Record ID: LEIC-9CB78E
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bronze age to Medieval pottery vessel sherds. The pottery appears hand built, has rough fabric with large gritty inclusions and lots of mica. It has a thick section and some sherds have evdience of sooting on the outer? surface. It was found in a very tight scatter disturbed by tractor, near a Bronze Age barrow cemetery. So its probable that it is prehistoric, however pottery such as this is known in the area up to the medieval period.
Created on: Wednesday 6th May 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 30th June 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-B38883
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Bronze age? vessel sherd, 52mm long, 45mm wide and 12 mm thick with a weight of 26.97 g. The sherd has a dark almost black section with angular inclusions and a brown surface. One side has linear striations the other is smooth.
Created on: Thursday 3rd November 2016
Last updated: Thursday 17th November 2016
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Record ID: LEIC-1DEF09
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Undated copper alloy rectangular object, 60mm long, 17mm wide and 8mm thick with a weight of 37.65grams. The object is rectangular in form and cross section with rounded edges. It is very abraided and has no obvious decoration, but its patina and condition suggest it is of some age.
Created on: Monday 17th August 2015
Last updated: Monday 17th August 2015
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Record ID: LEIC-54F15A
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Prehistoric copper alloy object fragment? 15mm in length, 13mm wide and 4mm thick with a weight of 3.07grams. The object is sub rectangular in form and rectangular (rhomboid) in cross section, with each face having a rounded central ridge. The object has a tri-lobed form with three incomplete shafts, one of which is slightly longer, all are broken off. The patina suggests a great age, but function is uncertain. It was found in the same location as two prehistoric metal fragments, (see LEIC-544574 and LEIC-542023) suggesting it may be this old and could have been gathered for re-w…
Created on: Tuesday 26th February 2019
Last updated: Thursday 28th February 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-B180D4
Object type: THUMB NAIL SCRAPER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Bronze age Thumbnail scraper, 24mm long, 23mm wide and 8mm thick. The scraper has a light brown, marbled patina and weighs 6.30 grams. It has some damage, with a large section being chipped off one side and a small nick on the other edge, but is otherwise finely worked.
Created on: Friday 5th May 2006
Last updated: Wednesday 1st April 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-F5CD62
Object type: THUMB NAIL SCRAPER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bronze age flint thumbnail? scraper. 26mm wide, 33mm long and 11mm in depth.
Created on: Wednesday 27th April 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 15th December 2015
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Record ID: LEIC-7D0832
Object type: THUMB NAIL SCRAPER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Neolithic to early Bronze age flint thumb nail scraper, 30mm long, 25mm wide and 10mm thick with a weight of 8.16g.. The object is oval in form and semi-circular in cross section. It has a clear bulb of percussion on its ventral surface struck from a flat platform. Its dorsal surface has invasive semi-abrupt scaled re-touch over most of its surface, becoming abrupt and stepped at the distal end.
Created on: Tuesday 11th September 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 11th September 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Melton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-356106
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bronze age copper alloy sword fragment, 33mm long, 27mm wide and 4 mm thick. The object is in fair condition and weighs ?? The object is sub triangular in form and is slighly rhomboid in section. each side tapers inwards slightly and tapers in width to a blade edge. Above this the object has a recessed sub-rectangular protrusion, the lower edges of which are formed by the incomplete circular fixing holes which would have secured the blade to its handle. The size of the object suggests it is a fragment of a Ewart Park phase sword.
Created on: Friday 17th September 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 28th October 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-79D1F4
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Bronze age copper alloy spearhead shaft, Length: 41 mm, diameter: 11 mm, weight: 11.97 grams. The object is sub rectangular in form and lentoid in cross section. It is hollow and has a circular interior void with its outer form tapering to points at the casting seams. It tapers slightly in width and becomes narrower in thickness as it widens. It is plain except for a linear horizontal nick across its casting seam, near its present base.
Created on: Tuesday 12th September 2017
Last updated: Saturday 28th March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cambridgeshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-C6309A
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bronze age spearhead fragment, 52 mm length, 26 mm width, 11 mm thickness, weight 23.69 g. The object represents the tip of a larger spearhead and is triangular in form and 'lozenge' shaped in cross section. It has a distinct rounded ridge running down the centre of each face and it narrows from 11mm thick to 4mm thick at the tip. Its edges are damaged and some of the orginal surface has been lost. The object is probably middle Bronze Age in date, c. 1500 - 1300 BC
Created on: Wednesday 16th November 2016
Last updated: Monday 5th June 2023
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Record ID: LEIC-B96481
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Mid to Late Bronze Age copper alloy spearhead fragment, 75mm long, 21mm wide, 9mm thick and weighing 20.37grams. The object is triangular in form and an oval in cross section. It represents the damaged tip of a spear head. It has a narrow central rib which has a circular cross section and tapers towards the point. The blades which are damaged, run down to a bevelled edge and taper in width towards the point.
Created on: Monday 12th October 2015
Last updated: Monday 5th June 2023
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Record ID: LEIC-115815
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Middle to late Bronze age copper alloy socketed spearhead, 125mm long, 33mm wide and 12mm thick with a weight of 62.12grams. The object is in poor condition and incomplete. It consists of a leaf shaped plate which would have has a facetted blade edge, now mostly missing. It has a centrally placed circular sectioned shaft which is damaged, particularly on one side, and tapers to a point just below the tip of the spear.
Created on: Saturday 9th January 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 6th June 2023
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Record ID: LEIC-C730A8
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bronze age copper alloy spearhead, 65mm long, 18mm wide and 11mm thick, with a weight of 22.16grams. The object represenst the upper part of a mid rib of a spearhead which is extremely worn. It consists of a circular cross-sectioned hollow, tapering tube with the remains of the flat spearhead blade projecting out from two sides.
Created on: Monday 1st June 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 6th June 2023
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Record ID: LEIC-D24CC3
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bronze age Copper Alloy spearhead, 55mm long, 25mm wide and 11mm thick. The objet represents the upper part of a spear head and has a hollow circular core 11mm in diameter. The circular shape continues to the tip which is 5mm in diameter. The object has protruding edges which narrow to a point, giving them a triangular section, which form the blades. The metal is quite corroded and is missing a lot of its surface, the object has snapped off near the tip and the circular void contains traces of a black material.
Created on: Friday 1st April 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 6th June 2023
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Record ID: LEIC-15DC10
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bronze age ? copper alloy Spear head, 39mm long and 11mm wide. The object is in good condition with a dark brown patina and weighs 4.76 grams. The arrow has a tapering shaft which begins 6mm in diameter and continues up to its tip where its about 3mm in diameter. It has a ridge running down the centre on both sides. The 'blades' are curved giving it an almond shape, and has a chamferred point 2mm wide. The object is still sharp along these edges.
Created on: Friday 9th September 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 6th June 2023
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Record ID: LEIC-3B3EF2
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bronze age copper alloy spearhead/arrowhead tip, 50mm long and 13mm wide. The object is in a fair condition with a brown patina and weighs 8.91 grams. It has a lozenge shaped section comprising of a tapering circular shaft with flared blade.
Created on: Wednesday 5th October 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 6th June 2023
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Record ID: LEIC-91DD44
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Mid to Late Bronze age copper alloy spear tip, 40.7mm long, 11.6mm wide and 7.4mm thick. The object is in poor condition with a greenish/brown patina and weighs 6.50grams. The object has a circular sectioned midrib, c.5mm in diameter which tapers to a point. It is flanked on each side by the remains of a bevelled blade, which is quite worn and uneven. The tip is conical with no protruding blade present and is 2mm in diameter.
Created on: Tuesday 26th September 2006
Last updated: Tuesday 6th June 2023
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Record ID: LEIC-AA14C1
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bronze Age copper alloy spearhead fragment, 39mm long, 14mm wide and 6mm thick. The object is in fair condition with a dark brown patina and weighs 6.94 grams. The object is triangular in form and consists of a central circular shaft which tapers to a point. This is flanked by a narrow blade, C.5mm wide, on each side.
Created on: Friday 15th September 2006
Last updated: Tuesday 6th June 2023
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Record ID: LEIC-53D8B8
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bronze age copper alloy spearhead tip? 31mm long, 11mm wide and 7mm thick. The object is in fair condition and weighs 3.98grams. The object consists of the tip of an object. It is sub rectangular in form and section. It has blade like edges which taper in width to a squared off terminal and has prominent ridges running up its centre.
Created on: Tuesday 17th January 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 6th June 2023
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Record ID: LEIC-E66167
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bronze age spear fragment, 80mm long, 20mm wide and 10mm thick. The object is in poor condition and weighs21.69grams. The object represents the broken tip of a spear and has a corroded surface and badly damaged edges. It has a circular section and is slightly conical in form, with the remains of blades visible on each side.
Created on: Friday 17th February 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 6th June 2023
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