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Record ID: SWYOR-B362A9
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Middle Bronze Age copper alloy side-looped spear dating from about 1550 BC - 1250 BC. It fits into the Acton Park or Taunton phases. These phases correspond with Needham's Period 5 (c. 1500 - 1150 BC).
The spearhead has a leaf-shaped blade with a pronounced mid-rib on both faces, triangular in cross-section, giving a lozenge shaped cross-section at the point. No edge bevels are discernable. The tip of the blade is missing. The rib is hollow, and there is a hole through the midrib at the base of the blade. The socket is circular in cross-section and is hollow.…
Created on: Monday 22nd May 2023
Last updated: Friday 30th June 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-6000EC
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy side-looped spearhead of Middle Bronze Age date, about 1550 BC - 1250 BC; Davis Groups 2-6. Only the butt end and the two side loops survive intact; the remainder of the object is now missing due to old breaks. It is cylindrical in form, tapering towards the now missing blade end. On each side is an integrally cast loop that are pointed oval in form and flattened against the side of the spear perhaps as a result of post-depositional damage. The loops are 13mm long, 6mm wide and project about 2mm from the wall of the socket. The entire…
Created on: Monday 6th March 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
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This findspot is known as 'near Thirsk', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SWYOR-6B6934
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Middle Bronze Age early palstave dating from BC 1500 - BC 1300, probably a South Western type or Group 1 type with high flanges. It was found in two pieces about 20 meters apart.
The haft end has a flat central section, flanked with tapering parallel ridges along each side which give it an H-shaped cross section. The butt end tapers to a rounded point with curved angular (lozenge shaped) flanges on either side. The casting seam can be seen on both sides. All the surfaces are slightly corroded and pitted with small amounts of the original surface extant. O…
Created on: Wednesday 12th October 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 28th March 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-C68040
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Barnsley
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a socketed spearhead dating from the Bronze Age, probably the Middle or Late Bronze Age, about 1550 BC - 800 BC. The fragment is broken at both ends. There is a lozenge shaped socket at the base, broken just before the blades start to project. The socket extends as a lozenge shaped rib at the other end of the fragment. The edges of the blade are incomplete. The remaining portion of the spearhead is 44.5mm long, 21.1mm wide and 11.7mm thick. It weighs 22.7g.
Other fragments of this type are recorded on the database; compare for example records NMGW-5DE788 a…
Created on: Thursday 22nd September 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 25th October 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-A371FD
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment from the blade end of a cast, copper alloy socketed axehead of Bronze Age date, about 1300 BC - 800 BC, type unknown. Only the convex cutting edge survives, with concave sides tapering to a very worn break. The end of the socket is visible across the break. It is triangular in section. The remaining fragment has a smooth, dark green patina. It is 46.1mm long, 18.4mm wide and 6.9mm thick. It weighs 21.59g. It is probably a Northern type of socketed axe.
Created on: Monday 15th August 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 24th August 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-B84B4D
Object type: FLANGED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy flanged axe dating from the Middle Bronze Age, about 1600-1300 BC. It is probably from Needham Period 4-5; the Arreton, Acton or Taunton metalwork assemblage. There is a lozenge shaped flange on each side of the butt end. The blade tip is crescent shaped but no bevels are visible. The sides of the blade flare towards the cutting edge, and are curved. There is no stop ridge for the handle to butt against, but the blade is thicker than the septum. There is a raised curved line at the haft end of the blade - a shield pattern - on both faces, and within the shield is a…
Created on: Monday 24th May 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 4th January 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-D72E02
Object type: FLANGED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper-alloy (bronze) flanged axe or possibly a palstave of late Early Bronze Age or Middle Bronze Age date (2000-1500 BC). It has a H shaped cross-section, and the flanges appear to be cast. Only the butt of the tool survives. It tapers to a wedge and is rounded. Not enough survives to be sure if the tool is a flanged axe or a palstave. Dimensions: length 36.7mm, width 25.2mm, height 9.6mm, weight 35.51g. Compare CAM-4BBA1C.
Created on: Tuesday 24th November 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 12th July 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-6E7AE7
Object type: MINIATURE OBJECT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy miniature developed flat axe, or perhaps a chisel, of Bronze Age date, probably 2250 - 1200 BC. The cast axe is near-complete. It has expanding straight sides, flaring more at the cutting end into a curved cutting edge, which is slightly lopsided, possibly from use or damaged. The butt also has straight sides, tapering towards the rounded butt. There is a thickening in the centre of the axe; the start of a proto stop ridge, but no actual stop or flanges. The axe has a well developed green patina with some pitting. The total length is 51.1mm, the length of the blade is …
Created on: Monday 26th October 2020
Last updated: Thursday 28th January 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-453A2D
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, copper alloy barbed and tanged arrowhead, probably of middle or late Bronze Age date, about 1300 BC - 1100 BC. The blade is lozenge shaped in cross-section with a prominent midrib on one side: the midrib on the other side is less prominent. Both taper towards the point, which has broken away and is missing. The broken end at the point is lozenge shaped in cross-section and the tang is rectangular in cross-section and flat. The tip of one of the barbs is also missing. The surviving barb has a curved outer edge. The arrowhead is 54.8mm long, 25.4mm wide and3.9mm thick. I…
Created on: Tuesday 7th July 2020
Last updated: Saturday 12th September 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-C7C97C
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worked flint, a retouched flake of possible Bronze Age date, about 2200 BC - 1000 BC. It is formed on a secondary flake of grey flint, which is well patinated, with cortex over most of the dorsal face. Several removal scars are well patinated. There are sporadic removals from the right side and the distal end which interrupt the patina. A small area at the distal left side is retouched with short, abrupt, sub-parallel removals forming a concave notch. It is 62.9mm long, 31.5mm wide and 9.4mm thick. It weighs 21.41g.
Created on: Monday 13th January 2020
Last updated: Sunday 14th March 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-C76C8D
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint retouched flake of probable Bronze Age or Iron Age date, 2200 BC - 1 BC. It is a sub-trapezoid secondary flake with the striking platform missing, and cortex on the dorsal face. Previous removal scars are patinated. The oblique distal end has abrupt, short, scaled retouch and there is similar retouch on the right side. The retouch interrupts the patination. It is 63.5mm long, 31.5mm wide and 7.1mm thick. It weighs 15.22g.
Created on: Monday 13th January 2020
Last updated: Sunday 14th March 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-C759BF
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint probable scraper of possible Bronze Age or Iron Age date, about 2200 BC - 1 BC. It is an ovoid secondary chunky flake which is patinated to white. The distal end is pointed and there is cortex on the dorsal face at the proximal end. The left edge has retouch which is short, abrupt, sub-parallel and which interrupts the patina. It is 32.9mm long, 17.5mm wide and 10.2mm thick. It weighs 5.65g.
Created on: Monday 13th January 2020
Last updated: Sunday 14th March 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-AABE73
Object type: DAGGER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Calderdale
Workflow stage: Published
A flint dagger dating from the Beaker Period of the early Bronze Age, about 2500 BC - 1500 BC, but most likely dating from 2400 BC - 2200 BC. It is an ogival, leaf-shaped blade with four notches in each of the straight sides of the butt. It is formed on light grey, semi-translucent flint. The blade has convex sides meeting at a point. The butt has straight sides and a rounded narrow butt. The notches for hafting are in opposed pairs. The dagger is a shallow pointed oval in cross-section. Both faces are covered with scaled low-angle retouch, with parallel, long, low-angle removals round…
Created on: Monday 19th February 2018
Last updated: Monday 15th May 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-FDA84D
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a late Bronze Age socketed axehead probably dating from the Ewart Park phase, 1000 - 800 BC. It consists of part of the blade and the cuttting edge. The blade is rectangular in cross-section, has a hollow, rectangular core (the end of the socket) and tapers to the slightly flared cutting edge which has flared blade tips. The sides of the blade at the tips is slightly concave. The fragment is in good condition, with a smooth, dark brown patina. It is 52mm long, 22.8mm wide and 12.1mm thick. It weighs 43.94gm.
WMID-DF1D02 notes that "Almost all socketed axes are from th…
Created on: Tuesday 12th December 2017
Last updated: Monday 5th February 2018
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Record ID: SWYOR-BF7F41
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A looped and socketed copper alloy spear head dating from the Middle Bronze Age, about 1550 - 1250 BC. It seems to fit into Davis's Group 2 (2017). It has a triangular blade with ribs on each blade wing, and a prominent midrib, lozenge shaped in cross-section. The socket is circular in cross-section and the socket extends just into the base of the blade midrib. There is a side loop on each side of the socket, positioned very close to the end of the object, away from the blade. The spear head is 124.5mm long, 30.4mm wide and 20.6mm thick. It weighs 103.49gm. The internal diameter of th…
Created on: Monday 27th November 2017
Last updated: Friday 1st May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-3923D4
Object type: FLANGED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Calderdale
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy, flanged, Flat Axehead, dating from the Arreton phase of the Middle Bronze Age, about 1700 - 1500 BC. It has flanged parallel sides, the butt end is squared off, with rounded corners, and there is a crescent shaped blade with upturned corners. There is a very shallow stop ridge, now difficult to discern. In side elevation the septum and flanges are in the form of a very slender oval and the outer sides of the flanges are decorated with a moulded, diagonal, ropework pattern that is a characteristic of the Arreton phase. Other than some abrasion around the butt end and so…
Created on: Wednesday 29th June 2016
Last updated: Friday 9th February 2018
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Record ID: SWYOR-B2A5CE
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of a copper alloy palstave or flanged axe dating from the Middle Bronze Age (about 1500 BC - 1000 BC). The remaining portion consists of part of the flanged end of the axe, from near the middle, broken at each end. The breaks are patinated. On the outside of one of the flanges is a small, blunt protrusion which is probably part of a side loop. There is no evidence of a stop on the surviving part. The axe has an even, dark green patina and the classic H shaped croiss-section. It is 48.3mm long, 33.3mm wide and 20.3mm thick. It weighs 64.66gm.
Other palstave fragments where the …
Created on: Tuesday 19th May 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 20th May 2015
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Record ID: SWYOR-0A4C6F
Object type: BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A flint barbed and tanged arrowhead dating from the Early Bronze Age, about 2400 BC - 1000 BC. The flint is a semi-translucent warm light grey colour and is not patinated. It is triangular in plan, with two square notches chipped into the base to form the tang and barbs. One barb has broken off and is missing, as is the tip of the arrowhead. The complete barb is short and has a square terminal. The tang is wide with a square, almost concave, end.The arrowheadis a pointed oval in section. The tertiary flake is bifacially worked with covering, scaled, low angle retouch. It is 29.5mm lon…
Created on: Tuesday 3rd February 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 10th November 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-0A2BE8
Object type: BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A flint barbed and tanged arrowhead dating from the Early Bronze Age, about 2400 BC - 1000 BC. The flint is a semi-translucent rich tan colour and is slightly speckled with patination. It is triangular in plan, with two square notches chipped into the base to form the tang and barbs. One barb has broken off and is missing. The complete barb has an oblique terminal and the tang is somewhat rounded. It is a pointed oval in section. The tertiary flake is bifacially worked with covering, scaled, low angle retouch. It is 23.8mm long, 20.8mm wide, 3.6mm thick and 1.24g.
Created on: Tuesday 3rd February 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 10th November 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-FCB525
Object type: GOUGE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of a cast copper alloy, socketed gouge, probably dating from late Bronze Age date, about 1000 - 650 BC. The remaining portion consists of a short length of the socket and the U shaped blade. The interior of the socket is circular and 9.9mm deep; the exterior is sub-rectangular. The blade tapers from the socket to a rounded cutting edge. The gouge is concave on one face and convex on the other. It has a dark green patina and the breaks are very abraded. It is 39.9mm long, 14.1mm wide and 13.9mm thick. It weighs 22.8gm. The socket is 7.8mm in diameter, the groove is 35.4mm long and…
Created on: Wednesday 21st January 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 15th July 2020
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