Record ID: SUSS-733E87
Object type: AXE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy socketed axe fragment, found as a single find. The fragment consists of the incomplete blade and part of the faces of the axe; therefore the body and mouth do not survive. The surface of the metal is worn and corroded; therefore no casting flashes are visible. The blade expands at the cutting edge, but the socket does not extend into the blade tips. The cutting edge is corroded; therefore the original surface has been lost. The outer surfaces have a dark brownish-green patina. The breaks are well worn. Socketed axes date to the Late Bronze Age.
Created on: Wednesday 25th July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Selsey', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DEV-A14B15
Object type: AXE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Published
Doctor Bruce Bradley, of Exeter University writes: 'The polished flint artefact is an extremely re-worked fragment of an early Bronze Age skeuomorphic axe (copying an Early Bronze Age copper axe).'
Created on: Friday 27th July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 23rd February 2012
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-0B61F3
Object type: AXE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a cast copper alloy casting or smelting waste, probably dating from the Middle or Late Bronze Age, i.e. c. 2000-800BC. It is likely that this is a fragment of a cu-alloy 'cake', ie the cu-alloy residue left over from the smelting process. This would then be broken into smaller pieces that various different artefacts can be cast from. Cake fragments such as this are a rare find for North West England. They are much more common in East Anglia as both single finds and in Late Bronze Age metalwork hoards. Dimensions: length: 27mm, width:13mm, thickness: 22mm amd weight: 19.4g.
Created on: Thursday 10th June 2010
Last updated: Thursday 20th January 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Morecambe area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-099711
Object type: AXE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Bronze/Early Iron Age axe fragment dating between1150-300BC. The object is made of copper and has stress fractures evident possibly resulting from being broken up for re-casting. The length is 20mm, the width is 10mm, the thickness is 3mm and the weight is 4.36g
Created on: Tuesday 22nd June 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd August 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SOUTH LAKES', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-A11423
Object type: AXE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A tiny worn cast copper-alloy blade fragment from a Bronze Age axe. The fragment is 13.99 by 8.21mm in surviving size.
Created on: Friday 25th January 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Steeple Bumpstead', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-446093
Object type: AXE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Very abraded Early/Middle Bronze Age fragment of cutting edge of flat axe or palstave. Length >38mm. Width >23mm. Thickness 12mm. c.2350 – c.1000 BC.
Created on: Saturday 2nd February 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Mileham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-959B08
Object type: AXE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Stone axe hammer, Group XVIII. The axe hammer is egg-shaped in plan and oval in cross-section, tapering to a narrowed and rounded cutting edge. There is an hour-glass shaped hole through the centre. This axe was studied as part of Cummings and Moores research into axe hammers from the East Midlands, and is number --- on the list.
Created on: Thursday 13th March 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DOR-360023
Object type: AXE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of palstave axe, Middle Bronze Age. A fragment of a palstave axe. A fragment from the butt of the axe . The terminal is rounded and the butt tapers towards it. It has a rectangular cross section. There is a slight projection at the side on one face of the object which is likely to be the start of a flange along the side of the axe. Dimensions: 19.08 mm x 23.27 x 7.03 mm
Created on: Thursday 25th June 2009
Last updated: Monday 20th November 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cerne Abbas', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-360553
Object type: AXE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of copper alloy axe, Middle to Late Bronze Age A fragment of a copper alloy implement. A small piece of the cutting edge, probably from an axe. It has a rectangular cross-section and tapers towards the cutting edge. Bronze Age Dimensions: 11.63 mm x 13.83 mm x 5.52 mm
Created on: Thursday 25th June 2009
Last updated: Monday 20th November 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cerne Abbas', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUR-A5BC60
Object type: AXE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The butt end of a palstave axe of Middle Bronze Age date. The fragment includes the beginnings of the side flanges.
Created on: Tuesday 29th December 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMGW-A4AAA4
Object type: AXE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Published
Probable Bronze Age fragment, possibly from an axe The bronze object is fragmented and with all edges rounded, possibly through water-rolling (with a length of 15.9mm, a width of 34.8mm, a thickness of 7.8mm and a weight 16.8g). The condition of the object makes any identification speculative. The fragment is of sub-triangular section, resembling the blade of an axe. The sides are not present and the faces are flat. The blade edge has been lost and there no surviving evidence for a socket base. The fragment has a dark green surface patina. The general shape of the bronze may suggest a…
Created on: Friday 12th March 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 13th September 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: YORYM-D86C33
Object type: AXE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A heavily corroded and fragmentary artefact which could be a small copper-alloy flat axehead in an early Bronze Age style. The axe is possibly a chisel axe used for fine carpentry work, but is could also be votive. The axe remains at a constant width towards the blade edge, the other end appears to have broken off but the breaks are very worn. The edges of the blade are straight. In profile the axe has a thin butt, which thickens slightly towards the main body and then thins again at the blade. The metal is mottled mid greenish-brown in colour and is heavily pitted. There are no signs …
Created on: Monday 27th July 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Escrick', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM5237
Object type: AXE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Large stone axe, gneiss, almost black, pecked surface, hole for shaft.
Created on: Thursday 6th September 2001
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SOUTH KESTEVEN', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-DB17E8
Object type: AXE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The three objects were found on cultivated land during May 2006. Two of the objects were found close together but on consecutive days; the first object, no. 1 was discovered on 4th May 2006 at a depth of 6-8 inches and the second, no. 2 was found on 5th May 2006 at a depth of 2 inches and approximately 6 inches away from the first object. The third object, no. 3 was found at the end of May approximately 2m away from nos. 1-2 and at a depth of approximately 2 inches within the ploughsoil. Description 1. Unlooped palstave; almost complete. The blade starts parallel at the top and then e…
Created on: Friday 19th May 2006
Last updated: Tuesday 8th May 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Arundel Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-43C802
Object type: AXE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: City of Peterborough
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Possible copper alloy axe or chisel. The object has a pointed oval socket with a slightly expanded lip. The socket has concave sides which flare outwards gradually towards the convex cutting edge. The concave sides have a slight lip to them which disappears once they meet the straight edge. The hollow socket tapers as it goes towards the cutting edge, being solid approximately 17mm before the edge. The cutting edge is very worn and blunt. No decoration is visible. The surface displays localised evidence of active bronze disease, mixed between light brownish deposits of an uncert…
Created on: Monday 5th June 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SUSS-150061
Object type: AXE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The three objects were found on cultivated land during May 2006. Two of the objects were found close together but on consecutive days; the first object, no. 1 was discovered on 4th May 2006 at a depth of 6-8 inches and the second, no. 2 was found on 5th May 2006 at a depth of 2 inches and approximately 6 inches away from the first object. The third object, no. 3 was found at the end of May approximately 2m away from nos. 1-2 and at a depth of approximately 2 inches within the ploughsoil. Description 1. Unlooped palstave; almost complete. The blade starts parallel at the top and t…
Created on: Tuesday 27th June 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Arundel area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-3F9D78
Object type: AXE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy worn fragment which is likely to be the butt end from a flanged axe or plastave of early or middle Bronze Age date. It is roughly rectangular in shape and measures 15.85mm in length and 22.25mm in width. Only fragments of the original surface remain and it is patinated a dark brown.
Created on: Thursday 29th June 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Little Saxham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-980F62
Object type: AXE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Possible blade fragment from a Bronze Age flat axe. The blade has a very worn abraded crescentric cutting edge. The sides are slightly concave. The surfaces of the blade have a brown-red patina. The blade is consistently 1mm thick at all points over the surface, which would make it less likely to be from an axe since one would expect it to thicken toward the middle.
Created on: Friday 11th June 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sleaford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-9A5B67
Object type: AXE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bronze age copper alloy axe, 40mm long 30-35mm wide and 4-12mm thick. The object represents the tip of the axe, which widens from 30mm to 35mm at the blade. It weighs 65 grams and has a brownish/green patina. It tapers in thickness from 17mm at the broken end to 3mm at the tip. This is probably part of a mid bronze age straight sided, intrusive? axe.
Created on: Monday 23rd August 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SUR-FB5552
Object type: AXE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small fragment of cast bronze, patinated dark green. Both sides taper to a sharp edge.
Created on: Wednesday 27th October 2004
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd October 2013
Spatial data recorded.