Record ID: SUR-2B3EC8
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: West Sussex
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 39.4mm in width and 47.5mm in length, comprising the front end which has a flared, semi circular blade, with rounded corners. There is no evidence of any decoration or casting seams. The break across the axehead reveals the interior to be hollow and the cross section to be of a sub rectangular shape.
Created on: Wednesday 20th December 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 20th December 2023
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Record ID: NMS-1C8B8B
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Tertairy ?soft hammer struck flake with the bulb of percussion removed and neatly trimmed to a triangular shape by direct, steep percussion predominantly to the dorsal face, of slightly mottled dark grey flint with no patination. This is very likely to be an unfinished arrowhead, the profile is very straight for a struck flake, and the thickness is within the perfect range (4.6 mm), the trimming has evened out the curve already, the flake seems to have been worked into a blank then misplaced before the piece was extensively pressure flaked to its final shape, it is very likely this was…
Created on: Tuesday 19th December 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 9th January 2024
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Record ID: ESS-1BC38B
Object type: CASTING WASTE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A piece of cast copper-alloy casting waste, of Bronze Age to post-medieval date, c.2350BC-AD1800. Description: The object is elongated oval in plan and D-shaped in cross-section. One end is roughly broken. It was possibly cast in a U-shaped channel as the curved face is smooth and the flat face shows tiny ripples. The surface is medium green and brown. Measurements: length 39.81mm; width 12.4mm; height 6.94mm; weight 13.33g Discussion: Similar to LANCUM-53BBB4
Created on: Tuesday 19th December 2023
Last updated: Monday 29th January 2024
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Record ID: NMS-1A4802
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Barbed and tanged arrowhead of Green, H. S. (1980) type Sutton (tang longer than the barbs), of glossy unpatinated slightly mottled dark grey flint with invasive flake scars completely covering both faces and overlapping at the centre line, one barb appears to be complete, the other, larger barb is broken near the base of the notch, the tang is slightly off centre and is of rectangular shape. Early Bronze Age, 2,350 to 1,500 BC.
Created on: Tuesday 19th December 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 9th January 2024
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Record ID: NMS-190487
Object type: PLANO CONVEX KNIFE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete plano-convex knife, made from a hard hammer struck tertiary flake of good quality dark grey/black flint with minimal patination, the ventral surface remains blank; as struck, the dorsal face has been extensively and invasively pressure flaked, the distal end of the knife is broken transversely across a thinner, weaker section of the knife. Early Bronze Age, 2,350-1,500 BC.
Created on: Tuesday 19th December 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 9th January 2024
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Record ID: CORN-07364D
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy bladed weapon either a dagger or rapier/ dirk dating to the Bronze Age. The object is sub-triangular in plan widening in smooth convex curves from a narrow rounded point (c.8mm wide, 0.5mm thick) to a ragged terminal (19mm wide, 0.5mm thick). This terminal has two semi-circular cut outs creating an almost rectangular tang between them. The semi-cricular holes are likely to have originally been circular (c.5mm diameter) rivet holes whose outer edge has been lost to corrosion. In cross section the object is has a slightly raised midrib runn…
Created on: Monday 18th December 2023
Last updated: Thursday 7th March 2024
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Record ID: DEV-03D7E3
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A near complete cast copper alloy decorated flat axehead probably of Needham’s Class 3, possibly type b (Boreland) c. 2200-1900 BC. The axe is broken mid-blade with none of the butt remaining, making further diagnostics unobtainable. There are two grooves running down the centre of the blade on one side which thicken and flare before terminating before the blades edge. Measurements: Length 87.1mm, Width 88.7mm at blade, tapering to 40.6mm at break, Thickness 11mm at break, tapering to 3.9mm at cutting edge, Weight 277g.
Created on: Monday 18th December 2023
Last updated: Monday 8th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Laneast', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-03A27A
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy flat axehead or chisel. There is some damage to the cutting edge and the butt. The butt is narrow and angled at the end. The axehead is elongated with long, low-flanged sides which flare out from the butt to the curved cutting edge. The flanges start at the butt and increase slightly in height to the mid.point of the axehead before decreasing in height until stopping around 1 cm from the cutting edge. The side profile is pointed oval. The transverse profile is a shallow H-shape. There is no evidence of a stop-ridge. The surfaces are all heavily pi…
Created on: Monday 18th December 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 31st January 2024
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Record ID: NMGW-CDE50B
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Powys
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Early Bronze Age cast copper alloy flat axe of undeterminable type, dating from c. 2200 to 1800 BC. The axe is incomplete due to surface loss. It has a surviving length of 76.79mm. The blade end is crescentric in shape, it has a surviving blade width of 44.79mm.  From the blade, the body of the axe narrows in shape, and terminates in a rounded butt. The axe is broadly lenticular when viewed in profile, although heavy corrosion has altered its shape. The axe has a heavily textured surface caused by corrosion; it is copper-green in colour with areas of reddish brown…
Created on: Friday 15th December 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 30th January 2024
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Record ID: SUR-C242FC
Object type: AWL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete copper-alloy awl 87.2mm in length with a sub rectangular cross section. One end tapers to a point, the other to a rounded chisel tip. The surface has a deep-green patina with considerable loss, but there is no evident decoration.
Created on: Friday 15th December 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 20th March 2024
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Record ID: OXON-845F3F
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment from a cast copper alloy spearhead dating from the Middle or Late Bronze Age, about 1550 – 800 cal BC. Only the tip of the spear remains the rest being lost to a transverse break The fragment is triangular in plan, tapering from a break to the spear's point. It has a circular shaped midrib that is hollow and runs to the point of the spear from which the flat blade edges of the spear extend these narrow in width to meeting the point. The fragment has a dark reddish green patina that is chipped away in places.  The fragment is 35mm long, 17…
Created on: Tuesday 12th December 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 12th December 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-71A345
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete opaque globular annular glass bead of unknown date, Bronze Age to Modern, about 2200 BC to AD 1900, but most likely to be Roman or Early Medieval. The bead is made out of opaque light-blue glass. It is circular in shape, with convex sides, and the ends slightly flattened. It is annular and uneven, thicker at one side than the other. The glass has a spiral structure. The bead has a diameter of 10.02mm, is 6.25mm long, and weighs 0.73g. The central hole is 2.32mm diameter. There are many examples on the database, see SWYOR-7A2F2C and SWYOR-C01D56 …
Created on: Monday 11th December 2023
Last updated: Sunday 21st January 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-715A1A
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a flat axe-chisel or narrow bladed chisel dating from the Early to Middle Bronze Age, about 2200 - 1000 BC. The fragment consists of the axe's cutting edge above which is a patinated jagged break. The axe fragment is sub-trapezoidal in plan with the sides being slightly concave. The blade is an asymmetrical convex crescent with faint bevels. The broken edge of the axe runs transversely across its body giving an irregular oblique edge at one end. In cross section the body of the axe is rectangular as revealed by the break. The cross-section at the blade…
Created on: Monday 11th December 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 20th March 2024
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Record ID: NCL-6D9C0A
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Northumberland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete copper alloy socketed axehead of probable Late Bronze Age date, c. 1300-700 BC. The artefact is the blade of the axe and consists of a broadly curved cutting edge with sides that flare out to reveal a hollow interior cavity. The artefact is sub-trapezoidal in plan. The broken edges are transverse to the cutting edge and are uneven, but all edges are abraded and chipped. The artefact has a powdery green patina. The fragment is part of a rectangular bodied socketed axe. The lack of diagnostic features prevents a more precise identification, but Socketed Bronze Age …
Created on: Monday 11th December 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 27th February 2024
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Record ID: WREX-3179A5
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a copper alloy axe, probably a palstave, of bronze age date c1400-950BC.  Only the cutting blade end survives, therefore its original form is uncertain and the possibility that it is a flat axehead or a short flanged axehead cannot entirely be ruled out. The upturned tips of the blade are reminiscent of Arreton/Bandon flagged axes of EBA III to MBA I (Peter Revill pers comm).  The fragment is broadly sub rectangular in plan with a wide, crescent shaped blade.  The cutting edge appears to be bevelled over two phases, suggesting that it has been sharpened.&…
Created on: Friday 8th December 2023
Last updated: Friday 8th December 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Oswestry', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-314AF6
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, heavily worn fragment of a cast Bronze Age copper alloy palstave axe head, probably of Late Bronze Age date c. 1050 - 750 BC. The fragment consists of the end of the blade, above which is a worn and abraded break.  The  fragment sub-oval in plan and has an elongated pointed sub- rectangular section. The axe fragment tapers from the broken edge to the blade.  It measures 26.5mm in length and 11.1mm in width. It has a thickness of 4.2mm and weighs 3.8 grams.
Created on: Friday 8th December 2023
Last updated: Friday 8th December 2023
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Record ID: SOM-2FF7A7
Object type: CASTING WASTE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Four (4) copper-alloy fragments of uncertain function dating from the Bronze Age to Modern period, c. 2200 BC - AD 1900. Fragment 1: Circular in plan, irregular in section. No decoration evident. 9.17mm in diameter, 4.2mm thick, 1.31g.  Fragment 2:  Circular in plan, rectangular in section. No decoration evident, smooth and flat surfaces on each end. 10.02mm in diameter, 6.51mm thick; 3.08g.  Fragment 3: Circular in plan, irregular in section. No decoration evident. 7.61mm in diameter, 4.03mm thick; 1.06g.  Fragment 4: Circular in plan, recta…
Created on: Friday 8th December 2023
Last updated: Monday 18th December 2023
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Record ID: SOM-2FADD5
Object type: CASTING WASTE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A piece of bronze casting waste of uncertain date. The fragment is irregular but elongated in shape. The surface of the fragment is a mottled mix of grey-black and reddish patches. The fragment is 52.43mm long, 13.15 mm wide and 12.75mm thick. It weighs 15.29grams.
Created on: Friday 8th December 2023
Last updated: Monday 18th December 2023
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Record ID: SOM-2FA299
Object type: CASTING WASTE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Six (6) copper-alloy fragments of uncertain function dating from the Bronze Age to Modern period, c. 2200 BC - AD 1900. Fragment 1: Circular in plan, rectangular in section. Uneven surfaces. 15.88mm in length, 6.76mm thick, 3.12g.  Fragment 2:  Irregular in plan, appears a twisted length that has been rolled into a circular shape with a linear extension. 20.085mm in length, 9.21mm in width, 4.29mm thick; 1.82g.  Fragment 3: Sub lozenge shaped in plan, irregular in section. No decoration evident. 12.2mm in length, 7.74mm in width, 5.73mm thick; 1.59…
Created on: Friday 8th December 2023
Last updated: Monday 18th December 2023
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Record ID: YORYM-1EE14B
Object type: SICKLE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy leaf-shaped sickle of middle to late Bronze Age date c.1500 BC - 800 BC. The sickle is sub-ovate in plan with a narrow lozenge section. The edges are broken and worn with one end terminating in a worn break. A bend is present to the broken end. The metal has a delaminated dark brown/green patina and is worn. The object is 34.5mm long, 20mm wide, 0.5mm thick and weighs 3.3g. Similar objects have been recorded on the PAS database including YORYM-B9DF57, SWYOR-A48EE1, NCL-71EF23, DOR-EBFA4D, SUR-E3AEB2 and SF-25A20A. Also see NMS-EAED…
Created on: Thursday 7th December 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 12th December 2023
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