Record ID: LANCUM-222A49
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy socketed axehead dating to the Late Bronze Age This remaining fragment is rectangular in plan with a triangular side section. It is hollow. The sides are parallel. It is broken near to the blade and therefore no details remain of any ribs, flanges or other features.  The surface is red-brown in colour where the original surface remains (about 30%) but rough green and brown where damage has removed this. The lack of surface detail and side loop make definitive identification difficult. However, given the form of the sides the axehead …
Created on: Tuesday 8th August 2023
Last updated: Thursday 21st September 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Waddington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CORN-E86D2E
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy socketed axehead dating to the Late Bronze Age (c. 1300-700 BC). The remains of the object consist of the blade edge and part of the body, which terminates in an uneven , diagonal, worn break leaving part of the socketed interior visible. The break is slightly higher on one side of the axehead than the other, thus the tapered sides of the body of the axehead are visible. The blade edge is curved but very worn. The axehead moslty has a green patina with patches of light grey corrosion product on the patina - this is typical of high lead content…
Created on: Monday 24th July 2023
Last updated: Monday 31st July 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WMID-66DE32
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy (bronze) socketed axehead fragment, of Late Bronze Age dating (c. 950 BC to c. 750 BC) Less than 25% of the axehead is present, consisting only of part of the body, blade and the remnants of the socket. It is missing the top part of the axehead and the loop. It is sub rectangular in plan, with an straight but abraded cutting edge. The socket is sub rectangular in section. The depth of the socket from the edge of the break to the base of socket is 21.8 mm. The two long sides of the axe expand slightly along the length of the socket and te…
Created on: Tuesday 18th July 2023
Last updated: Thursday 9th November 2023
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Record ID: CORN-E9C8A9
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a socketed axehead of uncertain type of Late Bronze Age date (c.1150-800BC) The object remains as the blade end including the bottom of the waisted body which flares and curls out to the blade's corners which are now worn. The cutting edge is curved and worn. The socketed end has worn transverse break. There are no visible casting seams. The object has a medium green patina.  Measurements: Length: 44.64 mm; Width: 42.12 mm; Thickness: 13.98 mm; Weight: 65 g
Created on: Wednesday 12th July 2023
Last updated: Thursday 13th July 2023
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Record ID: WMID-BC85F3
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast bronze (copper alloy) faceted socketed axe of late Bronze Age date (950 – 750 BC). The axe is relatively short and stubby and is known as ‘baggy axe’. The axe is sub-rectangular in plan with concave sides and a flared convex cutting edge. The mouth of the socket is broadly oval. The mouth of the socket has a moulded collar, although some of the original surface is missing. Visible on both sides below the collar is a moulded rib. At the base of the collar, on one edge is a complete loop.  The two long sides of the axe are concave at the cen…
Created on: Monday 10th July 2023
Last updated: Friday 1st September 2023
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Record ID: SF-54D7A7
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy socketed axe of late Bronze Age date. Only a small fragment of the socket end survives. This is roughly sub-rectangular in plan with breaks around three sides and part of the outer edge of the socket surviving on the fourth edge. At the socket end the exterior has a thickened rim beneath which is a prominent transverse ridge. There is also a longitudinal casting seam running along the centre of the outer side. The surface of the metal is heavily corroded and the breaks are well worn. Without further diagnostic details only a gen…
Created on: Wednesday 5th July 2023
Last updated: Friday 17th November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Langham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: GLO-53E1AC
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small fragment of the rear socket from a Late Bronze Age socketed axe dating to 1100to 800 BC. The remaining fragment is about 10% of the sockets appetite, this has an expanded rim that narrows to the remaining section of the axes wall.
Created on: Wednesday 5th July 2023
Last updated: Friday 7th July 2023
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Record ID: SF-3EDF33
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy socked axehead of late Bronze Age date. This is a fragment of the mouth of the axehead. Two sections of the body positioned at an abrupt right-angle to one another survive, each with a rough break around its outer edge. There is a raised rim around the outer face of the mouth and a raised parallel ridge behind this. Thin raised lines also run longitudinally along the centre of each outer face. The fragment has a brown patina with areas of green corrosion.  A similar example can be seen on the PAS database: NMS-38706A. Without further diag…
Created on: Tuesday 4th July 2023
Last updated: Monday 22nd January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bradfield St George', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-27CF68
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Late Bronze Age axehead, probably a South-Eastern type dating to the period 1000-800 BC. Only part of the body and blade survive. The body is rectangular in cross-section with a cavity that extends a maximum of 31.8mm into the body. The break is old and worn and has a patina, suggesting it occurred in antiquity. The remaining portion of the body is slender and has slightly concave sides. The side walls are bevelled slightly and have trimmed and flattened casting seams down the centre, albeit worn. The sides expand into a crescentic blade, …
Created on: Monday 3rd July 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 4th July 2023
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Record ID: WMID-5439F4
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete fragment from a socketed axehead, of Late Bronze Age dating (c. 950 BC to c. 750 BC). Less than 25% of the socketed axehead is present, and consists of part of the mouth and body. The rest is missing, presumed lost in antiquity, The mouth may have originally been square in shape, as the fragment exhibits an almost right angle bend. The mouth has a rolled rim. The start of two ribs are present on the body. It measures 20.2 mm in length, 24.5 mm wide and 6.1 mm thick (at the mouth), 3.4 mm thick (body). It weighs 7.5…
Created on: Friday 23rd June 2023
Last updated: Friday 23rd June 2023
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Record ID: DUR-19AE8A
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy socketed axehead dating to the Late Bronze Age, (1000 - 800BC). This axehead is 85.7mm in length, 35.4mm wide (at the socket), 36.9mm wide at the blade, 31.8mm deep and weighs 181.5g.    The socket is rectangular with no collar and no ribs visible either externally or within the socket.  The shape of the axehead body is sub-rectangular in plan, with a curved blade edge.  The side view is trangular.  The side loop is missing, although the broken and worn remains of the loop are visible above and below a small oval dpression …
Created on: Tuesday 20th June 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 28th June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wycliffe area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-98B894
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a cast copper alloy axehead, probably a socketed type, dating to the later Bronze Age (c. 1500 - 800 BC). The fragment consists of the flaring blade end of the axehead. There is a ragged transverse break across the body which is rectangular in section, measuring 37.8mm by 16.3mm at this break. On the rectangular break face, there is an indentation which is sub-rectangular in shape and measures 21.6mm by 4.2mm, indicating what would have been the limit of the socket. Beyond this break, from the longer edges of the rectangular break face, the surfaces of the…
Created on: Wednesday 14th June 2023
Last updated: Thursday 21st September 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: SWYOR-7432FE
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Calderdale
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Bronze Age socketed axe probably of Yorkshire type variant dating from the Ewart Park phase, 950 - 800 BC. The body of the axe is generally rectangular in cross-section, with a rectangular socket. The top is missing, so the mouth moulding is unknown. Casting seams are visible along the external sides of the axe. There is also a small hole unde the loop, probably a casting flaw. The sides continue towards the blade before expanding outwards to form a crescentic-shaped blade with a cutting edge of 39.0mm in length and a width of 7mm. One wing tip is mis…
Created on: Wednesday 31st May 2023
Last updated: Monday 4th September 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SF-DD891B
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper-alloy late Bronze Age socketed axehead. Only the blade end and a small amount of the socket survive. The blade curves gently outwards while its sides curve inwards slightly towards the butt end. The break across the inner end is irregular and well worn. A rectangular indentation in the centre of the break represents all that is left of the inner part of the original socket. The surface of the metal is corroded in places. Only a broad late Bronze Age date can be suggested due to the lack of diagnostic features. Length: 39.33mm, width: 39.56mm, thi…
Created on: Wednesday 24th May 2023
Last updated: Monday 8th January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Drinkstone', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUR-7531C6
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy socketed axehead of late Bronze Age date (c 1000 - 800 BC) corresponding to the Ewert Park metalworking phase (Needham’s (1996) Period 7). The surviving portion of the axehead is 53mm in width and 43.9mm in length, comprising the front end which has a flared, semi circular blade, with pointed ends. There is no evidence of any decoration or casting seams; however most of the original surface has been lost to corrosion. The break across the axehead reveals the interior to be hollow and the cross section to be of a sub rectangular shape.
Created on: Friday 19th May 2023
Last updated: Friday 19th May 2023
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Record ID: IOW-5FC088
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Late Bronze Age bronze socketed axe of South Wales (Stogursey) type and of Ewart Park Metalworking Industry, c. 1000-700 BC This socketed axehead is cast with linear patterns and hollow socket, it has the remains of a single loop attachment and half of the socket and part of one face is missing. There are three widely spaced, fine ribs running roughly half the axe’s length below a single prominent collar, which fits the main characteristics of South Wales (Stogursey) type and of Ewart Park Metalworking Industry axeheads. Similarly, this is a relativ…
Created on: Thursday 18th May 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
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Record ID: ESS-E0B50C
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a socketed axehead of uncertain type of Late Bronze Age date (c.1150-800BC) Description: The object remains as the blade end including the bottom of the waisted body which flares and curls out to the blade's corners which are now worn. The cutting edge is curved and worn. The socketed end has worn transverse break. There are no visible casting seams. The object has a medium green patina.  Measurements: length: 25mm; width: 33.7mm; thickness: 13mm; weight: 27.11g
Created on: Friday 12th May 2023
Last updated: Monday 4th September 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMS-E927CC
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Very small mouth sherd of a Late Bronze Age copper alloy socketed axehead with all surfaces including breaks covered in ferrous staining. Extant length and width 11.2 and 23mm. Weight 6.53g. c.1000 - c.700 BC.
Created on: Tuesday 18th April 2023
Last updated: Friday 11th August 2023
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Record ID: NLM-D62C83
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy socketed axe head fragment. Cast crescentic hollow-backed [the rectangular hollow measures 25.7mm by 4.6mm] cutting edge from a socketed axe head. The edge and back of the blade are both abraded. Suggested date: Late Bronze Age, 1000-800 BC Height: 42mm, Thickness (overall): 12.4mm, Length: 22.7mm, Weight: 35.70gms
Created on: Wednesday 5th April 2023
Last updated: Friday 19th May 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'East Halton', grid reference and parish protected.