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Record ID: NMS-9C07B6
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Late Bronze Age socketed axe dating to circa 1000-800 BC. The extant portion consists of a small part of the socket mouth. It has a double moulded rim and is curved in profile. It terminates in worn breaks along along the body.  It has a dark green patina. Length: 30.1mm; Width: 21.5mm; Thickness: 5.4mm; Weight: 10.78g.
Created on: Tuesday 19th March 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 19th March 2024
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Record ID: NMS-C7B185
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete side looped Palstave axe, of Rowlands, M. J. (1976) class 2, group 1 trident, mid-green patination with areas of surface pitting, smooth surface in between. The flanges to the butt are set low and straight, starting to rise from the surface approx. 1/3 of the length of the septum, the highest point being where the flanges meet the stop ridge (32.9 mm), The blade is relatively narrow, hardly expanding at the cutting edge at all, the cutting edge itself is blunt, this and the lack of cutting edge expansion indicate this axe may have never been sharpened, though the condition of …
Created on: Monday 26th February 2024
Last updated: Monday 4th March 2024
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Record ID: NMS-627D01
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cutting edge and part of the body of a Late Bronze Age socketed axehead, of mid-green patination, most of the upper part is broken in antiquity. the break is abraded and a lighter colour to the original surfaces, as is the the remains of the the cutting edge, now truncated by surface loss. Depth of remaining socket: 16 mm. 1000 to 700 BC.
Created on: Wednesday 21st February 2024
Last updated: Friday 22nd March 2024
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Record ID: NMS-A3799E
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Tip of a Late Bronze Age copper-alloy socketed spearhead. It is lenticular in cross-section, having a central rib which tapers concavely in thickness to the lateral edges. These and the pointed tip are heavily abraded. It terminates in a worn transverse break opposite the pointed end. The very tip of the socket is preserved and visible at the centre of broken end. It is circular, approximately three millimetres in diameter and two millimetres deep. c. 1000 to 700 B.C. Length: 30.5mm.  Width: 13.8mm. Thickness: 6.1mm. Weight: 6.1g  
Created on: Wednesday 31st January 2024
Last updated: Friday 9th February 2024
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Record ID: NMS-550952
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete probable Middle Bronze Age copper alloy unidentified object, 'moustache-shaped' and in pitted and corroded condition, these usually have deep multiple longitudinal grooves on the upper part of the moustache the end plain where it tapers to a point, though the surface is now quite obscured. Central hollow in base, transverse median groove around the top between the upper bulges, and no, small rivet holes or perforation as some examples exhibit, c.f. SUSS-3AEC48. The date of this enigmatic object is uncertain. Examples occurred in the Salisbury Hoard, which contained Bro…
Created on: Monday 15th January 2024
Last updated: Monday 5th February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Holt', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-02655D
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of the haft part of a middle to late Bronze Age copper-alloy side-looped palstave axehead. The butt is extant and fairly well preserved. At the other end, the fragment terminates in a worn transverse break. Just before the break, a remnant of the side loop (a small integral lump) projects from one side. The fragment tapers in width only very slightly from the break to the butt. The flanges on one side are better preserved than the other. Viewed side-on they form a triangle, tapering from the break to a point at the butt. This would be replicated on the other side bu…
Created on: Friday 6th October 2023
Last updated: Thursday 2nd November 2023
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Record ID: NMS-C326DB
Object type: FLANGED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Middle Bronze Age short flanged axe, in corroded condition; parts of the original surface survive, but they are surrounded by surface loss and crusty surface expansion, the former especially to the edges. The original surfaces are patinated dark glossy green, the corrosion is shades of medium to light green. The shape is reminiscent of a standard early Palstave axe, though the stop ridge is far less pronounced;it is little more than a low, straight semi-circular bar (c. 3 mm high) defining the end of the septum and the beginning of the blade, set just within the confines of…
Created on: Tuesday 3rd October 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 24th January 2024
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Record ID: NMS-2AFA04
Object type: AWL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a probably Late Bronze Age copper alloy probable awl, the terminal of a tang with an ancient break. Width and thickness at the break 7.2 and 3.1mm. The width increases to 9mm before the rounded, wedge-like terminal. Weight 3.62g. Extant length 28.5mm. c.1000 - c.700 BC.
Created on: Thursday 27th July 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 1st November 2023
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Record ID: WMID-E43F8C
Object type: AWL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy awl, probably dating from the Middle Bronze Age to Roman periods, c. 1500 BC - 410 AD. The object is double ended, with one end being circular in section while tapering to a blunt rounded point. The opposing end is broadly rectangular in section while thinning to a chisel-like point. The centre of the object is broadly square in section.  The awl is in very good condition with only minor surface damage. It is dark brown in colour with an even patina. The object measures 54.8mm in length. It measures 4.2 mm wide in …
Created on: Monday 24th July 2023
Last updated: Monday 24th July 2023
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Record ID: LVPL-DE72FB
Object type: DAGGER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible fragment of a knife / dagger blade of Bronze Age date (c.2000-800 BC). The object is sub-triangular in plan and lozenge shaped in cross section, suggesting that it could be from the raised centre of a blade, possible a sword. The object is heavily worn so any remnants of the blade's edge have been worn away and all that remains is this sub-triangular fragment. Dimensions: Length 25.5mm, Width 35.0mm, Thickness 7.7mm, Weight 25.05g
Created on: Wednesday 24th May 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 9th January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sporle with Palgrave', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-8E55C7
Object type: CHISEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a Late Bronze Age copper alloy socketed chisel or small axehead, the inner part of the socket and the cutting edge. The break is old but with some recent scuffing and much of the patinated surfaces have been lost, though casting seams are visible on both sides. The blade is not sharp. Weight 39.37g. Extant length 37.3mm. Width at cutting edge 32.3mm. Thickness 14.6mm. c.1000 - c.700 BC. Finder's number N2F1
Created on: Saturday 20th May 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd August 2023
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Record ID: NMS-FB90D8
Object type: CHISEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Bronze Age copper alloy axe-chisel, The greater part of both faces retain their shiny surface or patina and there is no stop-bevel and the profile is lenticular. The straight sides, the butt and the cutting edge are badly scuffed, with damage to the latter, some quite recent, being especially severe. It is possible that all traces of low flanges have been removed through wear but on balance it is more likely that the object was flat. Despite its imperfact condtion it is safe to assign it to Needham's Class 3 (Needham 2017, 36-7 and 60). Weight 63.17g. Leng…
Created on: Monday 1st May 2023
Last updated: Sunday 3rd September 2023
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Record ID: NMS-55D8E2
Object type: CHISEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Bronze Age copper alloy tanged chisel with much ancient pockmarking and profuse less old and recent scuffing and fresh localised loss of patinated surfaces. What remains of the cutting edge is quite blunt.  The tang is of rectangular cross-section and tapers from the stop or collar to what was probably a rounded terminal. Weight 10.04g. Length 53.3mm. Width at cutting edge 16.9mm. Thickness at collar 7.3mm. c.1000 - c.700 BC
Created on: Sunday 23rd April 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 16th August 2023
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Record ID: NMS-15355C
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probable fragment of the tip of a Bronze Age axehead. It has two extant edges: part or all of the convex cutting edge (if all, then it was a very small axe) and a straight, or nearly straight worn break. The break is transverse when viewed from the front or rear face and oblique when viewed from either of the lateral ends. The fragment expands in thickness uniformly from the cutting edge to the break. This occurs mainly on one face and is much less pronounced on the other. c. 2350 to 800 B.C. Length (measured transversely to the axe, along the cutting edge/break): 29.3mm.  Width …
Created on: Thursday 20th April 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 27th June 2023
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Record ID: NMS-E927CC
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Very small mouth sherd of a Late Bronze Age copper alloy socketed axehead with all surfaces including breaks covered in ferrous staining. Extant length and width 11.2 and 23mm. Weight 6.53g. c.1000 - c.700 BC.
Created on: Tuesday 18th April 2023
Last updated: Friday 11th August 2023
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Record ID: SF-4556CD
Object type: TORC
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment from a Bronze Age copper-alloy spiral twisted torc. The fragment is formed from a sub-square cross-sectioned bar that has been twisted into a spiral along its length. It is bent into a slight arc and there is a clean, cut break across each end. It survives in fairly good condition with patches of corrosion in places on the surface and no obvious signs of wear. This spiral-twisted style of torc is a feature of the late middle Bronze Age 'ornament horizon', which is now placed in the Taunton and Penard metalwork phases c. 1400-1150 cal BC, with a partic…
Created on: Friday 17th March 2023
Last updated: Monday 8th January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Attleborough', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-62FDF7
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Tip of the blade of a Middle Bronze Age spearhead, probably of the Acton or late Taunton Phase. There is nibbling and damage to the point and to the edges of the blade and a transverse break; the rest of this spearhead (in two parts) is recorded under PUBLIC-6DF96B, having been found by a different finder. Total weight 18.59g. Circa 1550BC-1150BC.
Created on: Wednesday 22nd February 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd November 2023
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Record ID: LVPL-A5A8AF
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible fragment of a knife or dagger blade of bronze age date (c.BC 2000-800). The Object is lozenge shaped, sggesthing thatit could be from the raised centre of a blade, possible a sword. The object is heavily worn so any remanats of the blade's edge have been worn away and all that remains is this sub-circular fragment. Dimensions: Diameter 22.0mm, Thickness 4.3mm, Weight 5.19g
Created on: Monday 13th February 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 9th January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sporle with Palgrave', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-A506C8
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a cast copper-alloy socketed axehead dating to the Bronze Age (c.1200-800 BC). The fragment has a slight curve to it, giving the object a ‘C’ shaped cross section and very little of the object remains. The bottom edge of the fragment is straight and slightly thicker than the rest of the object, the opposite terminal is curved. The fragment is undecorated and has a stippled brown patina. It is possible the socket belonged to an axe or spearhead. Dimensions: Length 26.2mm; width 20.6mm; thickness 7.4mm; weight 8.39g The fragmentary condition of the axe h…
Created on: Monday 13th February 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 21st February 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sporle with Palgrave', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-A4CBCC
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of an incomplete socketed axe head dating to the late Bronze Age (c.1000-750 BC). The fragment is a piece from the socketed end of an axe head. It has a slight curve to it, giving the object a ‘C’ shaped cross section and very little of the object remains. The fragment is undecorated and has a smooth light green patina. Dimensions: Length 20.9mm; width 21.9mm; thickness 5.9mm; weight 15.57g The fragmentary condition of the axe head makes typological identification indeterminate.
Created on: Monday 13th February 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 21st February 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sporle with Palgrave', grid reference and parish protected.