Record ID: SUR-EEBB82
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Bracknell Forest
Workflow stage: Published
A late Bronze Age socketed axe of Meldreth type, Ewart Park metalwork assemblage, c1000-800BC. The axe is facetted and octagonal in section. It measures 99mm in length and the socket is 63mm in depth. The width is 22.43mm and the distance from the side to the loop opposite is 31.3mm. The rim of the axe is c3.6mm thick and there is a prominent rib just below the rim. The blade is largely worn away and a section is missing from the rim. The casting seams are largely filed away but are still visible. There are large patches of surface corrosion where the original surface is missing. Else…
Created on: Wednesday 4th June 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 4th February 2015
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Record ID: SUR-2FE4D6
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Bracknell Forest
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment comprising the blade and lower part of a plain but worn socketed axe of the late Bronze Age (Type Meldreth). The edges are rounded and the surfaces are abraded and pitted. The socket extends for 18mm.
Created on: Thursday 20th December 2012
Last updated: Thursday 3rd January 2013
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SUR-023F03
Object type: METAL WORKING DEBRIS
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Bracknell Forest
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small lump of green copper alloy ingot, possibly of Bronze Age date.
Created on: Thursday 22nd April 2010
Last updated: Friday 23rd April 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Warfield', grid reference and parish protected.