Record ID: SWYOR-3FF370
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large copper alloy finger ring formed from a coiled rod. The rod is sub-circular in section with sharply cut ends. The ring has a diameter of 33.9mm, is 13.2mm tall over three coils of the rod, and the rod is 4.9mm thick. There is an even light green and brown patina on all surfaces. This large ring could have been used as currency and probably dates from the Bronze Age or Iron Age. There is a very close parallel in the Yorkshire Museum Boynton Collection (YORYM 2006.1110) which is from Cyprus. There are also similar examples, but larger and described as bracelets, on page 121 of Nic…
Created on: Thursday 28th December 2006
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-C515F1
Object type: BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint barbed and tanged arrowhead which dates from the early Bronze Age. The arrowhead is complete, with a wide rectangular tang and slightly curved, wide barbs. It is 27.7mm long, 25.2mm wide and 4.7mm thick. It is intensively worked with scaled removals covering all surfaces. The flint is patinated. It is mostly grey, with deeper white colouration along one edge and barb. The arrowhead is similar to Conygar Hill types which are discussed in Butler (2005) on page 164.
Created on: Monday 5th March 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd April 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-0F2205
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy flat axe dating from the early Bronze Age period. The axe is complete at 89.3mm long, 51.8mm wide and 12.7mm thick. It has a rounded cutting edge and straight sides that taper to the butt which is also rounded. There are two chips in the butt. The centre of the sides are slightly thickened. This is believed to be a precaution to try and prevent the wooden handle splitting when hafted. The main faces of the axe are slightly roughened, with some raised areas. This is probably a result of slight corrosion, though the axe is in generally good condition. The axe has a mid-gre…
Created on: Tuesday 26th June 2007
Last updated: Monday 5th December 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-C4F166
Object type: BURIAL URN
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Bradford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
CORONER'S REPORT Circumstances of find The top of one urn was uncovered while digging footings for a garden feature. Reported to Manor House Museum, Ilkley and referred to an archaeological unit (Archaeological Services, West Yorkshire Archaeology Service), The remainder of the material was excavated under controlled conditions. Description of objects Three collared ceramic urns found in a single pit. In addition to cremated human remains, the largest contained a stone battle axe or mace head, a bone pin, a bone "belt fastener" and two pie…
Created on: Friday 10th August 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stanbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-553554
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Sheffield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy socketed axehead which dates from the Bronze Age. The axehead is 91.6mm long and the socket is 42mm wide and 39mm thick externally. Both ends of the axehead are extensively chipped and damaged, and there are also chips on the body of the axehead. There is a circumferential ridge round the socket opening and beneath that three ribs run halfway down the body on the two main faces. There are casting spurs along the seams on the sides. The cutting blade widens slightly, but the damage prevents the extent of the flaring being known. There is a single loop on one side near th…
Created on: Friday 17th August 2007
Last updated: Monday 14th February 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-B1DAE3
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An invasively worked tertiary flint flake. The flake is semi-circular but the straight edge is a break which occurred after the working but is not recent. The flake is 21.2mm long, 15.8mm wide and 2.7mm thick. It is bi-facially worked with scalar flaking but there is very little, if any, edge retouch. It may be a pre-form for a tool which was never completed. There is very little dating evidence at this flake could date from anytime between the late Mesolithic and the Bronze Age. However, it is slightly more likely to be from the Early Bronze Age. There is slight patination on all fac…
Created on: Tuesday 21st August 2007
Last updated: Saturday 9th February 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-9F6B31
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy flat axe dating from the Early Bronze Age period. The axe is 108.8mm long, 48.1mm wide and 12.6mm thick. It thickens in the middle and there are slight flanges, though not large enough to be of significant use. The cutting blade is curved and is wider than the rest of the axe. The butt is thin and tapers to a wide pointed end. The axe is badly pitted with active bronze disease and the thinner edges are chipped. Similar examples can be seen on page 165 and 166 of The National Museum of Wales's "Guide Catalogue of the Bronze Age Collections" (1980), particula…
Created on: Thursday 1st November 2007
Last updated: Monday 5th December 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-8FDF87
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Middle Bronze Age flanged axe or palstave. It has a shield-shaped depression on the blade beneath the stop on both faces. It has a raised rounded stop ridge between the flanges which are quite high, giving a roughly diamond shape to the side of the body of the palstave. The butt end is missing. The cutting edge is crescent shaped. The casting spur is visible on both sides. The axe is 140.4mm long, 55.1mm wide and 35.6mm thick. It probably belongs to the Acton Park period of metalworking (Needham 2004 unpub.) and dates from between 1500BC and 1150BC. There is a hole in t…
Created on: Wednesday 19th December 2007
Last updated: Sunday 31st March 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-FD6067
Object type: THUMB NAIL SCRAPER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint thumbnail scraper which is unusually large and dates from the Early Bronze Age. The scraper is 32.8mm long, 17.6mm wide and 9.8mm thick. The proximal end is cortical. There is semi-abrupt retouch on the distal end and sides. The flint is a mottled light grey with a patina forming. Similar scrapers are discussed on page 168 of “Prehistoric Flintwork” by Chris Butler (2005).
Created on: Tuesday 18th March 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-FD7076
Object type: THUMB NAIL SCRAPER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint thumbnail scraper which dates from the Early Bronze Age. The scraper is 17.4mm long, 15.9mm wide and 6.2mm thick. The right side of the proximal end is cortical. There is semi-abrupt retouch on the distal end and sides. The flint is completely patinated and appears white in colour. Similar scrapers are discussed on page 168 of “Prehistoric Flintwork” by Chris Butler (2005).
Created on: Tuesday 18th March 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-A88892
Object type: THUMB NAIL SCRAPER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint thumbnail scraper. This is oval in shape and has semi-abrupt retouch down the distal, left and right edges. This tool is 20mm x 17.1mm x 5.5mm, weighing 2.58. Butler, 2005, describes this thumbnail scraper type as being distinctively early Bronze Age (Prehistoric Flintwork, p.168).
Created on: Thursday 18th December 2008
Last updated: Wednesday 6th February 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-701257
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy fragment, possibly part of a Bronze Age tool. The fragment is rectangular in section, has a curved end (cutting edge?) and is triangular in profile. It may be the very tip of a Bronze Age axe, but the sides of the blade do not flare as much as is usual. Not enough survives to suggest whether it was from a flat axe, palstave or socketed axe, but if it was from a tool of this sort, it was from one with an unusually narrow blade. The surface of the metal is corroded and pitted with a thick bluish green patina. There are no recent breaks. The possible axe fragment is 23.8mm …
Created on: Wednesday 21st January 2009
Last updated: Friday 9th December 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-76EE76
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a probable socketed and side looped spearhead dating from the Early or Middle Bronze Age, about 1700 - 1250 BC, Davis Groups 2-7. Only the end of the socket survives. The side loop is undamaged and is evenly rounded with a D shaped section. It has a smooth and glossy light green patina with some concretions on the surface. It is 27.9mm long, 17.6mm wide, and 15.7mm thick. It weighs 8.36gm. It was probably similar to NARC-9B5076 when complete.
Created on: Friday 10th July 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-85FDD1
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper-alloy spearhead dating to the Middle or Late Bronze Age, about 1550 - 800 BC. It is the tip of a narrow, hollow, socketed spear with a triangular midrib, which extends to the tip, running down each side. This makes the section lozenge shaped but with concave sides. It has a light brown patina with some corrosion showing through in patches. It is 48mm long, 15.1mm wide and 9.7mm thick. It weighs 12.24g. .
Created on: Saturday 11th July 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-864C31
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy side looped socketed spearhead dating from the Middle Bronze Age, about 1550 - 1250 BC. Davis Group 6, 'developed side looped'. The blade is a narrow leaf shape and has a raised triangular rib running down each side, extending on to the socket. The socket tapers outwards from the base of the blade. On each side of the socket is a small raised loop of thin metal, one loop being broken. The sides of the blade flanges also continue onto the socket, forming slight ribs along the sides of the socket, which expand into the loops. The side loops are placed in the centre…
Created on: Saturday 11th July 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-F5D474
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The tip of the blade of a Bronze Age socketed axe head. It is 45.5mm long, 21mm wide, and 12.3mm thick. It weighs 37.44gm. The ends of the cutting blade flare slightly, but all the edges are damaged. Where the patina is complete, it is dark grey brown.
Created on: Thursday 16th July 2009
Last updated: Monday 5th December 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Catterick', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-D13642
Object type: HAMMER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy socketed hammer dating from the Middle to Late Bronze Age. It has a length of 65.30mm, width 19.50mm and a weight of 102.64g. The hammer has a rectangular section. The rounded open end has a raised collar which surrounds it. Two small raised points protrude from the top, just below the collar. These are the remains of a loop, probably to help attach the hammer to the haft. The object is filled with soil but would have been hollow. The rectangular end looks to have been used to strike objects as it is damaged, and the copper has started to fold over at the edges. Similar…
Created on: Thursday 8th October 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-646D51
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of a very worn and corroded Middle Bronze Age palstave dating from 1600 BC – 1200BC. The middle part of the palstave survives, but is extremely worn. The stop ridge and flanges are just discernible. The haft tapers to away prematurely, and the blade end is thick and rounded. Clearly, all the extremities have corroded away, but even so, it was probably always quite a small example. The patina is orange brown and pitted, with some areas of bright green. It is 57.9mm long, 20.73mm wide and 10.07mm thick. It weighs 46.7g.
Created on: Tuesday 9th March 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-28A5D0
Object type: BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint barbed and tanged arrow head dating from the Early Bronze Age. The flint is light grey/brown in colour, slightly mottled, and barely patinated. The arrowhead is invasively worked on both faces and is a "fancy" type of arrowhead, probably a Green Low type. The barbs have oblique ends, and the tang is shorter than the bards and pointed. It has a length of 30.87mm, width 20.53mm, thickness 3.10mm, weight 1.91g. It probably dates from 2500 BC - 1500 BC. For reference see Butler 2005. Prehistoric Flint work p. 165 figure 69, no:1.
Created on: Tuesday 18th May 2010
Last updated: Thursday 29th March 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-AD33C4
Object type: THUMB NAIL SCRAPER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint thumbnail scraper dating from the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age (2500 BC - 1500 BC). It is 24.4mm long, 17.5mm wide and 12mm thick. It weighs 2.95gm. It is formed on a piece of grey green chert and has semi abrupt retouch on the distal end and sides.
Created on: Monday 12th July 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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