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Record ID: WMID-0328FD
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete copper alloy flat axehead, probably dating from the Early Bronze Age period (c. BC 2350 - c. BC 2050).
The axe is broadly rectangular in plan with a slightly splayed crescentric blade. In profile and in section the object is broadly lentoid.
The sides of the axe gently taper outwards with a shallow curve, from the rounded butt to the blade. The curve is less shallow towards the blade. The axehead has suffered significant loss from corrosion on all surfaces, particularly at the blade and the butt.
The axehead measures 67.4 mm in length, the butt is 18.1 mm wide and the …
Created on: Tuesday 28th January 2020
Last updated: Saturday 16th March 2024
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Record ID: WMID-842671
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy, possible tip from a spear head, of probable Middle Bronze Age dating (1500 BC to 1150 BC).
Around 5% of the spear head is present, consisting only of the possible tip. It is sub triangular in shape, with a lentoid cross section. Traces of side blades are present to either side.
It measures 19.7 mm in length, 7.9 mm wide (base), 3.3 mm wide (tip) and 4.6 mm thick. It weighs 2.2 g.
The possible spear head is a dark green colour, with an even surface patina. Abrasion, caused by movement whilst within the plough soil, has resulted in a loss of so…
Created on: Tuesday 29th October 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 29th April 2020
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Record ID: WAW-B1BF43
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of a Bronze Age, c. 1,100-750 BC socketed axe. Only the end of the blade survives making specific identification difficult. Cutting edge expanded and crescentic. The body of the axe has a rectangular section, 25.9 x 18.0mm with rounded corners and a 4.7mm thick wall section It was broken in antiquity and shows a hackly fracture. Length 41.4mm, Width (cutting edge) 35.9mm, Thickness 18.0mm, Mass 61.77g.
Created on: Saturday 20th April 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd April 2019
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Record ID: WAW-199132
Object type: CHISEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
A Late Bronze Age copper alloy tanged chisel, probably dating to c. 1150-600 BC. The chisel is incomplete as the tang is missing. The blade is a elongated sub-triangle with concave sides and a convex blade edge. The corners of the blade are flared outwards and are abraded and therefore rounded. The blade as it tapers becomes rectangular in section. At the tip there is an integral rectangular sectioned collar with a fragment of the integral tang protruding from the upper edge. The break of the tang is not recent. There are no signs of decoratio.
The surface of the chisel has a incom…
Created on: Thursday 25th October 2018
Last updated: Friday 26th October 2018
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Record ID: WAW-C65A09
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
Late Bronze Age date (c. 1150-600 BC) pegged spearhead. The copper alloy spearhead is almost complete with the edges of the blade being abraded and the rim of the socket is damaged recently. The blade is a slender leaf-shape and the edges of the blade are slightly bevelled. The midrib tapers towards the tip, which is missing and expands to the socket. The socket is still filled with soil, and is 17.36mm diameter on the interior and 22.03mm diameter on the exterior. The socket is decorated with three bands of triple stranded grooves. On the exterior edges of the outer grooves there is a…
Created on: Friday 4th May 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
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Record ID: WMID-F2E776
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a cast copper-alloy Bronze Age axehead, dating to circa 1900-1100 BC. The remains consist of the blade and a small portion of the body of the axehead. There do not appear to be any traces of a socket, indicating that it is probably not a socketed axe from the later Bronze Age. The blade is slightly flared and crescent shaped, perhaps suggesting that the axehead is either a flanged or palstave type of middle Bronze Age date. The axehead has an abraded green/brown coloured patina. There are areas of active corrosion on the object.
The axehead measures 44.6 mm long, 29 mm w…
Created on: Tuesday 25th April 2017
Last updated: Friday 2nd December 2022
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Record ID: GLO-33F97A
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy palstave axe that has a wide curved blade. The sides of the blade are concave and taper to the middle of the axe. The stop ridge is positioned three-quarters of the way down from the blade, this is shallow with short and low flanged sides to the front creating a small dished forward edge with and deeper flanged sides behind that run almost the whole length of the rear third.
This item is heavily corroded, there are patches of dark green patina which is the original surface, however, most of this has been removed leaving a light green pitted surface.
This is a Grou…
Created on: Wednesday 9th November 2016
Last updated: Thursday 9th March 2017
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Record ID: WAW-FF1E9A
Object type: DIADEM
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
The artefact is broken or torn into two pieces, one more substantial than the other (see below) .The two pieces appear to have formed a long, slender, rectangular sheet of gold with tapering ends. The colour of the gold is mid yellow. Both terminals gradually taper to a blunt point and have three small circular perforations which have been punched through from the outer face. On the reverse, the edges of the perforations have a slight burr which are splayed away from the perforation, but not flattened. The edge of the sheet is decorated with a border of fine, rounded pointille decorat…
Created on: Monday 21st March 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd October 2018
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This findspot is known as 'Stratford-Upon-Avon', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: WAW-245FB6
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
Primary / Early Bronze Age copper-alloy Group II palstave (1500-1300 BC): The blade of the palstave is sub-trapezoidal in plan with slightly concave sides, and flared blade tips. On one face of the blade there is a feint single mid rib which appears to continue to the mid section of the blade. The other face, where they may have been a mid rib, there is an off-centre low-relief score mark or damage, but this is not recent. The edge bevel to the blade is 16.58mm deep. The cutting edge appears to be symmetrical. The sides of the blade are concave in plan, and this curvature stops at the…
Created on: Thursday 29th October 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 17th August 2016
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Record ID: SUR-D8D126
Object type: MINIATURE OBJECT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
A poorly cast copper alloy miniature late Bronze Age or early Iron Age socketed axe, 17.47mm long. The axe has a filled socket.
Created on: Sunday 14th June 2015
Last updated: Thursday 27th May 2021
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Record ID: SUR-FA65B0
Object type: MINIATURE OBJECT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
A late Bronze Age or early Iron Age cast copper-alloy miniature socketed axe measuring 17.39mm by 13.01mm. The socket is shallow, and the loop is a circular hole inset from the edge of the axe. The blade is blunt and flat.
Created on: Tuesday 28th April 2015
Last updated: Thursday 27th May 2021
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Record ID: WMID-175A38
Object type: PIN
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete, copper alloy, Quoit Headed Pin of the Middle Bronze Age Period, circa 1500 BC - 1150 BC.
The shaft of the pin is complete and tapers to a sharp point at the distal (furthest) end, it is circular in cross section. The shaft is bent at the point where it meets the head of the pin. The pin shaft angles to the right towards the distal end of the pin. The head of the pin is circular in plan and circular in cross section, and is complete. It has an external diameter of 27.4 mm and an internal diameter of 20.6 mm. The pin is undecorated but does show evidence of silvering on t…
Created on: Tuesday 24th March 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 6th November 2018
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Record ID: SUR-5680D4
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy Thorndon type socketed knife found in two pieces. The knife is in good condition apart from a concreted lump on the blade. Close striations are visible on the exterior of the socket. The knife measures 31.9mm and has a width aross the widest part of 29.7mm. The socket is 128.63mm in length and the hole which runs across the socket is 4.93mm in diameter.
Created on: Sunday 15th March 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd April 2015
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Record ID: WMID-F23B97
Object type: PLANO CONVEX KNIFE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete flint plano-convex knife of Early Bronze Age dating (c. 2350 BC to c. 1400 BC).
The knife is of a sub pointed oval shape, with a flattened end. It has a D shaped cross sction.
It is a dark brown colour, with minimal surface patination. Remains of the cortex (outer rind) is present on the dorsal surface and is an off white colour. It has been made from a piece of secondary debitage.
Retouch is present along both edges on the dorsal surface. A probable shouldered notch is present at the top of the knife, with retouch on the ventral side. The retouch can be classified as: L…
Created on: Thursday 27th February 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 4th March 2014
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Record ID: LEIC-3F1A93
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy tanged chisel or narrow flat axe of later Early Bronze Age to early Middle Bronze Age date. It is roughly sub-triangular in form with a slightly lentoid section, but unusually long and narrow for an axe of this type. It has an expanded, curved blade at one end and a rounded butt at the other. It is not clear whether there are slight flanges along each side or a median bevel. The surface is highly pitted and corroded. Two similar axes have been recorded on the PAS database - HESH-298FF4 and HESH-041538.
Length: 55.0mm, width: 12.0mm, thickness: 3.0mm, weight: 0.77g
Created on: Tuesday 8th October 2013
Last updated: Saturday 23rd November 2013
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This findspot is known as 'Long Itchington', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: WAW-78DAF5
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
A knapped flint crude tanged arrowhead of Bronze Age date. The arrowhead is knapped from a mottled grey flint, no bulb of percussion and striking platform is visible. Invasive retouch is visible on both faces, a rectangular projection which is lozengeform in cross section is visible at the bottom of the arrowhead. The arrowhead is 3.11g, 30.10mm in length, 21.2mm wide and 6.6mm max thick, 2.8mm thick at the projection and 2.4mm thick at the tip.
Dr Kevin Leahy writes:
The technology of this object is most unusual and worthy of note. It is unlike that seen on other barb and tang a…
Created on: Friday 24th August 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 27th March 2013
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Record ID: WMID-7270B4
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
A bodysherd of a handmade ceramic vessel.
The sherd is 8.43mm thick and weighs 7.8g. It is 25.12mm long and 33.18mm wide.
The sherd consists of a bodysherd, in a fabric is similar to as Q (Sandy with Quartzite) in McSloy 2007, p 25, dated to the Bronze Age (c.2150 BC to c.800 BC).
Sherd specific details:
Fabric type: Sandy with quartzite
Sherd type: bodysherd
Wall thickness: 8.43mm
Firing condition: unoxidised exterior, unoxidised core, unoxidised interior.
Hardness: Hard
Surface texture: Smooth
Condition of sherds: Slightly abraded
Sherd was not photographed.
Refer…
Created on: Monday 19th March 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 29th December 2015
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Record ID: WAW-63AEB3
Object type: CHISEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy blade probably dating from the Late Bronze Age or Early Iron Age, that is c. 1000-600BC. The incomplete blade is broadly sub-triangular which expands towards the cutting edge. There are two horizontal fine incisions on one blade face, the other is undecorated. The artefact narrows towards the missing tang. The thin triangular-shaped blade suggests that this object was either a chisel or leather-working knife or else, a single-edges 'Hallstatt' razor with two or one small loops at the top.
The artefact is 16.4mm in length, 24.3mm wide, 1.95mm thick …
Created on: Tuesday 6th March 2012
Last updated: Thursday 26th March 2020
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Record ID: WAW-74F782
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment from the cutting edge of a socketed axe or palstave, broken off the blade. One end slightly bent probably representing the twisting motion that caused the damage. Cutting edge has an angle of 11 degrees. The faces of the blade are covered in fine parallel striations caused by use.
Created on: Tuesday 28th April 2009
Last updated: Friday 9th December 2022
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Brailes', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: WAW-E05C44
Object type: RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy ring, circular section but with the inside being slightly hour-glass shaped. File marks all over. Outside diameter 26.2mm, inside diameter 12.6mm, diameter of section 6.9mm.
Created on: Wednesday 14th January 2009
Last updated: Monday 26th September 2016
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Alcester', grid reference and parish protected.
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