Record ID: WILT-2302FE
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Middle Bronze Age to Early Iron Age cast copper alloy moustache-like object, of uncertain use, dating to c. 1500-100 BC. The find is half of its original crescentic shape. What is extant is a bud shaped feature ribbed with grooves and ridges along its length. At the apex of this a shallow hollow cell and the marks of the early break with the rest of the item. At the opposite end of the bud shaped feature is an oval section shaft tapering to a point.  Dimensions: 29.7mm in length; 10.4mm in width; 8.79g In other examples the hollow cell appears l…
Created on: Monday 13th November 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 6th February 2024
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Record ID: WILT-2434EE
Object type: CASTING WASTE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible Late Bronze Age copper alloy casting jet, or sprue, possibly dating to c. 1000 BC to 800 BC. The item is roughly oval in plan with a conical cross-section that leads to a flattened shaft that that may be part of the moulding. Dimensions: length: 38.9mm; width: 26.6mm; height: 27.1mm; weight: 53.96g. See OXON-7C88B5 on the PAS database, the record for which states, 'Casting jets are waste products which form at the top of a two-piece clay mould when the molten metal has filled the object-shaped void below. As they represent re-usable metal, they were ofte…
Created on: Wednesday 1st November 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd April 2024
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Record ID: WILT-11324E
Object type: BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Beaker Period of the Late (final) Neolithic to Middle Bronze Age barbed and tanged flint arrowhead, dating to c. 2400-1100 BC. The arrowhead is sub-triangular in plan, formed from a tertiary flake of pale brown flint. It is bifacially worked with covering, scaled, low angle retouch, over the whole of the dorsal surface. Two notches chipped into the base separate the barbs and tang, although one of the barbs is missing due to an old break. Dimensions: length: 28.3mm; width: 18.8mm; thickness: 5.9mm; weight: 1.97g. cf: Green's (1980) Kilmarnoc…
Created on: Tuesday 31st October 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 31st October 2023
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Record ID: WILT-0F9D7E
Object type: BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Beaker Period of the Late (final) Neolithic to Middle Bronze Age barbed and tanged flint arrowhead, dating to c. 2400-1100 BC. The arrowhead is sub-triangular in plan, formed from a tertiary flake of pale brown/grey almost translucent flint. It is bifacially worked with invasive, scaled, low angle retouch, which does not cover the whole of the dorsal surface, as though the arrowhead has not been finished. There is a tiny amount of patination to white on the outer edge of the slightly curved barb. Two notches chipped into the base separate the barb…
Created on: Tuesday 31st October 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 31st October 2023
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Record ID: WILT-D2AF18
Object type: AWL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Bronze Age to Medieval copper alloy awl, dating to c.1250 BC-AD 1500. It is incomplete because there is a small early break at one end. It is a long slim oval in form, but slightly wider towards one end than the other, sub oval in cross section with flatter sides. One end is pointed, the other probably also originally pointed but now jagged at the break. Both flatter sides have a wide longitudinal groove which echoes  the overall shape, more pronounced on one side than the other. Close to the break there is a chunk missing from the edge …
Created on: Monday 16th October 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 24th January 2024
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Record ID: WILT-87B2D2
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Middle to Late Bronze Age copper alloy spear head probably dating to c. 1550-800 BC. The fragment consists of the point of the blade. It is sub-triangular in plan, with a circular sectioned mid-rib, from which project the wings of the blade. These taper in section into the point. The rest of the spearhead is lost to an old break. Length: 34.4mm; Width: 11.2mm; Thickness: 6.8mm; Weight: 5.37g Precise typological classification is difficult considering the fragmentary nature of the object, however its form would suggest a Middle or Late Bronze Age date.
Created on: Wednesday 6th September 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 15th November 2023
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Record ID: WILT-1F42DB
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A knapped lithic implement of Neolithic to early Bronze Age date, circa 4000 - 2300 BC. The implement is a thumbnail scraper, designed to be held between the thumb and forefinger, formed from a secondary flake which is D-shaped in plan and triangular in section. The ventral surface is smooth with subtle ripples of percussion, although the striking platform has been damaged. The dorsal surface displays minimal retouch. The flint is a grey colour. The implement is 19.3mm long, 14.6mm wide, 4.4mm thick and weighs 1.30g. Scrapers are fairly ubiquitous throughout prehi…
Created on: Friday 1st September 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 13th December 2023
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Record ID: WILT-811CB5
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of Middle Bronze Age cast copper alloy palstave dating to c. 1600-1150 BC. The find is the septum or back portion of the palstave and is sub-rectangular in plan. The end is rounded and the sides are raised, although now more prominently on one than the other. Dimensions: length: 20.1mm; width: 26.7mm; thickness: 4.5mm; weight: 13.03mm. Palstaves are the most common axe used in the Middle Bronze Age. 
Created on: Friday 7th July 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 18th July 2023
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Record ID: WILT-81006A
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of Bronze Age, cast copper alloy dirk or rapier blade, dating to c. 2000-1000 BC. The object comprises a small sub-rectangular fragment of blade with a mid rib and pointed oval cross-section. It is broken at either end. Dimensions: length: 16.9mm; width: 24.1mm; thickness: 5.8mm; weight: 10.44g. cf other examples on the PAS database: BH-E0A09C, NARC-645475.
Created on: Friday 7th July 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 18th July 2023
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Record ID: WILT-5B129D
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Bronze Age cast copper alloy object of a type usually referred to as 'moustache-shaped', dating to the Middle Bronze Age to Early Iron Age, c. 1500 - 650 BC. The object is three dimensional and comprises half a 'moustache', with the appearance of a hedgehog with its nose in the air.  This object is one of two separate parts of a composite 'moustached-shaped' fitting.  The body has multiple longitudinal incised lines on the upper part of the 'moustache' which taper to a plain point. The base of the object has an oval…
Created on: Friday 23rd June 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 27th June 2023
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Record ID: WILT-DF8F7E
Object type: CHISEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Late Bronze Age cast copper alloy socketed chisel, being the cutting tip, dating to perhaps c 1000 - 800 BC. It is a sub-rectangular in plan, tapering slightly from an early break towards the cutting edge which is slightly chipped. It is triangular at the sides, reflecting the narrowing of the chisel towards the cutting edge, and the upper and lower  surfaces are concave on both faces. It is a mid to dark grey in colour . Dimensions: 23.8in length/height; 23.3mm in width; 9.3mm thick; 17.26g in weight. Although only a fragment remain…
Created on: Monday 5th June 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 27th June 2023
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Record ID: WILT-DF6889
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Middle Bronze Age cast copper alloy rapier dating to c 1600 - 1000 BC.  It is a rectangular piece from a blade, broadly a pointed oval in cross section, but not quite symmetrical, one face having a slightly flattened mid line, the other an arris. It does not appear to taper in the short section that is extant. It has a pale green patina  Dimensions: 39.4mm in length; 31.1mm in width; thickness: 13.7mm; 5.84g in weight
Created on: Monday 5th June 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 27th June 2023
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Record ID: WILT-DC595D
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Middle Bronze Age to Early Iron Age cast copper alloy moustache-like object, of uncertain use, dating to c. 1500-100 BC. The find is half of its original crescentic shape. What is extant is a bud shaped feature ribbed with grooves and ridges along its length. At the apex of this a hollow cell. At the opposite end of the bud shaped feature is an oval section shaft with an early break at one end. On one side, just above the junction of the shaft and the expanded feature, is a rough sideways extension which is another early break from a further, unkn…
Created on: Monday 5th June 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 26th July 2023
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Record ID: WILT-90F5B1
Object type: AWL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy rectangular section awl or other leather working tool, of unknown date. The find has one pointed end, the other is wedge shaped. It has a mottled mid green patina. Dimensions: 51.2mm in length; 6.9 mm in width; 6.89g in weight. While many copper alloy awls are known from the Bronze Age, it is difficult to be confident about this particular item given that the shape of awls changed little over time. Therefore a Late Bronze Age to Medieval date is given (c. 1250 BC - AD 1500).  There are many exam…
Created on: Monday 8th May 2023
Last updated: Monday 24th July 2023
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Record ID: WILT-830027
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Late Bronze Age, gold, square-sectioned, penannular bar-bracelet, dating to c.1300-800 cal BC. The body of the bracelet is solid, extended out and slightly twisted, flaring out at each terminal to a flattened off circle 5.5mm in diameter. Both termini are bent upwards, one at 90˚, the other at 45˚. The surfaces are scratched and abraded, but otherwise undecorated and smoothly finished. Dimensions: Bent length: 109.2mm Extended length: 165.0mm Diameter: 2.6mm x 3.4mm Weight: 22.19g Discussion: The gold penannular bracelet is characteristic of British Bronze Age ornamentation. …
Created on: Monday 20th March 2023
Last updated: Friday 28th July 2023
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Record ID: WILT-48A9AC
Object type: SICKLE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age cast copper alloy socketed, flat-topped sickle of Ewart Park or Llyn Fawr metalworking, corresponding to Needham's (1996) Periods 7 - 8, dating to c. 950 - 500 BC. The find is comprised of the socketed end and part of the sickle blade. The socket is integrally cast (without a visible casting seam) and is positioned at right angles to the blade. It is sub-conical in profile and oval in section. The side opposite the blade is at a slight angle and has a large oval dent, caused by old damage. The socket body …
Created on: Friday 17th March 2023
Last updated: Friday 1st September 2023
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Record ID: WILT-F34A7B
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a possibly Middle Bronze Age copper alloy blade, perhaps a rapier dating to c. 1400-1100 BC. Only a very small part survives, a sub rectangular piece with early breaks at both ends. It both tapers and narrows along its length. It has a mid green patina. A small triangular section of the outer surface is missing on one side, but this is probably damage or decay, not decoration. Dimensions:   20.8mm in length; 16.1mm in width tapering to 14.7mm; 3.1mm thick at the wider break; 2.4mm at the narrower end; 5.73g in weight
Created on: Monday 13th March 2023
Last updated: Monday 12th June 2023
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Record ID: WILT-95241B
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, small, copper alloy blade dating to the Middle to Late Bronze Age c.1400 to 750 BC. Possibly cut down from a larger blade such as a dirk. The blade is tapering and rounded at both ends. It has flattened cutting edges along both sides and a low central ridge. Two thirds of the way along each side are two semi-circular incisions symmetrically mirroring one another, possibly used as an attachment site. At one end of the blade the edges taper in to a narrow break, where a possible tang may have extended out. The other end is rounded.  Length: 6…
Created on: Thursday 19th January 2023
Last updated: Thursday 19th January 2023
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Record ID: WILT-B94D1F
Object type: RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probable Bronze Age to Roman copper alloy probable horse harness ring, dating to C. 1000BC-AD 410. A classic torus shape i.e. circular with a hole in the centre and a thick frame..  Dimensions: 19.3mm in diameter; 5.4mm in height/thickness; 9.53g in weight, See WILT-091140 for similar which states: Similar rings have been discovered in a number of Bronze Age hoards and have been suggested as horse harness fittings, as being part of the handles of a sheet-metal cauldron of Class A1 (Type Tul-na-cross) and Class B1 (Types Llyn Fawr, Ballyshannon and Castlederg) (G…
Created on: Monday 21st November 2022
Last updated: Thursday 23rd February 2023
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Record ID: WILT-432FD4
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Bronze Age copper alloy knife, being a short section of blade, dating to c 1300 - 900BC. It is a section from near the tip, the very end of which is now missing to an old break. The blade tapers, with old breaks at both ends. The blade has bevelled edges, creating a lentoid cross-section. Parts of the edge is turned, though whether in use or while in the ground, is uncertain. Dimensions: 52.7mm in length; 13.6mm in width, tapering to 8.8mm; 2.7mm thick; 8.56g in weight.
Created on: Monday 10th October 2022
Last updated: Monday 23rd January 2023
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