Record ID: NARC-DFCDA1
Object type: METAL WORKING DEBRIS
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An amorphic piece of copper alloy Slag of Clinker or other similar industrial by-product of uncertain date (800 BC - AD 1800). The object is irregular and bi-convex with bubbles and cavities, and high density. Length: 44.36mm, Width: 25.57mm, Thickness: 15.60mm, Weight: 45.5g The metal is green in colour with a slightly pitted patina.
Created on: Thursday 15th February 2024
Last updated: Thursday 15th February 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NARC-DFC0D4
Object type: METAL WORKING DEBRIS
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An amorphic piece of copper alloy Slag of Clinker or other similar industrial by-product of uncertain date (800 BC - AD 1800). The object is irregular and bi-convex with bubbles and cavities, and high density. Length: 61.72mm, Width: 35.50mm, Thickness: 9.45mm, Weight: 46.3g The metal is light green in colour with a pitted patina.
Created on: Thursday 15th February 2024
Last updated: Thursday 15th February 2024
Spatial data recorded.

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: NARC-81D4C4
Object type: METAL WORKING DEBRIS
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An amorphic piece of copper alloy Slag of Clinker or other similar industrial by-product of uncertain date (800 BC - AD 1800). The object is irregular and bi-convex with bubbles and cavities, and high density. The object is mid-green in colour with a slightly pitted patina. Length: 58.13mm, Width: 40.57mm, Thickness: 17.59mm, Weight: 89.2g
Created on: Wednesday 17th January 2024
Last updated: Thursday 18th January 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-8C5CB3
Object type: METAL WORKING DEBRIS
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy metalworking debris. An oval fragment of solidified copper alloy melt of plano-convex section, possibly from the casting ingate at the top of the mould used for casting a small object. The oval flat surface would represent the upper side with shrinkage lines resulting from the cooling of molten metal. The ingate would be broken from the object cast and was presumably intended to go back into the melting pot. This is an unusual example of metalworking debris whose form places it at a particular stage of the casting process, rather than the more common evidence for spillage.…
Created on: Wednesday 25th October 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 25th October 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Ewster', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NARC-E8805D
Object type: METAL WORKING DEBRIS
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A piece of Slag, Clinker or other similar industrial by-product of uncertain date (800 BC - AD 1800). The object is irregular, with bubbles and cavities, and is high density. The object is a brown/grey colour with apparent metallic particles. Length: 81.69mm, Width: 101.41mm, Thickness: 43.72mm, Weight: 718g
Created on: Monday 24th July 2023
Last updated: Friday 5th January 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NARC-E86871
Object type: METAL WORKING DEBRIS
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A piece of Ore, Slag or other similar industrial by-product of uncertain date (800 BC - AD 1800). The object is rough and irregular, with numerous cavities, and is high density. The object are a brown/green colour with obvious metallic particles. Length: 168.89mm, Width: 83.30mm, Thickness: 57.14mm, Weight: 1.090g
Created on: Monday 24th July 2023
Last updated: Friday 5th January 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: PUBLIC-A2BE21
Object type: METAL WORKING DEBRIS
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An amorphous glob of gold, that survives as evidence of gold working of an uncertain date. Description: The gold is very pure, with a slightly pitted surface of a solidified fluid. One end of the glob is larger and heavier with a long neck to a small round terminal. Discussion: The high purity, pitted surface and solidified fluid form confirms that this gold has been (re)worked rather than being an example of a naturally occurring nugget of gold ore. As the gold is undiagnostic and cannot be proven to be more than 300 years old, the object does not qualify as Treasure.
Created on: Sunday 21st May 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 19th September 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'East of Colchester', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-4D3DF2
Object type: METAL WORKING DEBRIS
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy metalworking debris. A massy chunk of dribbled copper alloy melt which has set and accumulated on a flat surface. Two small [length 10.7mm] fragments of charcoal are trapped in the lower surface, which might suggest the process of smelting or recycling – the latter must be more likely in an area devoid of cuprous mineral resources. The vicinity has produced several substantial pieces of solidified melt and may mark a focus of non-ferrous metalworking. Suggested date: Unknown, Late Bronze Age to Medieval, 1000 BC-AD1500 Length: 96.7mm, Width: 73mm, Thickness: 28mm, W…
Created on: Tuesday 21st February 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 21st February 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Springthorpe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-4CD755
Object type: METAL WORKING DEBRIS
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy metalworking debris. A fragment of solidified eutectic copper alloy melt which has  congealed on a flat and probably finely sanded surface, probably waste from the casting of an object. A small quartzite chip is also trapped in the upper surface. The vicinity has produced several substantial pieces of solidified melt and may mark a focus of non-ferrous metalworking; the implied use of a sand bed may mark this as waste or spillage from a scheme of professional works. Suggested date: Unknown, Late Bronze Age to Medieval, 1000 BC-AD1500 Length: 75.5mm, Width: 39mm, Thic…
Created on: Tuesday 21st February 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 21st February 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Springthorpe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-4BD8EF
Object type: METAL WORKING DEBRIS
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy metalworking debris. A small trail of eutectic copper alloy melt which has flowed and set on a flat surface, with shrinkage lines apparent on its upper surface. The finder kindly notes the proximity of no. 5 above; however, there is in this case scant indication of a sand bed, and this perhaps represents a different stage of the same or related episode, or an entirely distinct episode. The apparent preference for this area for the practice of non-ferrous metalworking may itself be significant, though when is uncertain. Suggested date: Unknown, Late Bronze Age to Medieval, …
Created on: Tuesday 21st February 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 21st February 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Springthorpe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-4BB42E
Object type: METAL WORKING DEBRIS
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy metalworking waste. A large lump of vesicular casting spillage which has been poured onto a flat sanded surface leaving a flat stippled base, and with coils and piled forms from the slow dribbling of metal. This must represent a significant episode of casting or recycling; the implied evidence for a sand bed marks an episode of professional metalworking. A broader date range than usual is offered, as this may relate to similar finds from the vicinity which may include evidence for prehistoric activity. Suggested date: Unknown, Late Bronze Age to Medieval, 1000BC-AD1500 Wi…
Created on: Tuesday 21st February 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 21st February 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Springthorpe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-288C5E
Object type: METAL WORKING DEBRIS
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy metalworking debris. A large fragment of solidified copper alloy melt which has been poured or spilled onto a flat probably sanded surface, betokening a campaign of systematic casting. Further sand impressions appear on the uneven top of the solidified metal. As kindly noted by the finder, several sizeable fragments of waste representing cuprous metalworking have previously been reported from the parish, albeit not from the immediate vicinity of this object. Suggested date: Unknown, Late Bronze Age to Medieval, 1000 BC – AD1500 Length: 81mm, Width: 72mm, Thickness: …
Created on: Wednesday 2nd November 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd November 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Springthorpe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NARC-616BE2
Object type: METAL WORKING DEBRIS
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An amorphic piece of copper alloy Slag of Clinker or other similar industrial by-product of uncertain date (800 BC - AD 1800). The object is irregular and bi-convex with bubbles and cavities, and high density. The object is dark grey in colour. Length: 34.56mm, Width: 31.22mm, Thickness: 12.40mm, Weight: 22.0g
Created on: Wednesday 23rd February 2022
Last updated: Friday 25th February 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NARC-6153D4
Object type: METAL WORKING DEBRIS
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two pieces of Slag, Clinker or other similar industrial by-product of uncertain date (800 BC - AD 1800). The objects are rough and irregular, with bubbles and cavities, and high density. The objects are a brown/green colour with obvious metallic particles. Length: 43.49mm, Width: 38.46mm, Thickness: 31.46mm, Weight: 90.5g Length: 41.57mm, Width: 25.04mm, Thickness: 21.85mm, Weight: 35.9g
Created on: Wednesday 23rd February 2022
Last updated: Friday 25th February 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-CD538C
Object type: METAL WORKING DEBRIS
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy metalworking debris. Two fused fragments of spillage from an episode of casting or recycling. Two rounded solidified fragments have solidified on a flat surface, one partly overlapping the other, the uppermost including three distinct large droplets which have landed in sequence. The appearance is altogether distinct from that of the more frequently reported smaller and more irregular droplets of cuprous spillage, and suggests the pouring of a eutectic alloy. Suggested date: Unknown, Later Bronze Age to Post-Medieval, 1000 BC-AD1800 Length: 49.2mm, Width: 34.5mm, Thi…
Created on: Wednesday 16th February 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 16th February 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Broughton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-D7C107
Object type: METAL WORKING DEBRIS
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North East Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy metalworking debris. Three fragments of solidified copper alloy waste, of lengths 30mm, 26mm and 15mm, with vesicular zones and trapped darker material, perhaps ash, slag or fuel residue. These fragments all seem lighter than the solidified melt thought to be associated with episodes of casting or recycling, and may point to an episode of primary manufacture. Suggested date: Unknown, Late Bronze Age to Medieval, 1000BC-AD1500 Combined Weight: 46.94gms
Created on: Tuesday 11th January 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 12th January 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Laceby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-C6E1FD
Object type: METAL WORKING DEBRIS
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy metalworking debris. A lump of solidified copper alloy melt, probably spillage from an episode of casting or recycling. Suggested date: Unknown, Late Bronze Age to Medieval, 1000BC-AD1500. The finder kindly suggests this may be associated with previously reported metalworking finds NLM-EPA8DC, NLM-EAC443 and NLM-EDA8DC. Length: 62.2mm, Weight: 106.34gms
Created on: Thursday 23rd September 2021
Last updated: Thursday 23rd September 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Springthorpe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-8AD3D8
Object type: METAL WORKING DEBRIS
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy metalworking debris. A small fragment of spilled copper alloy melt, probably waste from an episode of casting or recycling. Presented together with other unburnt socketed axe fragments, ingots and metalworking debris. If from the same find-spot, these might comprise scrap from a metalworkers hoard, and as such would constitute Treasure under the 1996 Act. However, it is uncertain whether their presentation together signals their identical find-spot, or an origin from among less interesting objects and scrap from a wider area. Suggested date: Unknown, Late Bronze Age to Ro…
Created on: Wednesday 8th September 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 8th September 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bainton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-891EC2
Object type: METAL WORKING DEBRIS
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy sub-conical object, probably a casting well and jet or runner from metal working, probably dating from the Bronze Age to Medieval periods, about 1000 BC - AD 1500. It has a sub-circular top, with a slightly convex surface, then tapers sharply and unevenly to an irregular runner of sub-lozenge shaped cross-section. Where damaged, the etal has a brassy colour, tough most has a green patina. The object is 25.6mm long. The well is 22.9mm in diameter and it weighs 25.45g. The runner is 16mm long, 10.1mm wide and 6.2mm thick.
Created on: Monday 22nd March 2021
Last updated: Friday 16th April 2021
Spatial data recorded.