Record ID: PUBLIC-3C8609
Object type: METAL WORKING DEBRIS
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper metal working debris. A small irregularly shaped fragment of solidified copper alloy slag. All surfaces are uneven with vesicles, and there are a few small black flecks, possibly of charcoal, incorporated. The fragment is corroded and there are patches of green verdigris generally present. The maximum length is 65.5mm, width is 30.5mm and thickness is 21.9mm, and it weighs 88.3gms. A mid-late Bronze age spearhead, recorded as PUBLIC-5374D9, was found quite close to this item. The smelting of copper in rural locations may be indicative of Bronze Age activity, alth…
Created on: Sunday 31st May 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd June 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Heather', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-085BF7
Object type: METAL WORKING DEBRIS
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A piece of copper metal working debris. A small irregularly shaped fragment of solidified copper slag. The surface is lumpy and uneven with one side flatter than the other, which may indicate that the molten slag solidified onto a flat surface. Both faces are corroded with dark and lighter green verdigris generally present. The maximum dimensions are 27.3 by 23.4 across by 7.9mm thick, and it weighs 12.7 grams. The smelting of copper in rural locations is likely to be indicative of Bronze Age activity (and an early Bronze age axehead [PUBLIC-D25B73] was found quite close to this…
Created on: Monday 24th June 2019
Last updated: Monday 1st July 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ibstock', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-BD0932
Object type: METAL WORKING DEBRIS
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two pieces of copper metal working debris. Both are small irregularly shaped fragments of solidified copper slag. All surfaces are uneven with vesicles and small black flecks of charcoal & some shiny gold & silver coloured flecks incorporated. Both fragments are corroded with patches of green verdigris, and red corrosion is generally present. The maximum dimensions of the individual fragments are 37.4 by 19.7 by 10.1mm and 30.5 by 22.3 by 10.8mm, and together they weigh 23.0 grams The smelting of copper in rural locations is likely to be indicative of Bronze Age activity (and …
Created on: Thursday 21st June 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 26th June 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ibstock', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: PUBLIC-B6D07E
Object type: METAL WORKING DEBRIS
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Three large globular fragments of copper-alloy metal working debris, Bronze Age or later in date.
Created on: Wednesday 11th February 2015
Last updated: Thursday 12th February 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Bury St Edmunds', grid reference and parish protected.