Record ID: DUR-E488E5
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy socketed side-looped spearhead dating from the middle to late Bronze Age, (1500-800BC). The spearhead is almost complete. The head is leaf-shaped and the socket has a pronounced midrib. The mid rib is lozenge shape and extends to the base of the socket where it is slightly facetted rather than raised. The edges of the blade have been damaged in some places. One of the string loops are is complete and the other is broken. The mouth of the socket is broken, probably in antiquity. The spearhead is a string loop type, which suggests later middle Bronze Age to early late Br…
Created on: Tuesday 20th January 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NCL-012173
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Middle Bronze Age socket spearhead with two side loops. It is of the type whic has a leaf shaped blade although the tip has broken off. The scoket has a circular cross section whereas the midrib has a lozenge-shaped cross section.
Created on: Tuesday 4th May 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hammeringham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-95A965
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy kite-bladed spearhead dating to the Middle Bronze Age, c. 1500 to 1200 BC. The object has a kite-shaped blade with side loops and a lozenge-shaped midrib centre. The base of the object has some damage an uneven edge however the wear suggests that this took place in antiquity. The width of the blade is 18.90 mm and the diameter of the socket is 12.95 mm. The object is 92.90 mm in length and weights 35.5 g.
Created on: Monday 30th September 2013
Last updated: Thursday 1st June 2023
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Record ID: DUR-157B50
Object type: FLANGED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper alloy flanged axe with continuous raised flanges and stop-ridge central rib. The axe dates to the Middle Bronze Age (1500 to 1150 BC) and weighs 165 g and is 119 mm long. The blade of the axe is sub-triangular in plan with convex expanding sides and a convex cutting edge. In profile the blade is sub-triangular with the widest section before the stop ridge. Beneath the stop ridge there is a tapering central rib. This rib extends approximately half way down the length of the blade and terminates in a rounded point. The rear part of the axe (from the stop ridge to…
Created on: Monday 31st December 2012
Last updated: Sunday 15th March 2020
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Record ID: DUR-A24C08
Object type: LUNULA
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
The lunula is in two parts and nearly complete, only missing one of the circular terminals. The object is made of gold and so the precious metal content is more than 10%. The lunula is semi-circular in plan although both parts have been folded. There is one part which does not have a terminal and it is this section which is less folded making the semi-circular shape more obvious. The widest section of the lunula is where the two pieces have broken apart and then the object tapers towards the terminals. The section which still has a circular terminal is more severely folded and ther…
Created on: Monday 19th November 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 26th August 2015
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Record ID: DUR-863704
Object type: FLANGED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
An early Bronze Age flanged axehead dating to the Arreton and Aylesford periods, c. 1700 to 1500 BC. The handle of the axe is no longer present due to a break. The object has side flanges which are highest at the break and then become lower towards the blade. 15.5mm from the break, there are a series of ridges visible on both sides of the object. These extend towards the blade and stop just beyond the termination of the side flanges. The blade flattens and widens from the ridges to a maximum width of 64.84 mm. There is a little bit of damage to one side of the blade tip. The bla…
Created on: Friday 30th May 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 24th February 2015
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Record ID: DUR-79025D
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A cast, copper alloy, socketed axehead dating to the Late Bronze Age, c. 1000 BC to 800 BC. The object is sub-rectangular in plan and gently widens towards the blade which has a maximum width of 36.05 mm although there is clear damage to the edge of the blade making it very blunt. There is some bevelling on both sides of the object caused by hammering the object. When viewed in profile the object is triangular, with the objects again tapering to a point at the blade. There are clear casting seams on both profiles and on one side there is the base of the loop which has probably brok…
Created on: Wednesday 22nd October 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 4th February 2015
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Record ID: DUR-B9BBE4
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Northumberland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy socketed axehead dating to the Bronze Age, c. 1000 Bc to 800 BC. The object is sub-rectangular in plan with a slight flare to the cutting edge. The object has a square socket with a jagged, irregular edge suggesting there are old breaks. There is moulding around the socket on both faces of the axe although there is damage to it on one face. The side loop is damaged although the base of it is still present. There are casting lines running from the socket up to the blade on both sides of the object. The surface of the object is a consistent greeni…
Created on: Monday 13th October 2014
Last updated: Monday 13th October 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Felton Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-720865
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy axehead dating to the Bronze Age, c. 2000 to 1600 BC. The axe has a curved blade which is broken at one end. The axe then sharply tapers away from the blade which is 45mm with to become narrower, 25.34 mm wide, but thicker at 13.41 mm. The axe is broken at this point and there is no evidence for flanges or a stop. There is some active corrosion on the surface of the object but for the most part it has an even, green patina.
Created on: Wednesday 5th March 2014
Last updated: Monday 16th June 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Brompton on Swale', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-5BADA1
Object type: CHISEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete copper alloy chisel dating to the late Bronze Age, c. 1150 to 800 BC. The object has a curved balde which tapers before widening outwards to form a collar. From the collar projects the tang which is square-sectioned and tapers to a point. The object is complete and in very good condition with only small sections of damage. There are similar objects recorded on the PAS database, see for example, BERK-52E8C3 and NMS-769173.
Created on: Tuesday 4th March 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd April 2014
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Record ID: DUR-065531
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy flat axehead dating to the period c. 2200 to 1900 BC. The axehead is sub-rectangular in plan and in section. Both edges are still sharp although quite uneven and the surface of the object is badly abraded and the object is quite poorly preserved more generally. The axehead is rounded at one end, the cutting edge, and the axe then tapers towards the butt. The axe is quite thin and does not vary much in thickness although the middle is slightly thicker than the outer edges. There is no evidence for decoration on the surface of the object but that could be due t…
Created on: Monday 25th March 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd April 2013
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Record ID: DUR-06F0E8
Object type: GOUGE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy socketed wood gouge dating to the Ewart Park phase of the Bronze Age, C. BC 1000 to 800. The socketed end of the gouge has a circular section and a diameter of 20.8. There is a collar at the socketed end and the gouge then flattens to a C-shaped section by the end and the length of the furrow is 41.90 mm and the width of the furrow at the tip is 13.57 mm. A gouge of this type would have been used for woodworking and similar examples are known from Dorset (PAS database DOR-FD5EF4) and also as part of a hoard from Cumbria (PAS database LANCUM-6F9525).
Created on: Friday 1st March 2013
Last updated: Friday 1st March 2013
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Record ID: NCL-BCC384
Object type: DIRK
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Northumberland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragmentary copper-alloy dirk or rapier of middle to late Bronze Age date, c. 1500-1100 BC. The dirk or rapier fragment is sub-triangular, with the incomplete base and shoulders and the base of the blade. The base would have been semi-circular or similar in outline, and the top edge of a rivet hole remains at the end. A central spine runs down the length of the fragment, with very worn and corroded edges remaining. In section, the blade is lozenge-shaped. While corrosion has undoubtably removed much of the blade, it seems likely that the blade edges has been worn through use in th…
Created on: Wednesday 17th August 2011
Last updated: Friday 19th August 2011
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