Record ID: BH-D97683
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy socketed spearhead, dating from the Mid to Late Bronze Age (c. 1500 - 800 BC). The conical socketis flanked on either side by fragments of the blade. The tip and base have been lost in antiquity and the surface is heavily corroded, with only patches of patina remaining. Length: 43mm; maximum diameter of socket:17.9mm. Weight: 14.77g.
Created on: Monday 7th March 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 6th June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Birchanger', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-8196E7
Object type: AWL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy awl, probably dating from the Late Bronze Age The widest part of the awl is approximately one third of the way along its length; either side of this point, the piece tapers. The longer portion is of rectangular cross section, displays evidence of filing on its surfaces and tapers to a wedge-shaped terminal. The remaining third also has a broadly rectangular cross section, but in this portion the corners have been deliberately removed, probably by filing. The patinated surfaces are almost black in some areas, perhaps suggesting that a coating was applied in antiquity.…
Created on: Thursday 3rd March 2016
Last updated: Sunday 7th August 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BH-F2FC2E
Object type: BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A barbed and tanged flint arrowhead of Early Bronze Age date. The arrowhead has been made from a tertiary flake and is sub-triangular in plan, having a central tang but retaining just one of its original two barbs.The tip also appears to have been broken and there is an area of damage one third of the way up one side. The piece is bifacially worked, the retouch being covering, scaled and low angle. The flint is a recorticated light grey to white, with a mottled blue surface in places. Measurements: 25.4mm long,16.7mm wide, 3.6mm thick, 1.15g.
Created on: Thursday 25th February 2016
Last updated: Thursday 7th March 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BH-609B54
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Bronze Age copper-alloy ingot. The piece is irregular in plan but retains part of its convex outer edge. The upper and lower surfaces are both convex and slope downwards, towards this outer edge. The casting contains large air pockets. Length: 50mm; width: 42.1mm; thickness: 25mm. Weight: 224.81g. This piece is typical of the fragments of circular ingot commonly found associated with hoards of the Middle to Late Bronze Age. Comparable fragments include PAS record BH-09D254 and Treasure case 2012 T286 (BH-6FF1F3), a hoard of 14 such pieces from Sarratt, Hertfor…
Created on: Monday 25th January 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 26th January 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Newton Blossomville', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-C61B07
Object type: AWL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy awl, probably dating from the Late Bronze Age The central portion (representing approximately half of the overall length) is cylindrical. Above and below this, there is a tapering end. One of these ends has a sub-rectangular cross section and extends to a wedge-shaped terminal; the other end is of sub-circular cross section and terminates in a blunt point. The surfaces are heavily pitted. Length: 59.6mm; maximum width: 4.5mm. Weight: 5.9g.
Created on: Monday 30th November 2015
Last updated: Monday 11th January 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Heydon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-88E869
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Middle Bronze Age palstave. The piece represents the butt of the implement, to which the head of the shaft would have been attached. The rounded top side extends smoothly into the vertical sides, which are straight and parallel-sided. On both of the palstave's two wider surfaces, each edge is marked by a right-angled flange, the height of which increases towards the bottom. These flanges border the flat central area. The patination of the piece extends across the break, indicating that the damage occurred in antiquity. Length: 29.1mm; width: 17.9mm; thickness: 9m…
Created on: Friday 27th November 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd December 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Birchanger', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-32EAAC
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of a Mid to Late Bronze Age socketed axehead. Only the lower part of the blade survives, the remainder having been lost in antiquity. The central part of the axehead is of sub-rectangular cross section, with a gradual narrowing from one side to the other. The implement tapers to a wedge-shaped, convex cutting edge. The two corners of this cutting edge project beyond the width of the body, curving upwards to create a pelta shape. One of the corners of the cutting edge appears unfinished, having what appears to be a casting sprue projecting from the top. Width: 67.4mm; length…
Created on: Monday 23rd November 2015
Last updated: Saturday 19th December 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Clanfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-F51ABB
Object type: AWL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy awl of probable Late Bronze Age date. The widest point of the artefact is approximately halfway along; either side of this, there is a gradual taper. One side has a rectangular cross section and extends to a slightly curved point; the other side is of circular cross section, terminates in a point and has been deliberately angled from the vertical, approximately one third of the way in from its distal end. Length: 63.6mm; maximum width: 3.8mm. Weight: 4.89g.
Created on: Friday 20th November 2015
Last updated: Friday 18th December 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'St. Mary Bourne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-1E9204
Object type: AWL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy awl, probably dating from the Late Bronze Age The widest point of the artefact is approximately halfway along, either side of which it tapers. One side has a rectangular cross section and extends to a wedge-shaped terminal; the other side is of circular cross section and terminates in a sharp, curved point. Length: 42.4mm; maximum width: 4.6mm. Weight: 3.45g.
Created on: Tuesday 10th November 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 10th November 2015
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BH-09D254
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An irregular piece of a copper-alloy ingot, probably dating from the Bronze Age. The piece is sub-triangular in plan and has near-vertical, irregular sides, none of which appears to be the original surface. The upper surface is broadly flat, whereas the underside is less regular and there are several air pockets within the casting. Length: 38.8mm; width: 36.4mm; thickness: 23.2mm. Weight: 124.46g. This piece is typical of the fragments of plano-convex ingot commonly found associated with hoards of the Middle to Late Bronze Age. Comparable fragments have been found nearby: see…
Created on: Monday 9th November 2015
Last updated: Monday 9th November 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hormead', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-F7F5C5
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A retouched flint flake tool, probably dating from the Bronze Age to Early Iron Age. The secondary flake is sub-triangular and unpatinated, with a translucent, yellowish-brown colour. The ventral surface has a clear conchoidal fracture with pronounced bulb-of-percussion and bulbar scar, indicative of hard hammer production. Retouch, confined to a small area on the left-hand side is long, sub-parallel and low angle. Length: 47.4mm; width: 39.6mm; thickness: 9.5mm. Weight: 13.64g.
Created on: Thursday 15th October 2015
Last updated: Thursday 15th October 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brigstock', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-E43F15
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint hollow scraper, probably dating from the Late Neolithic to Bronze Age. The piece has been made from an irregular secondary flake with a hinge fracture extending along its longest side. The concave area has been created on the opposite side and the retouch here is short and abrupt. The flint surface is a heavily recorticated white, which suggests deposition within an alkaline environment. Length: 48.5mm; width: 22.9mm; thickness: 7.7mm. Weight: 10.25g.
Created on: Wednesday 14th October 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 14th October 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ashwell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-BC2062
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint 'thumbnail' scraper, dating from the Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age. The sub-oval scraper is on a tertiary flake and has invasive, sub-parallel, semi-abrupt retouch. Much of the dorsal surface has been lost to damage. A small portion of the striking platform survives, with an adjacent bulb-of-percussion. The flint surface is a heavily recorticated white, which suggests deposition within an alkaline environment. Length: 20.6mm; width: 19.9mm; thickness: 4.7mm. Weight: 1.91g.
Created on: Monday 12th October 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 14th October 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ashwell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-BC0F90
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint scraper of probable Middle to Late Bronze Age date. The rounded scraper is on a secondary, broadly pear-shaped, irregular flake. Retouch to the distal end and sides is long, sub-parallel and semi-abrupt. Adjacent to the striking platform, the ventral surface displays a pronounced bulb-of-percussion and conchoidal fracture, both of which are indicative of hard hammer production. The flint surface is a heavily recorticated, mottled white, which suggests deposition within an alkaline environment. Length: 38.1mm; width: 28.9mm; thickness: 9.5mm. Weight: 11.2g.
Created on: Monday 12th October 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 14th October 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ashwell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-BC09E6
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint scraper of probable Bronze Age date. The rounded scraper is on a tertiary, sub-oval flake which has been struck at 45 degrees to the core platform, part of which survives. Retouch to the distal end is long, sub-parallel and abrupt, and there is probably some short, semi-abrupt retouch to the left-hand side. The ventral surface displays a bulb-of-percussion with bulbar scar. The flint surface is a heavily recorticated white, which is indicative of deposition within an alkaline environment. Length: 43.4mm; width: 31.3mm; thickness: 12.3mm. Weight: 18.65g.
Created on: Monday 12th October 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 14th October 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ashwell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-BC048D
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint scraper of probable Middle to Late Bronze Age date. The rounded scraper is on a secondary flake and is broadly pear-shaped but slightly irregular. Retouch to the distal end is long, sub-parallel and abrupt. Part of the striking platform survives and the ventral surface displays a pronounced bulb-of-percussion and conchoidal fracture, indicating hard hammer production. The flint surface is a heavily recorticated white, which is the result of deposition within an alkaline environment. Length: 49mm; width: 35.3mm; thickness: 16mm. Weight: 28.64g.
Created on: Monday 12th October 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 14th October 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ashwell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-BBF517
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint scraper of probable Bronze Age date. The rounded scraper is on a secondary flake and is broadly pear-shaped but slightly irregular. Retouch to the distal end is long, sub-parallel and abrupt, becoming semi-abrupt on the right- and left-hand sides. Part of the striking platform survives, with a low bulb-of-percussion below. The flint surface is a heavily recorticated white, which is indicative of deposition within an alkaline environment. Length: 64mm; width: 36.2mm; thickness: 13.8mm. Weight: 29.64g.
Created on: Monday 12th October 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 14th October 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ashwell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-BB14F5
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint scraper of probable Middle to Late Bronze Age date. The rounded scraper is on a secondary flake and is broadly pear-shaped but slightly irregular. Retouch to the distal end is long, sub-parallel and abrupt. Part of the striking platform survives and the bulb-of-percussion has a bulbar scar. The flint surface is a heavily recorticated, mottled white, which is indicative of deposition within an alkaline environment. Length: 46.2mm; width: 38.8mm; thickness: 14.5mm. Weight: 28.93g.
Created on: Monday 12th October 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 14th October 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ashwell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-BB0FCD
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint scraper of probable Bronze Age date. The rounded scraper is on a tertiary flake and is sub-oval in plan, with possible damage at the proximal end, where there is a portion of the striking platform and adjacent bulb-of-percussion. Retouch is clearest at the distal end and is long, sub-parallel and semi-abrupt; it seems likely that right- and left-hand sides also have short, abrupt retouch. The flint surface is a heavily recorticated, mottled white which is indicative of deposition within an alkaline environment. Length: 53.2mm; width: 35mm; thickness: 11.4mm. Weight: 21.54g.
Created on: Monday 12th October 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 14th October 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ashwell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-BA9557
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy rapier, dating from the Middle to Late Bronze Age. The flat-sectioned butt is sub-trapezoidal in plan, the thickness gradually declining towards a scallop-shaped upper end. Two C-shaped notches, located below this upper portion, mark the points at which the now-missing handle plates would have been attached. The widest point is at the shoulders, beneath which the concave sides angle inwards, smoothly extending into the parallel-sided blade. This blade is of lozenge-shaped cross section and has been broken in antiquity. The piece has a mid to dark brown su…
Created on: Monday 12th October 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 4th November 2015
Spatial data recorded.