Record ID: SOM-D14AD9
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Four Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age flint scrapers, probably dating to c. 3,300-1,600BC. 1. A thumbnail scraper worked from a reused primary or secondary flake of grey-brown flint; cortex covers those areas of the dorsal face which do not exhibit retouch, c. 60%. The flake has no clear point or bulb of percussion, with one facet of the dorsal face at the proximal end and the ventral face much more heavily patinated, suggesting the reuse of an older tool. The dorsal face exhibits long, scalar retouch, abrupt along the left edge, becoming semi-abrupt at the distal end and right …
Created on: Friday 22nd June 2018
Last updated: Friday 22nd June 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-E3DB14
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a cast copper-alloy socketed axe of Late Bronze Age date. Only the blade and and a small part of the socket survive, the remainder is now missing to old breaks. The fragment is trapezoid in form, widening towards the blade. It is triangular in section, tapering to the convex curved cutting edge. The cutting edge is extremely worn due to post-depositional corrosion with no clear bevelled edge and rounded, broken corners. The end of the socket is visible at the old break, but the precise form of the socket and axe remains uncertain as too much is missing. All surfaces have e…
Created on: Tuesday 21st January 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 21st January 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stratton on the Fosse', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-5FC043
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Knapped flint end scraper made on a tertiary flake. There is a bulb of percusison on the ventral face and the strike on a previously worked surface has removed a chip down the right edge. It is triangular in section and the scars on the ventral face suggest possible multi-platform working of the core. A very small amount of cortex, less than 5% remains near the distal end. There are chips at the proximal end from previous failed removals from the platform used to knap this piece. There is short, scalar, semi-abrupt to abrupt retouch around the distal end. The side edges are unretouche…
Created on: Thursday 20th February 2014
Last updated: Thursday 20th February 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Misterton CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-8EBFD3
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Knapped flint end scraper made on a secondary flake. It is broadly oval in plan (rounded). There is a prominent bulb of percusison on the ventral face with bulb scars, and the flake has been removed from a prepared platform a section of which remains at the proximal end. It is triangular in section with an aris running down the centre of the dorsal face ending in a patch of cortex at the distal end covering c. 5% of the face. The scars on the dorsal face suggest previous parallel removals form the same platform. The retouch extends around the distal end and two thirds of the way do…
Created on: Thursday 24th April 2014
Last updated: Monday 28th April 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Frampton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-1DE687
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
A small Middle Bronze Age cast copper alloy palstave possibly with an indented shield pattern and possibly without a side loop (unlooped palstave). The palstave is highly corroded with an old, irregular break at the butt, along the edges of the flanges and at the outer corners of the blade. The septum is 2.9mm thick at the butt, 7.1mm thick at maximum, 14.2mm wide before the stop and c.39.1mm long. There are deep holes left by air bubbles at the junction of the septum and stop on both sides. The outer edges of the flanges are broken and corroded so it is not clear how wide they w…
Created on: Thursday 13th September 2012
Last updated: Friday 16th November 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Selwood', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-714797
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Knapped flint side and end scraper on a secondary flake. The flake is very crude, it has been struck off a previous removal but appears to be an early removal with 95% cortex on the dorsal face. there is a prominent bulb of percussion, percussion ripples and large bulb scars on the ventral face. It is broadly oval in plan with one more pointed end. The strike point was in the centre of one long side and this side has damage from failed removals on the dorsal face. The distal side and right, rounded, end (as seen from the dorsal face) have long, scalar semi-abrupt retouch worked from t…
Created on: Monday 17th September 2012
Last updated: Monday 17th September 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wells', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-F04C95
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Middle Bronze Age cast copper alloy palstave (axehead) with central mid-rib pattern and remains of one side loop. The palstave is highly corroded with little of the original surface remaining. It has an old, irregular break at the butt and along all four flanges. The septum is 3.6mm thick at the butt, 5.8mm thick at maximum, 18.4mm wide before the stop and c.53mm long. There is a thick deposit of iron pan on the septum filling the space between the flanges on one side. The flanges are all broken and missing their outer edges so it is not clear what shape or how wide they were…
Created on: Friday 5th October 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 9th October 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chalton Musgrove', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-2660B4
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of a copper alloy blade, possibly part of a Bronze Age knife or rapier of c.1500-800 BC. The fragment is a pointed oval in section with a broad flattened mid rib and sides that taper towards the broken edges. There are old patinated breaks at each end and down each side, obscuring the original shape. It is 38.9mm long, 13.5mm wide and thins from 3.8mm at one end to 3.1mm at the other. It weighs 7.58 grams. While very fragmentary and worn the material and form is suggestive of Bronze Age knives similar to SOM-EE6135 and those illustrated in Rowlands (1976: refs. 1142-1152),…
Created on: Thursday 1st November 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 13th November 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'East Coker', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-0EB361
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Knapped secondary flint flake, retouched down one edge, possibly a scraper of Bronze Age date. A large thick flake struck at an angle off previous workings with a prominent bulb of percussion on the ventral face. There is a small area of original cortex at the proximal end covering c.5% of the entire surface. There is shallow scalar chipping down the right edge on the ventral face which is very irregular and may be damage. At the distal end and down the right edge on the dorsal face is long, abrupt, scalar retouch. several large chips have come out of the retouch area but th edge may …
Created on: Monday 12th November 2012
Last updated: Thursday 15th November 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cheddon Fitzpaine', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-AF38BD
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Thumbnail scraper on opaque mid brown flint becomeing paler towards one side and with medium sized pale mottles. The scraper is D shaped in plan with a curved distal end with long to invasive, parallel semi abrupt retouch along the entire edge from the ventral face. As the ends of this retouch has come over a thicker area towards the centre the force has gone out of it and they have interferred with each other to leave shalow scalar removals. Faint diffuse waves of percussion on the ventral face and one accidental removal which has taken of most of the shallow bulb. Part of the pl…
Created on: Tuesday 16th May 2017
Last updated: Thursday 18th May 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-D7BB09
Object type: HAMMER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
A Late Bronze Age copper alloy socketed hammer, probably dating to c. 1000 - 700 BC. The object is in excellent condition, retaining much of its original surface, but with some recent damage to one of the broad faces near to the terminal. The internal edge of the mouth of the socket is sub-rectangular, with this centrally positioned at the base of the hammer with the external edge being sub-oval. The external edge of the mouth measures 36.7mm long by 27.9mm wide and the internal edge measures 17.8mm long by 15.7mm wide. The socket is 38.5mm deep. The cross section of the socket app…
Created on: Thursday 18th May 2017
Last updated: Friday 8th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Winsham CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-D8DA51
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A near complete Middle or Late Bronze Age copper alloy palstave, probably dating to c. 1300-1000 BC. The butt end of the palstave is trapezoidal in shape, 54.7mm long and 5.2mm thick, in width it tapers from 32.7mm at the stop to 17.3mm at the butt. The septum is also trapezoidal, with relatively low side flanges, which are triangular when viewed in profile, tapering from the stop to the butt. At the stop the septum is 25.0mm wide and 9.0mm deep on the less abraded face, and with a vertical stop ridge. At the stop the palstave has a sub-rectangular cross section, with very slightly co…
Created on: Thursday 18th May 2017
Last updated: Monday 22nd May 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Winsham CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-D9B2A5
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Bronze Age copper alloy socketed spearhead, probably Middle Bronze Age in date c. 1500 - 1100 BC. The length of the bladed section of the spear head appears to have survived largely complete, 66.9mm long, although both edges are highly abraded, with neither appearing to survive to their full width and the lower section of the socket missing. In plan the fragment is very broadly piriform in shape, with the blades flaring out from the socket to a maximum of 27.9mm wide and then tapering to the worn point, 5.4mm wide. The wings of the blade are flat in cross section, 2…
Created on: Thursday 18th May 2017
Last updated: Thursday 26th March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tatworth and Forton CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-59DCB8
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
Treasure case 2017 T609: Disclaimed, returned to finder Description: Two fragments from a Late Bronze Age copper alloy socketed axehead, comprising of one corner of the socket mouth and the loop. The former is a sub-triangular fragment, transversely convex and with a rounded collar on its original edge. The loop consists of a small bar of copper alloy, D-shaped in cross section and with a C-shaped curve. The fragments are highly abraded, with no fresh breaks. I Dimensions: The socket-fragment is 19.1mm in length, 27.2mm in width and 5.2mm thick; it weighs 8.06g. The loop-fragmen…
Created on: Wednesday 24th May 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 18th September 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kimpton CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-BBA531
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age flint scraper, probably dating to c. 3300-1000 BC. The flake is broadly sub-oval in plan and broadly flat in cross section; it is a tertiary flake with no surviving cortex and made of a grey/brown flint with large areas of pale grey inclusions. A striking platform survives at the proximal end, and with all visible removals struck from this direction. On the ventral face below the platform is a pronounced bulb of percussion with a large bulbar scar, both suggesting the use of a hard hammer. Two negative removal scars are visible on the dorsal face, …
Created on: Tuesday 4th July 2017
Last updated: Thursday 6th July 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ilminster CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-E25308
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two pieces of flint debitage probably dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, c. 4000-800 BC. 1. A fragment of worked flint, probably a piece of a larger core with natural breaks on three sides. The fragment is a secondary flake, with a small c. 15% amount of cortex at one end of the dorsal face; it is made of a coarse, mottled brown flint. The dorsal face exhibits three clear negative removal scars, with one, much smaller, stepped and cutting the previous scars probably being associated with the subsequent damage. Both of the other scars appear to have been struck from the same di…
Created on: Thursday 6th July 2017
Last updated: Thursday 6th July 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ilminster CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-4AE947
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Middle Bronze Age cast copper-alloy palstave (axehead) probably of unlooped type .The palstave is very corroded, with some losses at its extremities and little of the original surface remaining. The septum is distictly thinner than the blade suggesting that this is a palstave rather than an earlier flanged axe (Schmidt and Burgess 1981, 115) but the stop ridge is mostly worn and corroded away. The flanges gradually widen from the butt to the stop with the widest point just beyond the stop ridge but there worn edges mean the shape is unclear. There is one possibly projection on on…
Created on: Tuesday 11th July 2017
Last updated: Thursday 13th July 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cricket St Thomas CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-4B2D06
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Middle Bronze Age cast copper-alloy palstave (axehead) probably of unlooped type .The palstave is very corroded, with most of the butt lost and some of the blade and little of the original surface remaining. It does however appear to be unusually narrow, especially given its length. The septum is distictly thinner than the blade with parts of a stop ridge surviving on one face. The flanges appear to have been shallow on the butt, widening abruptly at the top ridge but that may be the result of wear and damage. The widest point is just beyond the stop ridge after which the sides th…
Created on: Tuesday 11th July 2017
Last updated: Thursday 13th July 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Winsham CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-1EC49B
Object type: PIN
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete quoit headed pin of Middle Bronze Age date (c. 1500 - 1200 BC). The pin comprises a large ring-shaped head with a circular shaft whcih tapers to an old break. It has a smooth dark green patina which has been chipped around the edges of the head and at the tip of the pin. Quoit headed pins are generally dated to the Taunton phase of the Middle Bronze Age, or c.1500-1200 BC. However, the date for these smaller examples, which may be either decorated or undecorated, may be slightly earlier. A similar pin was found in Chilton Polden, Somerset (Pearce 198…
Created on: Monday 15th February 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 30th March 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Misterton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-AF045C
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age flint thumbnail scraper tool dating to the period c. 2350-1600 BC. The artefact has been struck off a tertiary flake. The dorsal surface exhibits two parallel negative flake scars from previous flake removal. It exhibits short, semi-abrupt retouch running from the proximal end along one mesal edge and around the distal end. The opposite mesal edge exhibits evidence of old breaks. The ventral face exhibits a bulbar scar, with a low bulb of percussion and faint ripple marks. The flint is dark grey in colour with a number of ligher grey inclusions …
Created on: Monday 22nd February 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 16th August 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Withycombe', grid reference and parish protected.