Record ID: FAKL-1CAE59
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Large scraper made from an opaque, grey-brown flint with some inclusions. There is a small area of cortex at one end. Both the dorsal and ventral faces show signs of a conchoidal fracture although the scars are weakly defined and may reflect natural fracture. Retouch extends across the upper right hand side of the flint (as shown) and down the right hand side. This is short, scaled and abrupt/semi-abrupt. There is also some limited retouch along the left hand edge. Length 110.8mm, Width 59.1mm, Thickness 29.3mm, Mass 182.36g. The coarseness of the working and the form o…
Created on: Friday 15th July 2022
Last updated: Monday 18th July 2022
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Record ID: LEIC-D9CD94
Object type: PENANNULAR RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: An incomplete fragment from a penannular ‘lock ring. Originally the ring would have been C shaped in plan and bi-conical in form with the two opposing edges abutting forming a slight gap within the ring. It is formed of 25 or 26 individual square sectioned wires; all but two of these are twisted with an even clockwise turn creating a sinuous spiral like thread. Positioned on the upper and lower faces nearest the central hole are two plain wires acting as a border. The two terminals of the ring show evidence of direct heating that has melted the gold to form a si…
Created on: Thursday 1st July 2021
Last updated: Monday 13th June 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Leamington Hastings', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: FAKL-204782
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Retouched flint flake of Early Bronze Age date. Flint mid-brown, translucent, secondary, a small patch of cortex survivesm. Flake struck using a hard hammer leaving prominent ripple marks and a bulbs of percussion. Retouch limited but short, scaled, abrupt. 34.9 x 19.2 x 4.9mm, Mass 4.01g
Created on: Thursday 10th June 2021
Last updated: Thursday 10th June 2021
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Record ID: FAKL-2021B9
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Flint scraper of late prehistoric date. Fragment of a light grey, opaque flint cobble, cortex surviving in one area. The cobble was broken by natural agencies and was recorticated before being retouched to form two scraping edges; one a deep notch, the other a crude, straight edge. both were made using short, scaled, abrupt retouch. Both the use of a naturally broken flint and the crudity of the retouch point to a late date. 31.6 x 27.3 x 15.6mm, Mass 16.35g
Created on: Thursday 10th June 2021
Last updated: Thursday 10th June 2021
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Record ID: FAKL-7794B3
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Edge from a Middle to Late Bronze Age, c. 1200-700BC, palstave or socketed axe, Only the tip is present, probably broken off during use. Length 29.4mm, Width 8.2mm, Thickness 3.9mm, Mass 3.59g.
Created on: Sunday 22nd September 2019
Last updated: Thursday 24th March 2022
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Record ID: FAKL-772B6A
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Tip from a Middle Bronze Age, c. 1500-1200BC, spearhead, Central longitudinal rib on both faces flanked by small flukes, representing a slender, rapier-like, blade. Only the tip is present, there is no sign of the central socket. Length 23.9mm, Width 8.9mm, Thickness 7.4mm, Mass 3.94g.
Created on: Sunday 22nd September 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 24th September 2019
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Record ID: FAKL-A42915
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Neolithic to Iron Age, c. 4000-600BC, retouched flint flake, opaque, mottled white and pale grey tertiary flint, retouch, short, scaled, semi abrupt along one side. Length 32.5mm, Width 18.6mm, Thickness 6.0mm, Mass 3.60g. Other than the retouch the flint shows no other signs of working suggesting that it represents the opportunistic use of a natural flint characteristic of later Prehistory.
Created on: Friday 7th June 2019
Last updated: Thursday 15th August 2019
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Record ID: WAW-B1BF43
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of a Bronze Age, c. 1,100-750 BC socketed axe. Only the end of the blade survives making specific identification difficult. Cutting edge expanded and crescentic. The body of the axe has a rectangular section, 25.9 x 18.0mm with rounded corners and a 4.7mm thick wall section It was broken in antiquity and shows a hackly fracture. Length 41.4mm, Width (cutting edge) 35.9mm, Thickness 18.0mm, Mass 61.77g.
Created on: Saturday 20th April 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd April 2019
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Record ID: FAKL-A1D1F3
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Telford and Wrekin
Workflow stage: Published
Middle Bronze Age, c. 1,500-1,150 BC, side looped spearhead, the weapon has suffered some damage, its loops are broken but it appears that its tiny head is substantially intact. It consisted of a central, ogival section flanked by two flukes. With the spearhead are fragments of wood which probably represent part of its shaft preserved by contact with copper. The small head seen on this weapon can be compared to an example from Lakenheath, Suffolk (Evans,1881, 322-323, fig. 395). Evans refers to an example from Cumberland with a still smaller blade but, at 124mm, it was still larger tha…
Created on: Sunday 7th April 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
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Record ID: WAW-FE6495
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of a Late Bronze Age, double edged, knife of 'Thorndon' type. All that survives is the end of the socket and the start of the blade which has a flattened lozenge section. The junction between the blade and the flattened oval socket is marked by a transverse step. Length 32.8mm, Width 19.6mm, Thickness 7.6mm, Mass 10.88g. This fragment can be compared to the complete Thorndon knife from North Somerset, GLO-B2DAA9. The type is dated to 950-750BC.
Created on: Friday 22nd February 2019
Last updated: Friday 22nd February 2019
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Record ID: WAW-FD9B8F
Object type: SICKLE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of a Bronze Age sickle. This consist of part of a blade, one edge of which is slightly incurved, suggesting that it represents a sickle rather than a sword or rapier. The fragement has a flat lozenge shaped section with indications of two arrises down each of its faces. Length 34.6mm, Width 22.3, Thickness 4.6mm, Mass 13.14mm, Bronze Age, c. 1200-700BC
Created on: Friday 22nd February 2019
Last updated: Friday 22nd February 2019
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Record ID: WAW-FCE6C6
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Two copper alloy discs, both roughly made, plain but with a low, flat, central boss. On the back of each of the discs are two lugs, both perforated for an attachment pin. These are linked by two, small ribs. Disc A: Diameter 22.6mm, 2.9mm thick, Mass 4.79g. Disc B: Diameter 20.6mm, Thickness 2.9mm, Mass 4.36g. These object are difficult to date but may be related to the 'double looped' buttons that occur in the Bronze Age although the holes through the loops appear, at 2.0mm to be unusually small. A wide date range must be proposed.
Created on: Friday 22nd February 2019
Last updated: Friday 22nd February 2019
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Record ID: WAW-FC5599
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Brooch of Central European, Bronze Age, type, c.1100-800 BC. It is made from a single length of 2.7mm diameter, copper alloy wire, one end of which is a tightly wound to form a six turn spiral. From this the wire is bent back on itself to form a hook-like catch plate. The wire is twisted back and forth to form five, figure of 8 loops on the end of which is an integral pin. The wire is cracked at this point. The brooch is in excellent condition with a mid-brown patination which contains some grains of sand. Length 99.3mm, Width 41.7mm, Height 26.2mm, Mass 30.31g. This brooch is of C…
Created on: Friday 22nd February 2019
Last updated: Monday 8th April 2019
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Record ID: FAKL-54BF08
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Early Bronze Age flint scraper, recorticated, grey flint, retouch: short, scaled, semi abrupt, around one side. Width 20.5mm, Length 19.5mm, Thickness 7.8mm, Mass 3.56g.
Created on: Saturday 18th June 2016
Last updated: Saturday 18th June 2016
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Record ID: FAKL-FE2AC4
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Early Bronze Age arrowhead of triangular form, made from translucent, mid grey flint, bifacially flaked, (covering, scaled, low angle), one corner missing. Arrowheads of this type are likely to be varients of the more common barb and tang type. Length 24.0mm, Width 20.0mm, Thickness 5.7mm, Mass 2.11g.
Created on: Tuesday 14th June 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 14th June 2016
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Record ID: DENO-557DA5
Object type: PLANO CONVEX KNIFE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A plano-covex knife of Early Bronz Age date (c.2350-c.1400 BC). Flint, brownish-grey, translucent, thin cortex covers most of dorsal surface. Broadly D-shaped in plan and cross-section. Primary flake, hard hammer. Dorsal surface has retouch (short, parallel, low angle to semi-abrupt) along right edge and part of the left. The knife measures 37.5mm long, 19.2 mm wide and 6.8mm thick. It weighs 4.42g.
Created on: Monday 6th June 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 15th June 2016
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Record ID: YORYM-D028FE
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
TREASURE CASE : 2016 T239. Driffield Area Hoard I = 14 socketed axes, 13 bronze ingots. Report for HM Coroner on potential Treasure Case 2016 T239 ('Driffield Hoard I') from Yorkshire Finder: Object type and material: Late Bronze Age hoard Date of discovery: 23rd March Circumstance of discovery: This is the first of two hoards of Late Bronze Age date discovered by the finder whilst searching an arable field with a metal detector. This hoard ('Driffield Hoard I') consists of 14 bronze socketed axes and 13 ingot fragments. The finder reported th…
Created on: Thursday 31st March 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 8th July 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Driffield Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-9D9AFA
Object type: PLANO CONVEX KNIFE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Bronze Age (Early) plano-convex, flint, knife, 60mm in length, 24mm in width and 7mm thick with a weight of 11.50grams. The object is complete and is sub-rectangular in form with a shallow D shaped cross section and an orange-brown patina. The object has rounded edges and has been worked on one (dorsal) face with invasive, low angle, scaled re touch which forms the rounded surface.
Created on: Thursday 28th January 2016
Last updated: Friday 5th February 2016
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Record ID: LEIC-9D80A9
Object type: BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Bronze age (Early) barbed and tanged flint arrowhead,18mm in length, 17mm in width and 3mm thick with a weight of 0.93grams. The object is incomplete, missing its tip. It is sub-triangular in form flattened lozenge cross section and a brown patina. It is bifacially worked with covering scaled low angle re-touch. Each barb is slightly different, with one being a very slight triangular projection and the other a sub rectangular longer projection. It has an intact rectangular tang with a rounded surface.
Created on: Thursday 28th January 2016
Last updated: Friday 5th February 2016
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Record ID: LEIC-9D71E6
Object type: BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Bronze age (Early) barbed and tanged flint arrowhead, 23mm in length, 16mm in width and 3mm thick with a weight of 1.13grams. The object is triangular in form with a flattened lozenge cross section and a brown patina. It is bi-facially worked with invasive, scaled low angle re-touch. It has a wide rectangular tang and its barbs are represented largely by a semi-circular recess in the base either side of the tang.
Created on: Thursday 28th January 2016
Last updated: Friday 5th February 2016
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