Record ID: SOM-A4314B
Object type: CHISEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Late Bronze Age copper alloy tanged chisel, dating to c 1150 - 850 BC. The handle and blade is missing. The chisel was cast in one piece but can be described in two sections. It has a rectangular tang in subsection which abuts the ovoid-sectioned, collared handle stop of the chisel blade. At the other end would have been the chisel blade beyond the tang. At this point there is a worn break. This artefact has a dark orange brown patina. Tanged chisels, which date from c. 1150-850 BC, are known from several hoards and as isolated finds; …
Created on: Monday 12th February 2024
Last updated: Thursday 22nd February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Beercrocombe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-A3A169
Object type: CHISEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a Bronze Age tanged chisel of Late Bronze Age date, probably of Wilburton or Ewart Park metalworking industry, dated to c. 1150 – 750BC. Only a small section of the tang survives but is clearly square in section. It flares slightly to the collar which is sub oval in form. The blade flares below this collar to give a blade width of 29.02 mm. The blade faces are near-flat and thin gradually towards the edge.  The surface is pitted with a mid-brown patina. On one side an incised line runs parrallel to the angled edge of the blade, c. 3mm from the edge. It…
Created on: Monday 12th February 2024
Last updated: Thursday 22nd February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Beercrocombe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-BB574A
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Bath and North East Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of Late Bronze Age cast copper alloy blade/sword dating from c. 1000 to 800 BC. The blade fragment has a surviving length of 45.9mm, with a surviving width of 35.58mm. It is broadly trapezoid in plan and is lenticular in cross-section. The blade edges are heavily eroded leaving no original surface. Both cutting edges are worn and incomplete and the perpendicular edges to these are broken so that the original length of the blade is unknown as well as the position of this fragment along it, though it is likely between the hilt and the middle of the sword a…
Created on: Thursday 1st February 2024
Last updated: Thursday 8th February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Compton Martin', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-E98DB3
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete barbed and tanged arrowhead of Green, H.S. (1980) possible Sutton type dating to the Early Bronze Age c. 2500 - 1500 BC. The arrowhead appears to have been discarded mid knapping. The flint is glossy, mid to dark brown, with flake scars on the front surface, while the reverse has ripples and irregular scaring.  Barbed and Tanged arrowheads are associated with the Bronze Age Beaker Period, c. 2500 - 1500 BC and are usually found within Beaker burials. Measurements: Length: 30.48mm Width: 20.52mm Thickness: 5.38mm Weight: 2.09g. See Butler (2005) pg…
Created on: Monday 22nd January 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 24th January 2024
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Record ID: SOM-314F87
Object type: FLANGED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A short flanged Bronze Age axehead dating to the Middle Bronze Age, c. 1500 - 1250 BC. The axehead has short flanges with high sides, the general condition of the object is worn which distorts identification, but there is a median bevel on the septum of the axe, and a broad lentoid profile suggesting possible Acton Park phase, 1600-1400 BC.  The axehead is incomplete, with a break towards the butt. Measurements Length: 73.07mm Width: 20.23mm Thickness: 7.93mm Weight: 51.02g
Created on: Wednesday 20th December 2023
Last updated: Thursday 1st February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Witham Friary', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-301047
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An almost complete barbed and tanged arrowhead of Green, H.S. (1980) Sutton type dating to the Early Bronze Age 2500 - 1500 BC. The barbs are incomplete, and the tip of the arrowhead is missing, otherwise the arrowhead is in good condition.  The flint is glossy, dark brown, both faces are completely covered with invasive pressure flaking scars that overlap in the middle of each face, a larger flake scar on one side may indicate trace of original flake blank which the arrowhead was knapped from. Barbed and Tanged arrowheads are associated with the Bronze Age Beaker Period, …
Created on: Wednesday 20th December 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 17th January 2024
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Record ID: SOM-71F7B9
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sherd of pottery of possible early to mid Bronze Age date. The body sherd is quite well-fired with a poorly sorted coarse-grained fabric including moderate shell fragments. The fabric is a reduced dark grey/black externally and an oxidised buff internally. The external surface is also partly oxidised. There is no decoration visible on the external side but the internal side has a 10mm wide linear depression, 6mm below top edge of the sherd. Dimensions: 44mm by 37.5mm by 9.5mm. Weight: 18.38g
Created on: Wednesday 29th November 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 17th January 2024
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Record ID: SOM-842401
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small, horseshoe-shaped thumbnail scraper dating to the Early Bronze Age c. 2350 BC - 1600 BC. Made on a primary flake, three quarters of the dorsal face remains covered in cortex, whilst the final quarter is exposed through retouch. The flint is mid-grey in colour, with some white inclusions, and has a medium gloss patina. The proximal end appears to have been snapped off, removing both the striking platform and the bulb of percussion. It has been neatly shaped into a curved working edge with&n…
Created on: Monday 20th March 2023
Last updated: Thursday 15th June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Selwood', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-F656AE
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Flint debitage from blade production, possibly dating between the Middle to Late Bronze Age (1600-800 B.C.) Flint, mid- to dark-grey, semi-translucent, small amounts of white cortex, medium gloss patina. Sub-rectangular in plan. Secondary working. The distal end terminates with a hinge fracture. The proximal end exhibits a striking platform. The dorsal surface is scarred from previous working. There is a prominent bulb of percussion on the ventral surface suggesting the use of a hard hammer, therefore giving a possible date of Middle to…
Created on: Thursday 24th November 2022
Last updated: Thursday 9th March 2023
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Record ID: SOM-23C8D7
Object type: BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete barbed and tanged flint arrowhead, probably dating between the Early and Middle Bronze Age c. (2350-1000 B.C.). This arrowhead is sub-triangular in plan with an elongated pointed-oval shape in cross section. On of the barbs may be chipped at the corner. The barbs are short, with a fairly straight edge leading to shallow rounded notches at the tang (unlike the deeper notches of some arrowheads that create elongated barbs). The tang is short with a rounded terminal. The arrowhead is bifacially worked with invasive, scaled,…
Created on: Monday 14th November 2022
Last updated: Thursday 15th June 2023
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Record ID: SOM-67E87E
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A retouched flint flake of unknown date, but probably dating between the Neolithic and Middle Bronze Age periods, c. 4000-1000 BC. It is a tertiary flake of mid-grey translucent flint, with three edges. Length 23.13mm, width 23.75mm, thickness 4.24mm, weight 2.58g. The retouch varies; on the ventral face the retouch can be seen on two edges, it is long, stepped and semi-abrupt. On the dorsal face the same edges exhibit long, scaled, semi-abrupt retouch. The third edge on the dorsal face has short, sub-parallel, abrupt retouch. 
Created on: Monday 24th October 2022
Last updated: Thursday 9th March 2023
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Record ID: SOM-67279C
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
D-shaped scraper tool. It is a tertiary flake of semi-translucent grey flint. Short, sub-parallel, semi-abrupt retouch. Length 24.88mm, width 24.80mm, thickness 8.28mm, weight 4.36g.
Created on: Monday 24th October 2022
Last updated: Friday 4th November 2022
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Record ID: SOM-66D652
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two dark grey flint debitage flakes. Flake one measures 19.98mm in length, 23.71mm in width, 5.06mm in thickness and weighs 2.47g. It is a secondary flake of traslucent flint retaining some white cortex. Flint two measures 28.06mm in length, 21.68 in width, 6.32mm in thickness and weighs 4.21g. It is a tertiary flake of semi-translucent flint. The combined weight of the two flakes is 6.68g.
Created on: Monday 24th October 2022
Last updated: Friday 4th November 2022
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Record ID: SOM-8B6353
Object type: BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age barbed and tanged arrowhead, c. 2500 BC-1500 BC. The arrowhead has been knapped from a secondary flake of opaque, white flint. One of the barbs is missing, and there is a significant patch of cortex on one face, suggesting the arrowhead was perhaps abandoned before it was finished. There is invasive, low-angled, scaled retouch on both sides. Length: 42.73mm, width at barbs: 27.35mm, thickness: 4.96mm, weight: 4.20g. Cf. IOW-E76144
Created on: Tuesday 14th December 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 4th January 2022
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Record ID: SOM-E477B7
Object type: MINIATURE OBJECT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, miniature, copper alloy flat axehead of possible Bronze Age to Roman date (c. 2200 BC - AD 410). The object has a tapering blade, flat sides and a rounded cutting edge. The entire surface is heavily pitted with corrosion. A broad date has been proposed as the appearance of the object most closely resembles Early Bronze Age flat axeheads of the Migdale type (e.g. HAMP-3781B6 and DEV-8D7466), but its small size is comparable to late Iron Age and Roman miniature votive deposits (e.g. SUSS-9DD02B). Length: 49.5mm, width: 25.81mm, thickness: 3.87mm, weight: 20.25…
Created on: Thursday 19th August 2021
Last updated: Friday 15th October 2021
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Record ID: SOM-183CB1
Object type: CHISEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, copper alloy possible tanged chisel dating to the Middle Bronze Age - Early Iron Age (c. 1400-800 BC). An alternative identification could be an incomplete palstave axe, but the location of the break has obscured key identifying features. The chisel is broken at the top of the blade and as such, is missing the entire tang. The widening at the top of the blade may suggest a rectangular collar. The blade is broadly triangular, flaring out to a rounded sharpened edge. Cf. SUR-1ED2C5, NMGW-E96F08 and SUR-505F93. Examples from Somerset: SOM-C8B934 and SOM-589161.…
Created on: Friday 15th January 2021
Last updated: Friday 15th January 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Watchet', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-8CFFBB
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of the side and mouth of a Late Bronze Age socketed axe, probably of the Ewart park phase 950-750 BC. The fragment consists of the mouth moulding and adjacent part of one side with very worn breaks around all edges. At one point he edge has bent at 90 degrees to continue onto the front or back face before breaking. At the mouth is a thick triangular cross sectioned mouth moulding then a smaller, shallow D-shaped cross section moulding. Adjacent to this second moulding is a side loop, D-shaped in profile and pointed oval in cross section. Slight casting flashes remain along the s…
Created on: Monday 23rd March 2020
Last updated: Monday 23rd March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Middlezoy CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-4FBE8D
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy Middle Bronze Age side looped and socketed spearhead dating to the period c. 1600 - 1150 BC. The blade is leaf-shaped with a lozengiform sectioned midrib. It exhibits a hollow socket and cast side loops. It is complete apart from a small amount of damage to the base of the socket. The spearhead measures 126.9mm in length, 21.6mm maximum width, 9.3mm minimum thick on the blade, 18.3mm in diameter at the base of the socket and weighs 53.54g. The tip of the blade has a slightly break to one side and the edges of the blade are chipped along their length. The sides…
Created on: Tuesday 25th February 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
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Record ID: SOM-E755CE
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy possibly Copper Age (Chalcolithic) flat axehead (c.2400 to 2200 BC). The axehead is sub-trapezoid in plan and flattened oval in cross section across the axe and pointed oval on cross section longitudinally. It is extremely worn with the original surface almost completely lost and is likely to have originally been slightly wider and thicker. The evenly rounded ends suggest is probably otherwise almost complete with perhaps some damage at the butt. The parallel sides are relatively straight, expanding towards a convex curved blade that has a wid…
Created on: Thursday 20th February 2020
Last updated: Saturday 14th March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kingston St Mary', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-F224AB
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Published
A complete, unlooped, Middle Bronze Age Palstave axe with high flanges, and a low linear stop ridge, dating to c.1300 to 1150 cal BC. The butt of the axe is c.21.6mm wide, 3.6mm thick and is slightly worn having lost one small sub-rectangular chunk on its corner. It would have originally been flat. The septum measures 59.3mm in length and grows in thickness from 3.3mm at the butt to c.10.0mm adjacent to the linear stop-ridge. The flanges of this axe begin just after the butt and smoothly widen up the length of the septum before narrowing again shortly just before the stop-ri…
Created on: Tuesday 22nd October 2019
Last updated: Sunday 17th October 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Silverton CP', grid reference and parish protected.