Record ID: WMID-4F82A4
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper flat axe dating from the early Bronze Age, from circa 2300 to 2000 BC. The axe is broken before the butt end and has a crescent shaped chunk missing at the break. It is very worn and suffers from corrosion, with a green copper corrosion product visible on both sides of the surface. The axe flares in width from 22.9 mm at the break to 57.14 mm at the widest point of the blade. It is 8.8 mm thick and weighs 122.5 grams. It would originally have been about 85 mm long, but is now 63.2 mm in length. Other than the areas of green corrosion the axe has a purple/brow…
Created on: Tuesday 30th November 2010
Last updated: Friday 4th April 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WAW-FBF93D
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, copper alloy (bronze) spearhead, likely from the Middle Bronze Age (1450-1150 BC). There is a central rib running along the blade with a high profile and a lozenge shaped cross section that tapers towards the tip of the spear, which would mean that the fragment is likely from a Middle Bronze Age looped and socketed spearhead, similar to HESH-8E7894. The original blade would likely have been leaf-shaped. The blade has lost much of its cutting edge due to abrasion in the soil. "Similar looped spearheads have been classified by Margaret Ehrenberg as Class I…
Created on: Tuesday 26th July 2022
Last updated: Friday 5th August 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-E755CE
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy possibly Copper Age (Chalcolithic) flat axehead (c.2400 to 2200 BC). The axehead is sub-trapezoid in plan and flattened oval in cross section across the axe and pointed oval on cross section longitudinally. It is extremely worn with the original surface almost completely lost and is likely to have originally been slightly wider and thicker. The evenly rounded ends suggest is probably otherwise almost complete with perhaps some damage at the butt. The parallel sides are relatively straight, expanding towards a convex curved blade that has a wid…
Created on: Thursday 20th February 2020
Last updated: Saturday 14th March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kingston St Mary', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-CF0F18
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper, or copper alloy, Early Bronze Age flat axehead. It is plain, and flares in shape from one terminal to the opposite cutting edge. It measures 109.9mm in length,and is 32.3mm in width flaring to 67.5mm. It dates to 2150-1500 BC.
Created on: Monday 6th June 2011
Last updated: Thursday 1st December 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Soham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-A44592
Object type: CASTING WASTE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
11 pieces of copper metal working waste of uncertain date, probably from Bronze Age to Roman. The presence of this material suggests that bronze objects have been manufactured here and possibly broken copper alloy items were being recycled. Sadly no precise findspot was recorded. One piece displays a bright blue deposit whilst the rest are more turqouise. Two pieces (bottom right and one above that) appear to be casting sprues suggesting items were being manufactured on site.
Created on: Saturday 1st June 2013
Last updated: Thursday 25th February 2021
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Record ID: PUBLIC-085BF7
Object type: METAL WORKING DEBRIS
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A piece of copper metal working debris. A small irregularly shaped fragment of solidified copper slag. The surface is lumpy and uneven with one side flatter than the other, which may indicate that the molten slag solidified onto a flat surface. Both faces are corroded with dark and lighter green verdigris generally present. The maximum dimensions are 27.3 by 23.4 across by 7.9mm thick, and it weighs 12.7 grams. The smelting of copper in rural locations is likely to be indicative of Bronze Age activity (and an early Bronze age axehead [PUBLIC-D25B73] was found quite close to this…
Created on: Monday 24th June 2019
Last updated: Monday 1st July 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ibstock', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-BD0932
Object type: METAL WORKING DEBRIS
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two pieces of copper metal working debris. Both are small irregularly shaped fragments of solidified copper slag. All surfaces are uneven with vesicles and small black flecks of charcoal & some shiny gold & silver coloured flecks incorporated. Both fragments are corroded with patches of green verdigris, and red corrosion is generally present. The maximum dimensions of the individual fragments are 37.4 by 19.7 by 10.1mm and 30.5 by 22.3 by 10.8mm, and together they weigh 23.0 grams The smelting of copper in rural locations is likely to be indicative of Bronze Age activity (and …
Created on: Thursday 21st June 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 26th June 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ibstock', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-569DE1
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Bronze Age copper flat axe of Type Ballybeg / Roseisle (Schmidt & Burgess, 1981, p 27-8) and of Metalwork Assemblage I to II, corresponding to Needham's (1996) Period 2; dated to 2,300BC - 2,050BC The axe is complete (with a length of 109.2mm and a weight of 356.1g). The butt is thin or sharp and arched (with a width of 36.9mm and a thickness of 2mm). Both faces are convex, giving the axe a lenticular body profile, with the thickest point (at 12.5mm) on the blade, approximately two-thirds of the way along the axe (around 40mm from the blade edge). There is no median beve…
Created on: Tuesday 19th July 2011
Last updated: Thursday 1st December 2022
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Record ID: NMS-8321DF
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Very small Early Bronze Age flat axehead, probably of quite pure copper, in rather worn condition. Much of one face is purplish with small, thick patches of verdigris. On the other face there are only narrow purplish areas. Length 55.2mm. Width 39.8mm. Thickness 7.6mm. Weight 73.52g. c.2350 - c.1700 BC. Field WG3
Created on: Monday 22nd June 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 15th March 2016
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Record ID: NMGW-C55A71
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Powys
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Bronze Age copper flat axe, of Type 2C or 2D (following Needham forthcoming) or probably of Type Ballybeg / Roseisle (following Schmidt and Burgess 1981) of Metalworking Assemblage I-II, corresponding with the earlier part of Needham's (1996) Period 2, dated to c. 2,300 - 1,900BC. The axe-head is near-complete and has an overall length of 126.9mm and has a weight of 422.0g. The relatively broad butt appears slightly damaged and is convex with rounded shoulders and has a width of 34.2mm. The sides are straight across the thickness of the axe, giving the axe a rectangular body …
Created on: Thursday 15th November 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 12th September 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-24F646
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Pembrokeshire
Workflow stage: Published
Early Bronze Age (or Metal-Using Neolithic) copper flat axe, falling within Needham et al.'s (forthcoming) Class 2D, Type Halberton, or probably of Type Growtown / Milton Moss (following Schmidt and Burgess 1981). The axe is near-complete with only a little damage to the edges and has a length of 98.55mm and weighs 325.1g. The butt has suffered a little damage making the type identification difficult and slightly speculative, but appears to have been straight with a surviving width of 32.9mm and a thickness of 4.5mm. The sides of the axe are comparatively straight and are very slig…
Created on: Thursday 21st September 2006
Last updated: Tuesday 12th September 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-3B328A
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Carmarthenshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A badly corroded copper or copper alloy flat axe of Early Bronze Age date (c. 2350 BC to 1601 BC). It is broadly sub trapezoid in plan, although the axe has lost too much of its original shape to confidently assign it to a type using Schmidt and Burgess (1981). No. 270, pg. 50, Plate 22 has a generally similar shape apart from its smaller, flatter butt. The axe itself has a fairly narrow and rounded butt (36.5mm wide) and appears to have relatively straight sides although one is slightly convex- again it is difficult to tell the original side shape due to the heavy corrosion. The cutt…
Created on: Tuesday 17th November 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 8th December 2020
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Record ID: NMGW-EA67F3
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Early Bronze Age copper flat axe, probably of Type Migdale (Schmidt & Burgess, 1981, p 35-36) or Needham's (forthcoming) Class 2D, and belonging to metalworking stage III, corresponding to Needham's (1996) Period 2 dated to 2300 - 2050BC. The axe is broken and has lost the butt in antiquity, with a current surviving length of 67.8mm and weighs 195.1g. The axe has a width of 47.7mm and a thickness of 9.6mm at the break and is of sub rectangular section. One of the sides is comparatively straight, while the other side is concave and divergent to produce a moderately expanded…
Created on: Thursday 29th November 2007
Last updated: Friday 16th December 2022
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Record ID: NLM-831595
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper axe. Cast axe head of lentoid section with straight sides between a rounded cutting edge and butt. The sides are flat for a medially measured length of 51mm between the bevelled or sharpened ends. The cutting edge and the butt are [now] equally sharp; one flat side of the axe is smooth and the other eroded with ridges and hollowed areas, the latter side showing patches of metal of a reddish hue and localised specks of pale green corrosion; rough areas are also localised. Suggested date: Early Bronze Age, 2350-1600 BC Length: 86.5mm, Width (at inner end of cutting edge): 53mm, T…
Created on: Friday 6th January 2023
Last updated: Friday 6th January 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Market Rasen', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NARC-570A3C
Object type: CASTING WASTE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy Casting waste uncertain date, possibly Middle to Late Bronze Age through to Post-Medieval (AD 1500 BC- AD 1750). The object is ovate in from with on flat and one convex surface. Both surfaces are heavily pitted and there are glass like inclusions in the convex surface. The metal is green and brown in colour with a corroded patina. Length: 116.52mm, Width: 111.67mm, Thickness: 37.05mm, Weight: 885g.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd May 2018
Last updated: Thursday 24th May 2018
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Record ID: NARC-DFA5EB
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy Blade, Dagger or Rapier, of Mid to Late Bronze Age date (1600-800 BC). The object is rectangular in plan and a pointed oval in cross section. It is incomplete on all sides but has come visible bevel along the left and right hand edges away from the mid-rib. The cutting edges have been extensively broken and abraded. The metal is a dark brown in colour with a heavily pitted and corroded patina. Length: 18.37mm, Width: 13.98mm, Thickness: 2.5mm, Weight: 2.6g
Created on: Thursday 2nd January 2020
Last updated: Friday 3rd January 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-356106
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bronze age copper alloy sword fragment, 33mm long, 27mm wide and 4 mm thick. The object is in fair condition and weighs ?? The object is sub triangular in form and is slighly rhomboid in section. each side tapers inwards slightly and tapers in width to a blade edge. Above this the object has a recessed sub-rectangular protrusion, the lower edges of which are formed by the incomplete circular fixing holes which would have secured the blade to its handle. The size of the object suggests it is a fragment of a Ewart Park phase sword.
Created on: Friday 17th September 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 28th October 2020
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Record ID: LANCUM-80E2B8
Object type: WASTE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper ore with limestone from a multiperiod metal working site mined 2400BC - 1100AD. The length is 24mm, the width is 30mm and the thickness is 21mm.
Created on: Tuesday 3rd August 2010
Last updated: Monday 10th October 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SOUTH LAKES', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-80FA57
Object type: WASTE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bronze Age copper fragment perhaps from a knife probably meant for re-casting dating between 2100BC-800BC. The length is 31mm, the width is 28mm and the thickness is less than 1mm.
Created on: Tuesday 3rd August 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 6th October 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SOUTH LAKES', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-811731
Object type: WASTE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bronze age copper nugget of oval shape probably intended for re-casting dating between 2400BC-800BC. Found on a multiperiod metal working site. The length is 20mm, the width is 25mm, the thickness is 3mm and the diameter is 28mm.
Created on: Tuesday 3rd August 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 6th October 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SOUTH LAKES', grid reference and parish protected.