the socket causes a convex ridge to run down the obverse and the reverse of the blade. In profile the object is therefore oval with a wing at either side. The edges of the blade begin to taper towards the break at the socketed end of the object, whilst the ridge caused by the socket continues to ex…
Created on: Wednesday 31st August 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 6th June 2023
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Record ID: LANCUM-D99FD1
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Mouth fragment of cast copper-alloy socketed axehead dating to c. 1100-950 BC, or possibly a little later. It comes from a plain axe with a 'rope' upper mouth moulding. There is no indication of casting seams, meaning that it is a fragment of a face, not a side of the axe. Moreover, the mouth fragment comes from a mis-cast axe, as the thinness of one side/face and mouth moulding indicate. It is questionable whether or not it was ever used. If the mis-casting meant that it was too incomplete and the structure was too weak for use, it would have been recycled. This is probably what this…
Created on: Thursday 25th August 2005
Last updated: Thursday 7th December 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-D8EEE6
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
Complete copper alloy low-flanged axe of Early Bronze Age date. The axe belongs to Type Arreton (following Schmidt and Burgess 1981) or Class 5 (following Needham 1983; forthcoming). It can be dated to the Arreton metalworking phase (1725-1500 cal. BC), falling within the later half of Period 4 (Needham 1996; Needham et al. 1997). The axehead has an overall length of 122.7mm and weighs 270.7g. The butt is rounded and has a width of 20mm. The septum gradually thickens to the curved and prominent median bevel, positioned 55mm from the butt. The sides are comparatively straight and di…
Created on: Thursday 25th August 2005
Last updated: Wednesday 30th August 2017
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