Record ID: BERK-7F1AB7
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Reading
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible worn copper-alloy ingot. The ingot is straight on the long edges with rounded ends and is sub-ovate in section. There are no diagnostic features on the object detemining the date. Possibly Bronze Age.
Created on: Saturday 1st October 2022
Last updated: Monday 31st October 2022
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Record ID: SUR-FFEAA0
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Reading
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late Bronze Age tanged knife, almost complete save for the rounded tip of the blade. The knife is 146.20mm long and measures 24.04mm across the blade. The thickness of the blade is 2.24mm and the tang is c3mm thick across its widest point. The blade, which is both unpatinated and still sharp, tapers outwards towards a rounded shoulder which leads to the narrower tang. Corrosion products on the tang and shoulder appear suggestive of the remains of a handle. The date range for this type of knife is c1100 to c800BC.
Created on: Thursday 19th April 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd May 2012
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Record ID: BERK-CF6DE3
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Reading
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Bronze Age ovate flint knife. The knife has been produced from a secondary flake, which has been invasively flaked on ventral surface. Approximately 20 percent cortex remains on the dorsal surface. The cutting edge (opposite the butt) has been retouched. Dimensions: length 140.26mm; width 68.82mm; thickness 16.01mm; weight 183.93g
Created on: Friday 29th September 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Reading', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-CF2C22
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Reading
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Bronze Age copper alloy sword fragment. The fragment has a gentle bend across the central horizontal mid-line. The blade has a curved mid-rib with an engraved line bordering each edge before tapering to form the cutting edge. There are some losses to the edge. The surfaces of the broken edges and the blade have the same mid-green patina, suggesting the damage occurred in antiquity. Dimensions: length 29.28mm; weight 28.63mm; thickness 8.25mm; weight 28.24g
Created on: Friday 29th September 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Reading', grid reference and parish protected.