Record ID: WMID-D8B00F
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a Middle Bronze Age copper alloy palstave dating circa 1500-1150 BC. The fragment consists of the crescentic cutting edge and lower blade. The upper body terminates in a worn and irregular rectangular break. The solid cross-section and the mid rid on both sides suggests the object is a palstave rather than a socketed axehead.   The object measures 61.9 mm in length, 63.5 mm in width (across blade), 27.9 mm wide (across the body). The blade edge is 3.8 mm thick and the body is 14.4 mm thick. It weighs 170.0 g. All s…
Created on: Thursday 29th June 2023
Last updated: Friday 30th June 2023
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Record ID: WMID-0226FA
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An almost complete low flanged copper alloy looped palstave of Middle Bronze Age date (c. 1400-1150 BC). Group 3 type.  The blade is broadly triangular in shape with a wide and curved cutting edge. The cutting edge measures 69.5mm in width and is 5mm thick. The cutting edge is blunt. The septum (the area between the flange facets and the stop ridge) gradually tapers towards the butt and is a broad U shape and measures 65.5mm in length. The septum is 10.3mm deep at the stop ridge and the sides have a depth of 8.2mm.  The flanges start off pa…
Created on: Monday 19th June 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 20th June 2023
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Record ID: WMID-6F858B
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An almost complete copper alloy looped palstave of Middle Bronze Age date (c. 1400-1150 BC). Group 3 type.  The blade is broadly triangular in shape with a wide cutting edge. The cutting edge measures 58.2mm in width and is 7.8mm thick. The cutting edge is blunt. The septum (the area between the flange facets and the stop ridge) gradually tapers towards the butt and is a broad U shape and measures 64.7mm in length. The septum is 8.7mm deep at the stop ridge and the sides have a depth of 6.5mm.  The flanges start off parallel to the stop ridge an…
Created on: Monday 12th June 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 14th June 2023
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Record ID: WMID-1AF96C
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
An almost complete copper alloy unlooped palstave of Middle Bronze Age date (c. 1500-1300BC). Early palstave of Group II - mid rib type. The blade of the palstave is triangular shaped in plan with expanding sides. The cutting edge measures 57.3mm in width and is 5.3mm thick. The cutting edge is blunt. The septum (the area between the flange facets and the stop ridge) gradually tapers towards the butt and is a broad U shape and measures 55.6mm in length. The septum is 6.9mm deep at the stop ridge and the sides have a depth of 6.6mm.  The fla…
Created on: Thursday 8th June 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 20th March 2024
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Record ID: OXON-683031
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Central Bedfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete Middle Bronze Age palstave axe of the Group 3 type dating to c. 1400 – 1150 cal BC. The butt of the axe is c.15.4mm wide, c.3.4mm thick and is slightly worn giving it an uneven slightly convex shape.. The septum measures c. 48.8mm in length. The flanges of this axe begin just after the butt and widen in a slightly convex line up the length of the septum. After this point, in side profile, the blade sides narrows in a slightly convex curve towards the cutting edge.  The blade is decorated beneath the stop by a trident pattern created…
Created on: Wednesday 12th April 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 18th April 2023
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Record ID: WMID-78D9C3
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Middle Bronze Age copper alloy palstave dating circa 1500-1150 BC. The fragment consists of the crescentic cutting edge and lower blade. The upper body terminates in a worn and irregular break. The solid cross-section suggests the object is a palstave rather than a socketed axehead, although there is no evidence for a central casting seam on the side. All surfaces however are heavily worn with a green/brown coloured surface patina. For a more complete palstave discovered in Staffordshire see (WMID-9C1A13) and (WMID-F2F5ED) discovered in De…
Created on: Sunday 19th March 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 21st March 2023
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Record ID: OXON-452316
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A near complete, looped, Middle to Late Bronze Age transitional palstave axe with medium/high flanges, and a stop ridge, dating to c.1250 to 950 cal BC. A section of the butt is missing. The butt of the axe is flat, c.23mm wide and 3.3mm thick.  The septum measures 52.7mm in length and it thickens and then narrows again towards the stop ridge from 5mm at the break across the septum.The flanges of the axe expand from the butt of the axe twoards the stop in a broadly straight line. This gives the upper and lower surfaces of the axe a sub-triangular form before the bl…
Created on: Friday 17th March 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 30th May 2023
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Record ID: WMID-80C009
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy palstave fragment, of Middle Bronze Age dating (1600 BC to 1000 BC). Around 25% of the palstave is present, consisting of the butt of the axe. The fragment is rectangular with an H shaped cross section. Both front and reverse faces have raised flanges, which taper out towards the butt. No traces of decoration are visible. Air bubbles from the casting process are visible in the break. It measures 23.3 mm in length, 23.6 mm wide and 11.2 mm thick (including flanges), 6.1 mm thick (not including flanges). The butt is 3.5…
Created on: Thursday 13th October 2022
Last updated: Thursday 13th October 2022
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Record ID: WMID-9C1A13
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete copper alloy (bronze) copper-alloy Primary / Early phase Group III palstave of Middle Bronze Age dating (1500-1300 BC). The object has a single midrib visible on both faces. The blade of the palstave is sub-triangular in plan, with convex expanding sides, and a convex cutting edge. The cutting edge is slightly damaged, but appears to be symmetrical. The cutting edge measures 49.9 mm in width and is 2.4 mm thick. The blade has a length of 90.0 mm. In profile the blade is sub-triangular with the widest section being before the stop ridge. It measures 25.4 mm&n…
Created on: Thursday 8th September 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 13th September 2022
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Record ID: WMID-B938CA
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete palstave of Middle Bronze Age dating, probably of the Wantage type, part of Acton Park / Taunton phase, c 1400 - c. 1150 cal BC. Around 95% of the palstave is present, with the butt incomplete. The septum is straight and does not taper towards the butt. The flanges start off parallel to the stop ridge and taper in a straight diagonal line to the butt. The blade has straight sides as it expands towards a crescentic blade edge. The blade is longer than the butt. A shield design (trident variation) is present at the top of the blade, with one central ridge and two inward …
Created on: Wednesday 11th May 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 11th May 2022
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Record ID: WMID-B8C748
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete palstave of Middle Bronze Age dating, probably of the Acton Park/Arreton phase, c 1500 - c. 1250 cal BC. Around 90% of the palstave is present, with the blade and butt incomplete. The septum gradually tapers towards the butt. The flanges start off parallel to the stop ridge and taper in a straight diagonal line to the butt. The blade has concave sides as it expands towards a crescentic blade edge. The blade is longer than the butt. No decoration is visible on the blade of the palstave. No casting flaws seem to be present. The blade edge is incomplete, with the cutting …
Created on: Wednesday 11th May 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 11th May 2022
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Record ID: OXON-992040
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete, looped, Middle to Late Bronze Age palstave axe with medium/high flanges, and a high stop ridge, dating to c.1350 to 1150 cal BC. The butt of the axe is flat, c.18.6mm wide and 3.8mm thick. It is slightly worn having lost one small sub-rectangular chip on one of its wide surfaces. The septum measures 66.4mm in length and grows in thickness from 3.8mm at the butt to c.10.9mm adjacent to the stop-ridge. The flanges of the axe begin 15.3mm after the butt and smoothly widen up the remaining length of the septum before narrowing again to the blade quite quickly after t…
Created on: Tuesday 4th February 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 16th February 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kingston Bagpuize with Southmoor CP', grid reference and parish protected.