Record ID: KENT-DA6E86
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A hoard of 929 fragments of copper-alloy plate and their container of likely Late Bronze Age date, c. 1150 - 800BC, possibly of the Wilburton phase (c.1150-1000BC). Description: The hoard consists of 929 fragments of copper-alloy 'plate'. These pieces range in size from 9mm x 6mm to 58mm x 41mm and are highly irregular. No element can clearly be identifed as coming from either a bun ingot, typical of the period or clearly definet object types. It is noted however that all the fragments are small enough to easily be added to a crucible for remelting. While most of the edges of the f…
Created on: Tuesday 31st May 2016
Last updated: Thursday 21st November 2019
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Record ID: KENT-D87B9B
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Palstave, probably of the Taunton metalwork style dating to the Middle Bronze Age (c.1400 BC - 1250 BC). The object has been broken in to two peices by an old break as has the butt. The palstave is unlooped with narrow flanges fused to the stop ridge. The width at the butt is 19.2mm. The flanges start to rise gradually from the butt and a parallel in height to the septum. The stop ridge is plain and no decoration on the blade. The blade widens in width forming triangular tips. The blade is broken by an old break before the cresentric cutting edge; it is 48.7mm wide at i…
Created on: Thursday 19th May 2016
Last updated: Monday 26th September 2016
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Record ID: KENT-6032B0
Object type: BORER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete flint borer of late Bronze Age - Early Iron Age date (c. 1000 BC - 1BC). The borer is sub-triangular in plan with three large faces and multiple striking platforms. There is extensive short scaled low angle retouch along the mesal (sides) of the main dorsal facing, with striking coming in from multiple angles. primarly from the main dorsal face on the right side and from the ventral face on the left. The point has snapped off. The primary striking platform is very flat with multiple strikings, the other striking platforms have tended only to take out a few flakes and …
Created on: Friday 13th May 2016
Last updated: Thursday 19th May 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Goodnestone', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-F761A1
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Bronze Age cast copper-alloy knife blade (c. 1600 BC-c. 801 BC). The fragment consists of a section of blade close to the tip of a blade, with old breaks at both ends. it is triangular in plan and lozenge-shaped in cross-section creating a lentoid profile. Both sides are faceted to produce cutting edges. The blade is 25.6mm long, 20.1mm wide, 3.7mm thick and weighs 7.99 grams. Silmiar examples can be seen on the database: DOR-312495 and IOW-257342
Created on: Thursday 14th April 2016
Last updated: Thursday 14th April 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Aldington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-27087C
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of Middle Bronze Age (c.1500-1150BC) palstave axe-head, surviving only as the cutting edge and a tiny amount of the mid-rib body. The cutting edge is a wide convex crescent shape in plan. The blade is very short and has a steep drop from the body to the cutting edge, with some clear hammer blows and polishing striations visible on the surface. These features suggest an axe-head which has been maintained, the metal redrawn via hammering and re-sharpened a significant number of times. It is difficult to suggest the extent of this maintenance/reuse as palstaves dating from the…
Created on: Monday 4th April 2016
Last updated: Thursday 7th April 2016
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Record ID: KENT-B376FD
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a Bronze Age cast copper alloy axe, probably from a socketed axe dating from the Late Bronze Age, i.e. c. 1000-800BC. The fragments is very worn and has been broken away by an old break. The axe splays evenly from the rectangular socket towards the rounded cutting edge. The rest of the blade, mouth, moulding and side loop are all missing. The fragment is 34.5mm long, 32.6mm wide, 12.7mm thick and weighs 36.47 grams.
Created on: Wednesday 10th February 2016
Last updated: Friday 10th March 2017
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Record ID: KENT-350034
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy socketed side-looped spearhead, dating from the Middle Bronze Age, about 1500 BC - 1150 BC. The spearhead's blade is a sub-oval / leaf-shaped with central rib, hollow socket and cast semi-circular side loops along the shaft. The socket appears to be at its full length although there is damaged around the socket opening. The overall shape of the blade can be described as being leaf-shaped. It has straight sides at the point end, with a rounded base near the socket. The centre of the blade is divided by a tapering (tip to base) lozenge shaped midrib. This midrib e…
Created on: Thursday 4th February 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
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Record ID: KENT-3489FD
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete middle Bronze-Age (c.1250-1125BC) cast copper-alloy special side-looped spearhead. Description: The spearhead has been broken just over midway along the broad leaf shaped blade. Both edges where remaining has been heavily abraded along their edge, leaving them uneven. There is a pronounced conical mid rib that is hollow from the socket to the majority of the way through the blade. Where it has broken giving a cross-section of the rib shows it to be solid nearish to the point. There is a substantial mould line along the side of the shaft. There is only one loop on the spe…
Created on: Thursday 4th February 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
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Record ID: KENT-1D1AD1
Object type: DENTICULATE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Late Bronze Age - Early iron Age Denticulate blade , 1000-1 BC. Flint, mid grey to organge in colour.. Rectangular in plan with retouch on both side edges to create serration. Secondary flake. Retouch: short, sub-parallel, low angle. The Denticulate is 37.6mm long, 26.3mm wide, 7.1mm thick and weighs 10.47 grams.
Created on: Wednesday 3rd February 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd February 2016
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Record ID: KENT-2A2156
Object type: CHISEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A Late Bronze Age copper alloy chisel, dating to c. 1000-700BC. The object is solid cast and roughly concoidal in shape, tapering from one end to the other. There is a circular socket at the widest end which would have held a wooden or bone handle, is 15.1mm in external diameter. The circular sectioned shaft then narrows to create a rectangular sectioned blade end. The blade is convex in shape and is 7.7mm in width. The chisel is 76.7mm long and weighs 33.87 grams. The chisel is very similar to another on the database, NMS-5DC7C7 which cites an example from the Burton Upon Stath…
Created on: Tuesday 29th December 2015
Last updated: Sunday 7th August 2016
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Record ID: KENT-1756A7
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint implement of probable Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age date (c 2500-1500BC). The flake is an irregular rough pentagonal shape with short stepped semi abrupt retouch on two edges and short semi-parallel semi-abrupt retouch on another of the dorsal face. The flint is light brown darkening to a veyr dakr brown away from the edges. Measurements: 29.20mm long, 24.32mm wide, 5.20mm thick and 3.07g in weight.
Created on: Friday 4th December 2015
Last updated: Thursday 10th December 2015
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Record ID: KENT-4C6F97
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Iron Age (c. 175-140BC) Thurrock type potin / cast bronze unit of the Cantiaci (ABC 132). Obverse of Degraded Apollo bust left, reverse of: degraded bull butitng horns right . Coin design is highly degraded with grey/brown patina over majority of its surface indicating high tin content. Lacks the significant casting sprue common in this type. Measurements: 17.09mm in diameter, 3.2mm thick. 2.71g in weight
Created on: Thursday 12th November 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 14th November 2017
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Record ID: KENT-0D86C7
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A coarse prehistoric ceramic vessel fragment. Fabric is rough with abundant pits for missing poorly sorted inclusions, mostly subrounded-rounded likely indicating plant or similar temper, also in the fabric are spares subangular - subrounded small shell inclusions. The fabric has a highly oxidised internally leaving it light grey, the outer fabric is less oxidised with patches of light brown orange visible but moslty dark grey-brown. Pot has no striations and is uneven suggesting it has been hand made. Measurments: 31.87mm high, 27.56mm wide, 9.47mm thick and 8.36g in weight.
Created on: Friday 16th October 2015
Last updated: Monday 19th June 2023
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Record ID: KENT-62F309
Object type: CHISEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy socketed and fluted chisel of Late Bronze date (1000BC- 701BC). The chisel is roughly wedge shaped, tapering to a hammered point from a wide circular rim at the socket end. The socket itself is roughly square shapedand appears to have iron oxide within in the socket. The entirety of the object is a rough dark brown with patches of light brown corrosion and the occasional hint of light coppery metal. Oxidisaiton would suggest iron but some parts of the object have the green tinge of copper corrosion under the brown oxidisaiton. With an overall length of 140.72mm and…
Created on: Thursday 8th October 2015
Last updated: Sunday 29th August 2021
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Record ID: KENT-119ECB
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A Neolithic to Bronze Age flint hard hammer struck tertiary blade of unpatinated mid to dark grey flint. It has short sub-parallel, semi-abrupt, retouch along larteral edge. c. 4000-801 BC. The flake is 60.8mm long, 24.6mm wide, 3.4mm thick and weighs 10.3 grams.
Created on: Tuesday 22nd September 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd September 2015
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Record ID: KENT-FCA705
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A Neolithic to Bronze Age flint hard hammer struck secondary blade of unpatinated light to mid gray flint. It has short sub-parallel, semi-abrupt, retouch along larteral edge. c. 4000-801 BC. The flake is 32.9mm long, 20.2mm wide, 3.9mm thick and weighs 3.81 grams.
Created on: Monday 21st September 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd September 2015
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Record ID: KENT-FBE354
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A filnt flake of probably Neolitic to Bronze Age (4000-801 BC) date. This is a teriary flake in a pointed oval shape, with one end having been broken away by an old break. There are surface ripples, formed by the strike, on the ventral side. The opposing face is smooth with no marks. The flake had not been retouched. The object is 23.4mm long, 20.8mm wide, 2.4mm thick and weighs 1.45 grams.
Created on: Monday 21st September 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd September 2015
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Record ID: KENT-7F66C4
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two fragments of ceramic vessel of probable Bronze Age to Iron Age date (c.1000-1 BC). Both fragments are of a coarse dark brown handmade fabric which has been irregularly fired. The fabric has moderate density of angular well-sorted flint, sand and organic inclusions. Both fragments are body sherds, probably of a large-circumference storage container. The thicknesses suggest they could come from different vessels.
Created on: Tuesday 15th September 2015
Last updated: Monday 19th June 2017
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Record ID: KENT-7E2D85
Object type: DENTICULATE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A Late Bronze Age - Early iron Age Denticulate blade , 1000-1 BC. Flint, mid to dark motled grey in colour. Elongated shape with retouch on both side edges to creat serration. Secondary flake. Retouch: short, sub-parallel, low angle. The denticulate is 53.6mm long, 32.1mm wide, .5mm thick and weighs 15.64 grams.
Created on: Tuesday 15th September 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd September 2015
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Record ID: KENT-7E086E
Object type: DENTICULATE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A Late Bronze Age - Early iron Age Denticulate blade , 1000-1 BC. Flint, light to mid grey in colour. Elongated shape with retouch on one side edge to creat serration. Secondary flake. Retouch: short, sub-parallel, low angle. The denticulate is 50.8mm long, 20.7mm thick, 7.3mm wide and weighs 9.90 grams.
Created on: Tuesday 15th September 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd September 2015
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