Record ID: GLO-6535E4
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
1. Copper alloy narrow-bladed looped palstave, has a wide central moulding which tapers starting from the centre of the stop ridge and which stops approximately two thirds down the axe blade. The stop is squared and the body of the blade is narrow and only slightly flared. The patina is green overall and runs from smooth dark green to more corroded pitted light green. Weight: 461.8 g, Max length: 172.28, Length of loop: 28.24mm, Max width: 40.36 2. Copper alloy narrow-bladed looped palstave (butt broken), has a wide central moulding from the centre of the stop ridge, which stops a…
Created on: Monday 29th July 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 24th September 2013
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Record ID: WAW-BA7221
Object type: FLANGED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete Early Bronze Age cast copper-alloy late flanged axe (c. 1700-1500 BC). The blade of the axe is slightly flared to the blade tips, and the blade cutting edge is a deep symmetrical convex shape. The cutting edge is rounded due to abrasion. In profile the blade is sub-triangular with the widest section being before the flange facets. Body and haft end of the axe has almost straight sides which taper slightly at the butt, which is straight at the terminal. One face is possibly decorated at the junction of the body and blade, just within the facets, in the form on at least three…
Created on: Sunday 2nd June 2013
Last updated: Monday 13th January 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: PAS-9B2032
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
Circumstances of Discovery: On the 12th July, two side-looped palstaves, and one socketed hammer were found. The hoard was found on the side of a ditch on pasture land, in North Somerset. Description: 1. Copper alloy side-looped palstave, Transitional Type. The palstave has high petal shaped flanges, and three ribs which run from the centre of the stop ridge, and end approximately a quarter of the way down the blade in a triangular/trident shape, roughly parallel to the end of the side-loop. The body of the palstave is narrow but widens down the blade eventually flaring at the cut…
Created on: Wednesday 21st March 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 8th May 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wrington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-A74356
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Ten individual copper alloy object fragments, one gold sheet fragment and several copper alloy fragments of casting waste dating to the Earliest Iron Age. The copper alloy objects consist of one sickle fragment, one socketed axe fragment, one triangular, blade fragment, one ingot fragment, five casting spues, and one small un-diagnostic metal object. Description 1. Gold sheet fragment. A thin five-sided sub-rectangular sheet fragment. Two sides form a right angled corner and appear to be the uncut deliberate edges of the sheet with feint flattening of the surface forming a bord…
Created on: Monday 21st November 2011
Last updated: Friday 28th March 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hindon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PAS-1EB110
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
A Late Bronze Age hoard consisting of eighteen objects including: 5 copper alloy blade fragments from two leaf-shaped swords; 4 socketed axes; 1 socketed leaf-shaped spearhead; 1 blade fragment from a leaf-shaped spearhead; 1 tanged chisel; 1 clasp or belt fitting and 4 copper alloy ingot fragments. Description: 1. Copper alloy tip blade fragment from a leaf-shaped sword. Flattened rounded-midsection with bevelled edges, most likely of Ewart Park type (Colquhoun and Burgess 1988: 55-68). This fragment refits with nos. 2-4. Length: 96mm, Maximum Width: 37.76mm, Maximum Thickne…
Created on: Tuesday 27th September 2011
Last updated: Friday 1st December 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tuxford Hoard', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-15A293
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A Late Bronze Age carp's tongue complex hoard consisting of 352 objects. At 352 objects and fragments, the Boughton Malherbe hoard is the third largest Bronze Age hoard ever found in Britain behind the Langton Matravers hoard, Dorset, with 777 objects and fragments dating to the Llyn Fawr metalwork phase (c. 800-600 BC) (Roberts et al.: in prep.) and the Isleham hoard, Cambridgeshire, with over 6500 objects and fragments dating to the Wilburton metalwork phase (c. 1150-1000 BC) (Britton 1960; Colquhoun and Burgess 1988: pls. 152.B-157.A; Malim et al.: 2010). The Boughton Malherbe …
Created on: Tuesday 9th August 2011
Last updated: Monday 15th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Boughton Malherbe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-916575
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
Late Bronze Age hoard consisting of 27 objects including: 1 socketed axe; 4 socketed axe fragments; 2 end-winged axe fragments; 2 spearhead fragments; 1 knife blade fragment; 1 sword hilt fragment; 1 Carp's tongue sword blade fragment; 1 sword blade fragment; 1 pinhead fragment; 2 rings; 2 copper alloy fragments; 1 casting fragment and 8 copper alloy ingot fragments Description 1. Copper alloy socketed axe of South-eastern type. Double mouth-moulding, with square mouth and internal ribs on both faces. Single pellet decoration on both surfaces near the collar. Prominent casti…
Created on: Wednesday 3rd August 2011
Last updated: Saturday 23rd May 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stockbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-EBE952
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A Late Bronze Age hoard consisting of 21 objects including: 2 end winged axe fragments; 7 socketed axe fragments; 1 socketed fragment; 3 copper alloy fragments; 1 sheet metal fragment and 7 ingot fragments were located across a 40m spread. Description 1. Copper alloy end winged axe fragment comprising the upper body and the butt. The upper part of the butt is missing. The wings are intact and slightly bent inwards on both sides. The patina is green. Length: 86.21mm; Maximum Width: 35.18mm; Maximum Thickness: 32.41mm; Weight: 244.7g 2. Copper alloy end winged axe fragment compr…
Created on: Wednesday 20th April 2011
Last updated: Thursday 16th May 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Staple', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-F5D2A5
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A Middle Bronze Age hoard consisting of two copper alloy palstaves. The hoard was found 50 feet in a re-deposited easement from a pipeline between 6-12 inches under the ground. Description: 1. Copper Alloy Palstave (Rowlands Type: Class 3, Group 2). The rounded damaged butt leads down to low convex flanges, a slightly U-shaped stop and triangular shaped blade.The cutting edge is very damaged with part of it missing. The surface is extremely corroded which obscures detail and the patina is an olive green. Casting seams are present on both sides. There is a small depression on the…
Created on: Tuesday 15th March 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 6th December 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kingsnorth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-CD6A33
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
An Early Iron Age hoard consisting of seven objects including: one copper alloy horse-bit, one fragment of a copper alloy ingot, one ring, one harness fitting and two axe/chisel blade fragments. Description 1. Copper alloy ?object irregularly shaped fragment. The pattern of the three parallel semi-circular impressions on one side of the fragment indicate that this is not a simply ingot fragment but may well have been used in the manufacture of an object. The three roughly rectangular impressions on other sides appear to support this interpretation. Further cleaning might improve t…
Created on: Tuesday 1st March 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 14th May 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stockbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-FF2DB4
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The finds include one complete socketed axe head, 13 fragments of the socketed axe heads, two sword fragments, one spearhead fragment, one 'complete' dagger (in reality a tanged and lugged chisel, a lozenge pommel end, a socketed knife fragment and two blade fragments), one socketed gouge, 16 ingot fragments and two unidentified fragments. These artefacts were found during the course of group metal detecting approximately 2.5 ft below the surface on the land. Catalogue: Complete copper alloy socketed axe head Copper alloy plain socketed axe head (Class A1, Type South-eastern…
Created on: Saturday 21st August 2010
Last updated: Monday 30th October 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Matching', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-A6BB51
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Two halves of a Late Bronze Age Copper alloy axe mould (Type Welby). Although both moulds fit together well and their interiors match, the exteriors have different protrusion patterns. 1a. The back-face of a copper alloy axe mould (Type Welby) extensively coated in dried earth (Schmidt & Burgess 1981, 221-3). The visible areas of metal are a matte red/brown on the outside and dark grey/green on the inside. The mould exterior has two rectangular protrusions 7.6mm in length positioned centrally close to the socket end between two 84mm long lines of circular protrusions. These are 2…
Created on: Tuesday 17th August 2010
Last updated: Friday 15th May 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-A67B11
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Late Bronze Age Copper alloy looped palstave (Type Late Palstave) with a triangular flange and a straight sided body running down to a flared , chipped blade (Smith 1959,177, Fig 7,4). The surface is mud coated with the shiny red/brown skin chipped in places to reveal porous matte green areas on the flange top and cutting edge.
Created on: Tuesday 17th August 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 12th October 2021
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Record ID: LEIC-A665D7
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Late Bronze Age Copper alloy socketed axe (Type Southern English Ribbed, Class B) with a single mouth and three ribs (Needham 1990, 33, fig. 4,23). Most of the axe is matte red/brown except from three areas where the skin is damaged revealing porous matte metal.The probable blade corner curves are missing and the existing edges are chipped and worn.
Created on: Tuesday 17th August 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 12th October 2021
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Record ID: BM-961CF1
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
1. Copper alloy socketed axe - faceted body with a single mouth moulding leading to flared blade with some damage. There appears to be a copper alloy fragment lodged in the socket. Faceted axe Type. Max length: 95mm; width at cutting edge: 50mm; width at mouth: 33mm; weight including lodged fragment: 189.7g 2. Copper alloy socketed axe - Double mouth moulding leading down to a rectangular body with a loop and a flared blade with some damage. There are three longitudinal ribs on the body. Southern English ribbed Type. Max length: 97mm; width at blade: 55mm; width at socket: …
Created on: Wednesday 4th August 2010
Last updated: Thursday 30th November 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Uttlesford District', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BM-8326C7
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
Circumstances of discovery Fourteen copper alloy fragments of a bracelet and two palstaves Description 1. Fragment of copper alloy bracelet. Tubular section with light green patina with pitted surface. L: 43.0mm; W: 12.0mm; Wt: 26.0g. 2. Fragment of copper alloy bracelet. Tubular section with light green patina with pitted surface. L: 53.0mm; W: 8.0mm; Wt: 22.0g. 3. Fragment of copper alloy bracelet. Tubular section with light green patina with pitted surface. L: 39.0mm; W: 10.0mm; Wt: 14.0g. 4. Fragment of copper alloy bracelet. Tubular section with light green p…
Created on: Tuesday 3rd August 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 8th July 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Shalfleet', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CAM-A203C1
Object type: GOUGE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
Two copper-alloy artefacts reported under the Treasure Act, see details below. 1. Socketed gouge - Plain mouth moulding with casting seams running down each side. The shaft tapers before flaring towards a semi-circular blade. The gouge is partially chipped and the patina is dark brown with some green corrosion. L: 77.0mm; W: 13.0-14.0mm; Wt: 58.4g 2. Bronze decorated fragment - four sets of two parallel rib decorations on a curved bronze fragment. Patina is dark brown. L: 26.0mm; W: 3.0-8.0mm; Wt: 5.1g Discussion Socketed gouges appear throughout Britain during the EwartPark …
Created on: Thursday 17th June 2010
Last updated: Thursday 30th November 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Melbourn', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-C41D04
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Miniture Middle Bronze Age palstave (flat axe with stop ridge and wings). The palstave has a convex curved blade 28.4mm long. The sides curve inwards from the blade, abruptly at first and then more gently, to 14.5mm wide at the stop ridge; they then continue to taper slightly to 12.1mm wide at the rounded butt. There is a clear curved stop ridge about half way along the axe, beyond which the butt is thinned with a recessed area on each side between the slight wings. The axe is mis-cast with a lump in the recessed area on one side and slightly irregular outline. It is 52.2mm long, 9.1m…
Created on: Friday 5th February 2010
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chichester district', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-C3C237
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The tip of a cast copper alloy socketed Bronze Age spearhead. The spear head has a hemispherical mid-rib on both sides which thins towards the point and would have continue to widen down the spear to form the socket. The rib is flanked by wide tapering blade wings with a more shaply angled edge bevel forming the cutting edge. The metal has a smooth surface with a grey patina suggesting a high tin content and patches of green corrosion in places. It is 39.5mm long, 14.8mm wide at the break and 7.3mm thick; it weighs 8.33 grams. As only the tip is present it is not possible to identify t…
Created on: Friday 5th February 2010
Last updated: Thursday 1st June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chichester district', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-4F6B02
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Late Bronze age copper alloy socketed axe (Type Meldreth) with a double mouth and a trumpet-shaped collar (Schmidt & Burgess, 1981, 205, no.1214). The body is slender and straight with an expanded blade and a loop that extends from the second, shallow mouth ridge. The surface condition of the axe is poor with one broken blade corner. The back is coated with mud while the red /brown skin on the front is worn and corroded. These areas of broken skin are porous and matte green.
Created on: Tuesday 2nd June 2009
Last updated: Friday 15th May 2020
Spatial data recorded.