Record ID: WILT-1D68BC
Object type: GOUGE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy gouge most probably from the Late Bronze Age dating to the period c. 1000 - 650BC. The mouth is circular and is now filled with earth. The metal is of uneven thickness around the mouth. There is one casting seams running down each side. The shaft tapers before flaring towards a semi-circular blade. The gouge furrow is triangular and the edge of the blade is rounded. The edge of the blade and part of the gouge furrow are chipped and shows a light green corrosion. The gouge has a dark green patina with brown patination visible in the furrow and along the casting seams. …
Created on: Sunday 25th May 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 19th August 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Salisbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-042843
Object type: GOUGE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A nearly complete cast copper-alloy socketed gouge dating to the Ewart Park phase of the Bronze Age, Needham's (1996) Phase 7, that is c. 1100 to 800 BC. The socketed end of the gouge has a circular section and an internal diameter of 16 mm. The end of the socket, which may have been collared or just lipped, is now missing due to an old break. The gouge tapers down its length into a C-shaped section, with a furrow widening down the length from the open socket. The furrow widens from a point to c. 9mm. A gouge of this type would have been used for woodworking. Similar examples are reco…
Created on: Tuesday 15th December 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 16th December 2015
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Record ID: SUR-1536D1
Object type: GOUGE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete socketed gouge dating to the Late Bronze Age, c. 1000-800 BC. The remaining portion comprises the tip, which is heavily corroded and has lost most of its original surface. The rear end has a corroded break which reveals the hollow interior of the casting and the sub-rounded cross section of the gouge shaft. A remaining portion of the surface in the concave interior surface of the gouge appears to have striations from use wear.
Created on: Thursday 22nd April 2021
Last updated: Thursday 22nd April 2021
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Record ID: HAMP-D11447
Object type: GOUGE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Late Bronze Age (c.1100-650 BC) copper alloy socketed gouge, with wide flaring collar and prominent (but smoothed down) casting flashes. The collar moulding expands from 18.1mm in diameter to 20.3mm in diameter (internal diameter 15.1mm) over 13.9mm. Below it measures 17.5mm in diameter, narrowing to the relatively straight cutting edge which measures 13.9mm in width and 5.6mm in thickness. The back of the gouge is linearly faceted (eight faces) while the inverted-V shaped groove reaches from the cutting edge to just before the collar moulding. The metal is a mid-green…
Created on: Thursday 29th September 2016
Last updated: Friday 30th September 2016
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Record ID: SOM-D46055
Object type: GOUGE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A near complete copper alloy socketed gouge corresponding to Needham's (1996) Period 7, and dated to c. 950 - 750BC The remaining portion is a short length of the socket with a tapered U-shaped blade. The piece is distinctly pointed oval in cross section with slight projecting ridges running down each side, probably the remains of casting flashes. The object tapers in width and thickness from its socket to a rounded cutting/gouging edge which is concave on one of its surfaces. The gouging edge has worn well rounded chips at its tip and on one edge. The object bulges slightly at …
Created on: Monday 4th March 2019
Last updated: Monday 4th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Mere', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-2D7C07
Object type: GOUGE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete socketed gouge dating to the Late Bronze Age, c. 1000-800 BC. It is sub-rectangular in plan, circular in cross section, and tapers in width and thickness from its socket to a rounded cutting/gouging edge which is concave on one of its surfaces. It is broken at the socket end, and any possible collar is now missing. The edge of the break is uneven and slightly frayed.
Created on: Tuesday 27th September 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 27th September 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tisbury CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-D8A38B
Object type: GOUGE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A  fragment of copper alloy gouge. The tip only. The fragment is parallel sided with a u-shaped channel from the tip to the break. The tops of the sides are angled at the tip. Date: Bronze Age Dimensions: 34.08 mm x 13.46 mm x 12.21 mm Weight: 18.91 g  
Created on: Friday 24th March 2023
Last updated: Thursday 18th May 2023
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Record ID: WILT-282B3B
Object type: GOUGE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
A Bronze Age copper alloy gouge dating to 1500-800 BC, Middle to Late Bronze Age. The chisel is sub rectangular in plan, tapering slightly into the cutting edge and is circular in cross section, becoming crescentic towards the cutting edge. The opposite end is socketed with a circular mouth and an expanded collar on the outside. A prominent longitudinal casting seam is extant on either lateral edge. The chisel has signs of pitting damage in places. Length: 70.0mm; length of blade: 31.30mm; width: 16.0mm; internal aperture of socketed end: 14.0mm; thickness: 2.90mm; weight: 44.70g. …
Created on: Friday 8th March 2019
Last updated: Saturday 20th February 2021
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