Record ID: IOW-C0E998
Object type: CASTING WASTE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete probable casting jet from copper casting, of uncertain date, c.2350 BC-AD 1800. The casting jet is conical in shape. The top surface is sub oval in shape, with a rounded edge, and a concaved surface. Below this, the jet narrows to a point, with slightly facetted sides. It measures 39 mm in length, 29 mm wide and 33 mm thick. It weighs 39.61 g. The casting jet is a mid to dark green colour, with an uneven surface patina. Abrasion, caused by movement whilst within the plough soil, has resulted in a loss of some of the original surface. For similar examples, see WMI…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd April 2024
Last updated: Monday 22nd April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: OXON-01D647
Object type: RING
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy ring of unknown date. The ring is circular in plan and a pointed oval in cross section. It is plain and has a dark green patina. The ring has a maximum diameter of 25.2mm, is 3.7mm wide, and 2.0 thick. It weighs 1.85 grams. Plain rings such as these cannot usually be closely dated and served various functions such as harness fittings and dress accessory components.
Created on: Tuesday 12th March 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 12th March 2024
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Record ID: OXON-AED1D6
Object type: CASTING WASTE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Central Bedfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of casting waste. The fragment is a long thin narrow bar but with a slightly irregular form and section being globular at points and sub-rectangular at others. It has a medium green patina. The object is 93.2mm long, c.10mm wide, 4.6mm thick and weighs 13.66 grams. The object's irregular form suggests this object may have been the result of the casting process but is not a component part of an object.
Created on: Friday 8th March 2024
Last updated: Friday 8th March 2024
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Record ID: OXON-0A906E
Object type: CASTING WASTE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A single piece of copper alloy casting waste of uncertain period. The object is irregular in shape being broadly rectangular in plan and domed in cross section but with one flatter region and one more bulbous area. The surface are smooth suggesting an as cast state. The irregularity of the form of this object would suggest this is not an intentional shape such that it is more likely to be the remains of the casting process. The fragment is a brown green colour It is 369.2mm long, 32mm wide, 9.1mm thick and weighs 23.51 grams.
Created on: Thursday 29th February 2024
Last updated: Thursday 29th February 2024
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Record ID: YORYM-F40C8D
Object type: CASTING WASTE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A piece of copper-alloy casting waste of uncertain date. The object is broadly triangular with a D-shape section. One surface is uneven and pitted while the other is smooth. The metal has a mid-green patina and is worn. The object is 38.9mm long, 37.4mm wide, 10.9mm thick and weighs 36.9g.
Created on: Wednesday 28th February 2024
Last updated: Thursday 7th March 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-358D0A
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Bath and North East Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An assemblade of 10 pieces of dark grey pottery (one in two pieces), some decorated, of uncertain date, Bronze Age to Early Medieval, 2400 BC - AD 700, perhaps most likely to be middle Iron Age (400 - 100 BC). The fabric is hard, irregular in texture, black on the surface and dark grey to reddish brown in the core. It has frequent poorly sorted quartz inclusions. The surface appears to be smoothed or burnished. There are four rim sherds (one in two pieces). One has an upright rounded rim. The others are rounded and slightly everted. Four wall sherds are decorated with scored lines. T…
Created on: Monday 19th February 2024
Last updated: Thursday 29th February 2024
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Record ID: YORYM-F6FF32
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy unidentified object of uncertain date and completeness. The object is a single strip of circular-sectioned copper-alloy which has been bent to created a loop. One end terminates after forming the loop and the other projects away from the loop before terminating. Both terminals are worn so it is not possible to determines if these are breaks or not. The metal has a mid green patina and is worn. The object is 33.17mm long, 14.75mm wide, 2.54mm thick and weighs 2.77g. This object was possibly part of some form of suspension system for a larger composite object thoug…
Created on: Friday 16th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 20th February 2024
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Record ID: YORYM-E06C79
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy unidentified object of uncertain date. The fragment is a waisted elongated oval in plan and sub-rectangular in section. The waist in the centre of the fragment produces the appearance of a pair of ovals joined by a narrowed mid-area. One of these ovals terminates with a pair of worn projections, possibly the remains of an integrally cast loop. The other terminates with a circular sectioned projection with a worn break. The surface of the fragment is very worn, therefore any potential decoration is obscured or lost. The fragment has a worn dark-green …
Created on: Thursday 15th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 20th February 2024
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Record ID: YORYM-9F57DB
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An undiagnostic copper-alloy fragment of an unidentified object of uncertain date. The fragment is a cylindrical rod terminating with worn breaks at either end. It has a reasonably consistent diameter for 31.97mm of its 36.46mm length. One end of the fragment features a pair of circumferential grooves with the resulting collars tapering down. No decoration appears to be present on the fragment. The fragment has a dark brown patina and is fairly worn. It measures 36.46mm in length, 4.74mm in diameter and 4.07g in weight.
Created on: Monday 12th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 20th February 2024
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Record ID: YORYM-63BA94
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An undiagnostic copper-alloy fragment of an unidentified object of uncertain date. The fragment is rectangular in section and consists of a rectangular plate which begins to curve upwards before terminating in a worn break. At the opposite end of the fragment, it is unclear if it terminates in a worn break or at its full length. The fragment tapers in both thickness and width towards the curve. No decoration is present on the fragment. The fragment has a dark brown patina and is fairly worn. It measures 42.19mm in length, 6.53mm in width and 3.71mm in thickness. It weighs 3.88g.
Created on: Friday 9th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 20th February 2024
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Record ID: YORYM-6308A3
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An undiagnostic copper-alloy fragment of an unidentified object of uncertain date. The fragment is short, curving and broadly cylindrical. It has a reasonably consistent diameter and terminates at both ends with worn breaks. No decoration is present on the fragment. The fragment has a dark brown patina and is fairly worn. It measures 34.67mm in length, 6.16mm in width and 5.82mm in thickness. It weighs 6.47g.
Created on: Friday 9th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 20th February 2024
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Record ID: NLM-8CF32D
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy unidentified object fragment. A fragment of cast copper alloy with a sharp angle, bent and broken around all edges and fiercely abraded. A broad date range is commended by an accompanying fragment of a socketed axe-head. Suggested date: Unknown, Late Bronze Age to Post-Medieval, 1000 BC-AD1700 Length: 18mm, Width: 17.7mm, Thickness: 3.8mm, Weight: 9.02gms
Created on: Tuesday 30th January 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 30th January 2024
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Record ID: NLM-F9141C
Object type: METAL WORKING DEBRIS
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Gold metalworking debris. A small plano-convex pellet of solidified gold melt which has set on a flat smooth surface. A reddish tint suggests a significant presence of copper in the metal mix, making this a rose gold. Suggested date: Unknown, Bronze Age to Modern, 2350BC-AD1950 Length: 9.1mm, Width: 5.6mm, Thickness: 2.9mm, Weight: 0.80gms
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Winteringham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-E704FA
Object type: RING
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy ring, possibly a harness ring, of unknown date. The object is circular with an circular cross-section. It is undecorated and has a smooth dark brown patina with some patches of pitting. It has an internal diameter of 25.6mm. Dimensions: Diameter 40.2mm; thickness 8mm; weight 32.44g Plain rings are difficult to date when found outside of an archaeological context. Plain bronze rings appear in contexts dating from the Bronze Age to post medieval periods.
Created on: Monday 22nd January 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 31st January 2024
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Record ID: WAW-EAE471
Object type: CASTING WASTE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probable corroded cast copper alloy casting jet or "gate". The object is roughly sub-trapezoidal in plan with a concave reverse and convex, domed top with two sub-rectangular sprue projections near the top. The surfaces are textured with pits from abrasion. This type of object is the result of casting into a mould and represents waste where molten bronze solidifies at the entrance of the mould around the gate and the casting channel/channels. Casting waste is difficult to date, and can potentially be prehistoric to post Medieval. The object may be Bronze Age in d…
Created on: Wednesday 10th January 2024
Last updated: Friday 26th January 2024
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Record ID: LVPL-EA0444
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An unidentified copper alloy object dating from the Bronze Age period onwards (c.2000 BC-AD 1700). The object is circular with a flattened face to both sides, the edge is rounded. One face presents a deep and wide pointed oval shaped groove through the centre. The opposite face presents a broadly circular impression in the centre. The object is otherwise undecorated and a has a worn and pitted xurface with patches of bright green corrosion. Dimensions: Diameter 22.9mm; thickness 9.3mm; weight 18.86g
Created on: Wednesday 10th January 2024
Last updated: Friday 26th January 2024
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Record ID: OXON-E8FEEB
Object type: CASTING WASTE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A single piece of irregular shaped copper-alloy casting waste of unknown date. The object is approximately sub rectangular in shape and slightly curved in profile with a very mottled surface on all sides. It has a dark green patina with iron staining on one surface. It measures 45.01mm long, 43.33mm wide, is 10.54mm thick and weighs 51.68 grams. The pieces are not distinctive and could be of any date from the Bronze Age onwards although they are evidence for specialist in high temperature metal working.
Created on: Wednesday 10th January 2024
Last updated: Friday 2nd February 2024
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Record ID: WMID-D589E7
Object type: RING
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy ring of a dark brown colour. The darker colouring may be due to waterlogged condition of the soil, and there are areas of wear and chipping where the green colouring of copper alloy are visible. The object is annular with a D-shaped cross section; it has a flat interior and a convex exterior. The centre has two groove. There is one groove at the top and bottom of the ring. The dating of this object is diffuclt to specify, ranging from Bronze Age to Post-Medieval. It is possibly a harness ring, but could have had a number of uses.  Measureme…
Created on: Tuesday 9th January 2024
Last updated: Friday 19th January 2024
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Record ID: OXON-C0D6C0
Object type: RING
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy ring of unknown date. The ring is oval in plan and almost hexagonal in cross section with bevelled front and back inner and outer faces. There are traces of a casting line extending around the outer edge. It is plain and has a dark green patina. The ring has a maximum diameter of 41.5mm, is 5.5mm wide, and 3.7 thick. It weighs 11.12 grams. Plain rings such as these cannot usually be closely dated and served various functions such as harness fittings and dress accessory components. 
Created on: Monday 8th January 2024
Last updated: Monday 8th January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Uffington CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-C0CDAC
Object type: SLAG
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A piece of copper alloy casting waste, metal working debris or slag of unknown period, Bronze Age to Post-Medieval in date (about 2000 BC - AD 1800). In shape, the waste is an irregularly shaped mass which is also irregular in section. The surface is rough and granular. There are some black inclusions and a brown rounded pellet. The waste has a mid green mottled patina. Measurements; length 43.9mm, width 41.7mm, thickness 11.4mm, weight 47.0g.
Created on: Monday 8th January 2024
Last updated: Monday 15th April 2024
Spatial data recorded.