Record ID: SUSS-F27627
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy fragment, probably of a Bronze Age axehead not further defined dating c. 2050-800 cal BC. The fragment is an elongated D shape in plan with a sub-triangular profile and comprises the worn crescentic cutting edge of an axehead. The blade tips don't survive. The transverse break is worn and the object has patches of a glossy dark green patina. Measurements: length: 40.39mm; width: 10.34mm; thickness: 4.55mm and weight:5.26g.   Not enough of the object survives to define further. 
Created on: Monday 11th March 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 19th March 2024
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Record ID: SUSS-F0B1BC
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Late Bronze Age socketed axehead dating to the period. c 1150-800 cal BC. The fragment comprises the socket section of the axehead of which half survives. The lower half and opposing side are lost to semi-worn irregular breaks. There is no evidence of a collar around the rectangular socket rim. The thickness of the body tapers from 6.2mm at the rim to 3.6mm at the lower break. The wider face of the fragment is decorated with three flat vertical ribs (2.7mm-4.3mm wide). The metal has a dark green/brown patina.  Measurements:  length: 29.09mm; width: 38.05mm; …
Created on: Monday 11th March 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 12th March 2024
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Record ID: SUSS-0A02B2
Object type: AWL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy awl probably of late Bronze age date, c. 1150-800BC. The object comprises a copper alloy bar. One end is of square cross-section and tapers to a point. The bar terminates at the opposing end in a worn break with a circular cross section. The surface has a deep-green patina with no evident of decoration. Measurements: length: 44.62mm; diameter: 5.27mm and weight: 5.68g.  Plain copper alloy awls are hard to date precisely and are found from the Bronze age to Medieval period. However, examples of this form are thought to have been introduced in…
Created on: Thursday 29th February 2024
Last updated: Thursday 29th February 2024
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Record ID: SUSS-4D0F1E
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a middle to late bronze age copper alloy axehead of uncertain type dating between 1600-800 BC The solid fragment consists of the blade end of the axehead. The blade corners are missing and the cutting edge is very worn. The rest of the object is lost to a worn oblique break. The entire object is heavily worn and pitted, with a mottled green/brown patina. Dimensions: length: 40.08mm,  width: 24.59mm,  thickness: 7.57mm,  weight: 28.33g. Too little of this axehead remains to be certain of the type it derives from. It is probably from a …
Created on: Tuesday 20th February 2024
Last updated: Thursday 29th February 2024
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Record ID: SUSS-E220A7
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a middle bronze age copper alloy palstave axehead dating between 1600-1150 BC. The fragment consists of the lower half of the palstave, the butt end is missing. The blade corners and cutting edge are missing, the cutting edge being lost to an oblique, worn break. Toward the butt, the blade end terminates in a worn, flat break with a sub-rectangular cross-section. The entire object is heavily worn and pitted, with a mottled green patina. Dimensions: length: 66.58mm,  width: 43.97mm,  thickness: 16.29mm,  weight: 142.65g
Created on: Thursday 15th February 2024
Last updated: Monday 4th March 2024
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Record ID: SUSS-43D12E
Object type: AWL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy awl of probable middle to late bronze age date c. 1800-850 BC. The short awl has a single point at one end (7mm long) with a circular cross-section. At the base of the point; the bar has a square-section which tapers in thickness into a chisel ended tang. The tang flares slightly in width at the terminal end suggesting it has been hammered flat. The object has a dark green patina.  Dimensions: length: 33.53mm,  width: 5.05mm,  thickness (maximum): 5.15mm,  thickness (minimum) 1.86mm,  weight: 2.82g Plain awls are difficult t…
Created on: Thursday 21st December 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd January 2024
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Record ID: SUSS-245801
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a cast middle to late Bronze Age axehead of uncertain type dating c. 1600-800 cal. BC. The blade end of the axehead survives with a worn transverse break across the body.  The section is rectangular with no trace of a socket. The cutting edge and blade tips are damaged and incomplete with worn rounded edges. Each face is plain with no decoration. The metal surface has a brown patina which survives on both faces and the transverse break suggesting and old break.  Measurements: length:26.14mm; width at cutting edge:38.73mm…
Created on: Monday 13th November 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd November 2023
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Record ID: SUSS-55FF9D
Object type: AWL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy awl of probable Late Bronze Age date c. 1500-800BC Just over half of the awl is rectangular in cross section, tapering to a blunt, chisel-like point. The other half is circular in cross section, and tapers to a sharp round point on opposing end. The surface has a very dark green/black patina, with considerable pitting. No decoration is evident. Dimensions: length: 59.39mm,  width (at middle) 5.62mm,  weight: 7.43g Plain copper alloy awls are hard to date precisely and found from the Late Bronze Age through to the Medieval period, see:…
Created on: Tuesday 10th October 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 17th October 2023
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Record ID: SUSS-ED7B49
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A complete Middle to Late Bronze Age copper-alloy early unlooped palstave of primary phase group II dating c. 1500-1250 BC. There is no loop on the palstave. The blade of the palstave is sub-trapezoidal in plan with straight sides and flared blade tips. The blade edge is abraded, slightly blunt and has small notch at one end of the blade. Both faces of the blade are decorated with a single rib which falls short of the stop ridge and at the opposing end terminates in a triangular wedge aligned and extending into the upper edge of the blade facet. The sides of t…
Created on: Saturday 23rd September 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 20th March 2024
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Record ID: SUSS-7D8789
Object type: WINGED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of late Middle to early Late Bronze Age end winged axehead with side loop dating c. 1150-800 cal BC. Only the central section survives with an incomplete side loop and wings. The butt end terminates in worn break with an 'H' shaped cross section; the tips of the flanges turning inwards at 90 degrees to create wings forming a proto-socket each side of the septum. The edges of the flanges are worn and incomplete. The blade is missing, with a worn break just below the socket with a rectangular cross section. The loop (20.5mm long; 7.8mm wide; 7.3mm high); is …
Created on: Monday 31st July 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 1st August 2023
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Record ID: SUSS-2655B2
Object type: RIBBON
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A folded fragment of a gold band or ribbon with repousse linear ribs of probable Bronze age date c. 2100 BC - 1150 BC. Description: the rectangular fragment has been folded twice into three layers. Unfolded it would have been approximately 20mm x 16mm. The visible long broken edge is split in three places, the edges folded inward with fresh breaks. The short side edges appear less ragged and possibly represent the original width of the ribbon. The ribbon is decorated with 19 or 20 repousse plain linear ribs, running vertically from the long edge…
Created on: Thursday 27th July 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 9th April 2024
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Record ID: SUSS-90C9EB
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy biconical bead probably of Bronze Age to Medieval date. The object is circular in plan with a circular perforation. The inner edges of the perforation are slightly convex and the outer edges of the hoop angled to form a central apex.  The surface has a grey-green patina. Measurements: diameter 12.91mm, internal diameter 6.12mm narrowing to 4.31mm, thickness 6.91mm, weight 4.05g. Beads of this kind are difficult to date outside of excavated contexts. Other examples on the PAS database include SUR-E1B1A7, dating possibly …
Created on: Thursday 20th July 2023
Last updated: Thursday 20th July 2023
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Record ID: SUSS-6897F9
Object type: AWL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy awl of likely Bronze age date c. 1250 - 800 BC. The awl is short, with a broadly circular cross section; but is very worn and appears slightly faceted and was probably of quadrilateral section originally. One end tapers to a point, while the opposite end terminates in a very worn break. The awl is widest at the broken rounded end, 4.97mm across, tapering slowly toward the pointed end. The mid point of the object measures 4.32mm across, and the point itself 1.57mm. The object is light green in colour, with patches of brown. Dimensions: length:…
Created on: Tuesday 18th July 2023
Last updated: Thursday 27th July 2023
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Record ID: SUSS-E6C0B3
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy 'bun' ingot of probably late bronze age date, c. 1150-600 BC. The fragment forms is plano-convex in cross-section and broadly represents just under a quadrant of a discoidal ingot, the curved outside edge surviving. The breaks are extremely worn with a couple of large rounded voids on one broken edge. The plano-convex discoid form possibly suggests the production in a bowl furnace rather than a mould.The ingot is pitted along the outside edge of the convex face, likely due to a mix of impurities in its matrix and the uneven natural m…
Created on: Wednesday 12th July 2023
Last updated: Thursday 17th August 2023
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Record ID: SUSS-F4CCA6
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete middle bronze age copper alloy palstave axehead, probably a Group 2 Early Mid ribbed type (Schmidt and Burgess 1981) dating to the Acton Park/Taunton phase c. 1500-1250 BC. The palstave is almost complete with the blade corners missing.  The butt is worn and rounded; the axehead has a rectangular septum with parallel sides and a slightly curved stop ridge. The edges of the flanges rise with a convex profile from the butt edge, dropping slightly to the stop ridge; beyond which the blade tapers to the cutting edge. The blade corners are missin…
Created on: Tuesday 6th June 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 13th June 2023
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Record ID: SUSS-757957
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An almost complete late Bronze Age copper alloy wing decorated 'South-Eastern' type socketed axehead, (Needham Class A1, Turner Group III/ii) dating to the Wilburton/Ewart Park phase c.1150-800 cal BC.  The axehead has a rectangular body and a sub-square to oval socket (measuring internally: 26.00mm x 24.01mm). There is a narrow moulded collar at the mouth, broadly 4.8mm wide with a side loop set 9mm below the rim. The side loop measures 19.25mm long x 6.40mm wide and 9.00mm high and has a D-shaped aperture. The body of the axehead is long an…
Created on: Wednesday 31st May 2023
Last updated: Thursday 1st June 2023
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Record ID: SUSS-67E480
Object type: AWL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy pointed rod, probably an awl of uncertain date.  The awl has a rectangular cross section terminating in a rounded point.  The wider sides taper from the point to 6.2mm wide and 5.2mm thick at the widests point, where the rod narrows to 4.9mm wide and 5.2mm thick at a worn break. The object has a green patina and is deeply pitted.  Measurements:  34.9mm long, 6.2mm wide and 5.2mm thick and weighs 3.96 grams. Awls were a range of rod-like tools that were used for perforating leather or wood.  Plain awls …
Created on: Monday 24th April 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 4th July 2023
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Record ID: SUSS-7E0D18
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy unlooped palstave axehead (Group II follwing Schmidt and Burgess or Class II following Rowlands 1976) of middle Bronze Age date (1500-1250 cal BC). Only the lower half of the blade remains with a worn break below the stop. The cutting edge of the wide splayed blade measures 67.80mm wide with a bevelled edge, the blade facet measuring 17mm wide in the centre. The edge is almost complete but worn with some small chips. The sides of the blade are worn with no evidence of casting seams.  A pronounced raised central mid-rib…
Created on: Thursday 13th April 2023
Last updated: Friday 28th April 2023
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Record ID: SUSS-33643D
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy socketed axehead of the late Bronze Age dating c. 1000 BC to 800 BC. The remains consist of the lower section of the blade and socket which is worn and abraded. The fragment is sub rectangular in plan with slightly concave sides extending from the blade edge. The axehead has a triangular side profile with an unworn casting seam evident along one side. The blade edge is rounded and worn with damage along the entire length. The axehead has a shallow socket surviving with a slightly concave base. The metal surfa…
Created on: Thursday 16th March 2023
Last updated: Monday 3rd April 2023
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Record ID: SUSS-269D0A
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of Bronze Age copper alloy axehead, probably a socketed axehead dating c. 1300-800 cal BC. The object  consists of the blade and lower body which tapers with a slightly concave edge towards the gently curved cutting edge which is very worn and abraded. The blade tips are rounded and worn. The upper body terminates in a worn and irregular break that may have been squashed. All surfaces are heavily worn with a black/brown patina with patches of green. Dimensions: length: 40.00mm,  width: 37.33mm,  thickness: 10.26mm,  weight: 53.27g.
Created on: Tuesday 7th February 2023
Last updated: Friday 3rd March 2023
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