Record ID: YORYM-719F3D
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy blade, probably from a sword dating to the late Bronze Age period, c. AD 1000-800 BC. The fragment is from the blade section of the sword and is sub-rectangular in profile and lenticular in section. There is a broad, convex-surfaced mid-rib, flanked by a pair of vertical grooves on both faces.   The fragment narrows slightly in width and thickness from one transverse break to the other. Both breaks are worn preventing a judgement on whether the breaks are deliberate or not. The surface of the fragment …
Created on: Thursday 22nd February 2024
Last updated: Friday 15th March 2024
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Record ID: DUR-97E18B
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete flint arrowhead of the barbed and tang type, dating from the later Neolithic to early Bronze Age. (BC2700-1000). Probably a Beaker Type, 'Sutton b' (See: Green 1980, Fig 45h). The arrrowhead is sub triangular in shape with slightly convex sidesone barb is incomplete.Both faces have been worked with covering, scaled and low-angle retouch.One surface is more convex due to the working of the flint.The core of the flint is of a dark grey colouring with some almost white patches. This was a surface find Dimensions: Length: 8.2 mm; Width: 9.27 mm…
Created on: Tuesday 19th September 2023
Last updated: Friday 1st December 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ferryhill area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-796173
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy socketed side-looped spearhead. Davis Group 5 “Wide blade” dating to the earlier Middle Bronze Age (c. 1550-1250 BC). The socket is oval in shape, measuring 19.2mm by 17.3mm. The aperture diameter is 16.9mm. The socket wall is 1.4mm thick. The socket narrows to 12.5mm at the point where the blade wings start. The socket extends into the blade and measures approximately 62mm. There are two loops on the side of the socket, starting at 11.2mm from the socket mouth. These have been hammered into a flat hexagon shape. The intact lo…
Created on: Monday 31st July 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 13th September 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: DUR-E1876D
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy Late Bronze Age socketed axehead (c.1150 - 800 BC). Only a fragment of the axehead has survived, broken transversely across the blade. The blade edge is curved. It is hollow and measures 19.3mm from the tip to the  the broken edge, 37.1mm across the blade and 10.9mm thick.  The thickness of the metal at the blade tip is 8.8mm.  It weighs 17.7g.  The surface is dark green and smooth, but about 50% of the original surface is missing, due to corrosion and damage, leaving a ligher green rough surface with some large pits…
Created on: Tuesday 28th February 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd November 2023
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Record ID: DUR-F0F844
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy flat axehead dating to the Early Bronze Age (2500-2050BC). The axehead is sub-triangular in plan and profile, narrowing towards the butt creating a typical lentoid shape. The parallel sides are relatively straight, expanding towards a curved shaped blade that has a width of 32.04mm.The sides have been slightly flattened to enable the blade to be fixed to a wooden shaft. Both ends have been worked to produce a sharp cutting surface. The surafce of the metal is slightly corroded and pitted with a dull pale brown patina with some pale green patches. The…
Created on: Monday 14th March 2022
Last updated: Thursday 17th March 2022
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Record ID: NCL-E361F6
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description:  Hoard of two complete cast copper alloy axes comprising:  1.    Complete cast copper alloy socketed axe head. The axe is relatively short. It has a subrectangular body, with sides that flare outwards towards the cutting edge. The socket of the axehead is sub-rectangular with curving corners. A small lip runs around the edge of the socket and there is a collar of similar width around the narrowest part of the axe. The axe is otherwise undecorated. Both sides of the axe have a pronounced casting seam running along their centre. There is a loop …
Created on: Tuesday 3rd March 2020
Last updated: Friday 2nd February 2024
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Record ID: DUR-F9B0D6
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Bronze Age hoard dating to the Ewart Park phase (c.1020-800 cal BC), comprising 62 fragments making up at least 27 objects of gold, copper alloy, iron, jet, amber, flint. DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE Gold 1 Decorative gold foil. Decorative fragment of folded gold foil. Very fragile. Dimensions: Length: 8.84mm; Width: 4.9mm. Weight:
Created on: Wednesday 4th September 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 18th August 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Eggleston area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-A6E0C2
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy socketed axehead of the Late Bronze Age, Ewart Park phase (c.900-800 cal BC)) The axe head has lost part of the socket and some of the body from the aperture towards the point. The apeture is sub rectangular where it can be seen. The blade of the axe has a very slight curve at both sides, and is 39.79mm wide, and 27.42mm wide above the socket. The aperture measures 18.98 by 23.81mm. On both the front and reverse of the axe is a single rib. The body is slightly facetted towards the edges and both sides are sub triangular in shape: the apex of the triangl…
Created on: Friday 8th December 2017
Last updated: Friday 2nd December 2022
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Record ID: DUR-8C5725
Object type: CORE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint core of probable late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age date, circa 2500 - 1500 BC. The core is sub-triangular in plan, with an irregular cross section It is pale grey in colour with paler inclusions. There is a triangular patch of buff coloured cortex to the ventral side. Both the dorsal and ventral sides have numerous flakes removed from a number of different striking platforms and percussion points. Length 25.3mm, width 22.8mm, thickness 11.1mm, weight 8.4g. ​The item has some similarities with: WILT-C5E5FC
Created on: Friday 14th July 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 30th August 2017
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Record ID: DUR-4E1468
Object type: HAMMER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Published
Description: A complete cast copper-alloy socketed hammer, probably dating the late Bronze Age 'Ewart Park' phase (c.900-800 BC). Whilst the hammer is sub-rectangular in cross-section, viewed in plan from above the hammer is rectangular, and the convex sides are sub-rectangular. The hammer is section waisted, expanding into a flared collar, with four concentric grooves (or three bands or 'ribs') encircling the base of the flared socket end. The socket mouth is sub-circular whilst the interior void appears to taper toward the hammer end. Casting lines running along the upper …
Created on: Tuesday 11th July 2017
Last updated: Friday 8th March 2019
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Record ID: DUR-AEF0C6
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A section of corroded copper alloy blade of probable Middle Bronze Age 1500-1150BC. The surviving fragment is rectangular in form, pointed oval in section with distortion along the length. It is 94.94mm in length, 19.49mm in width and 6.01mm thick. It weighs 41.4g. There is a pronounced central spinal ridge. The blade is bent upwards with an old break at one end and thickening at the opposite, possibly hilt, end. The edges are very worn and pitted with irregular notches and the whole has light green patination. Similar examples are to be found at SWOYR-4A2876, KENT-2644F0 and YO…
Created on: Tuesday 16th May 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 12th December 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hunwick', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-308251
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Spearheads 1. Socketed, pegged spearhead. Copper alloy. Fragment representing the majority of the shaft/socket and the complete leaf-shaped blade. The lower portion of the socket is missing due to an old and abraded break. The blade has a prominent mid-rib and the edges are neatly bevelled/stepped. Condition is generally good although the blade with missing surface areas and the cutting edges of the blade are broken away along both sides, the socketed end has been fractures and two small portions of the socket within the blade are missing. Dimensions: Length: 287.08mm; Width: 49…
Created on: Thursday 4th August 2016
Last updated: Monday 4th December 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bowes Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-9E3CCD
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a copper-alloy axehead or palstave of Bronze Age date (1500- 800 BC). The fragment is the cutting edge of a blade which is a tapering, curved D shaped in plan. The main body of the object is missing due to an old and abraded break which runs the width of the object. There is a slight flaring to either side of the cutting edge which hints at the original form of the object which may have been a flared flat axe such as CORN-5F6661, CORN-7DBCCC or a palstave such as LVPL-1FDB7C or WMID-D67E95 The metal is dark brown in colour with a smooth and uncorroded patina. Th…
Created on: Thursday 28th July 2016
Last updated: Friday 10th March 2017
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Record ID: DUR-9E17B1
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy fragment of a possible socketed Spearhead of Bronze Age date (1100-800 BC). The fragment is from the socketed portion of the object and has a steeply inward curving section. The metal is dark green in colour with a predominantly smooth patina and some minor areas of lighter green corrosion.
Created on: Thursday 28th July 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 7th June 2023
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Record ID: DUR-764732
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy flat axe head of early to middle Bronze Age date (2300-1700 BC). The object has a broad head with flared sides and a rectangular body which narrows toward the butt. This example is most probably part of the Migdale metal working tradition. The metal is a dark brown in colour with some areas of light green corrosion. Length: 126.88mm, Width of head: 76.51mm, Thickness: 12.20mm, Weight: g.
Created on: Wednesday 21st October 2015
Last updated: Thursday 22nd October 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barnard Castle Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-4927E5
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy socketed axe head of Bronze Age date (1000-800 BC). The object has a crescent cutting edge, upper suspension loop and a raised moulded collar. One side of the body of the object is missing a portion at the socketed end, a fragment of which was found with the object. The inner surface of the object has a raised longitudinally running rib on both sides, The metal is a light green in colour with a pitted and corroded patina. Length: 71.7mm, Width: 46.19mm, Thickness: 4.13mm, Weight: 83.4g. Fragment: Length: 29.18mm, Width: 19.29mm, Thickness: 2.7mm, We…
Created on: Wednesday 19th August 2015
Last updated: Friday 2nd October 2015
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Record ID: DUR-1F5057
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Published
Axes 1. Socketed axe. Copper alloy. Condition is generally very good, although the cutting edge is damaged in several areas. Casting seams are visible and have been trimmed and hafting flashes are visible inside the socket, at the blade end. The blade tips splay outwards (cf. No. 2) and there are three lines of decoration to both faces. The axe can be assigned to Type Yorkshire in Schmidt & Burgess's (1981) scheme. Dimensions: Length: 85.0mm; Width: At blade: 56.77mm; At socket mouth: 39.4mm by 41.53mm (rectangular); At inside socket mouth: 29.16mm by 32.03mm; Loop: Outside: 22.…
Created on: Wednesday 5th August 2015
Last updated: Monday 4th December 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barnard Castle Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-045DE7
Object type: BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete flint barbed and tanged arrowhead dating to the Early Bronze Age, c. 2500 to 1500 BC. The object is triangular in plan with two notches removed from one side to create the barbs and tang although on barb has broken off. The spur from the broken barb appears to have been retouched. Invasive, scaled retouch at a low angle present on both sides of the object. The flint is mottled white and grey. The object is 19.46 mm in length 18.19 mm wide and 3.86 mm thick. The object weighs 1.0g.
Created on: Tuesday 17th June 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 8th July 2014
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Record ID: YORYM-980C73
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy socketed axehead of late Bronze Age date - circa 1100 - 800 BC. Only the tip of the axe survives consisting of a curved cutting edge with prominently flared sides. The base of the socket is visible where the body of the axe is broken and taper sin width towards the cutting edge. The remaining portion of the axehead is undecorated and the breaks are worn. The metal has a dark reddish-brown patina and is worn. The axehead is 28mm long, 41.6mm wide, 8.3mm thick and weighs 14.6g. Due to the incomplete nature of the axehead it is not possible to ascribe it t…
Created on: Tuesday 25th June 2013
Last updated: Friday 2nd December 2022
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