Record ID: NMS-02655D
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of the haft part of a middle to late Bronze Age copper-alloy side-looped palstave axehead. The butt is extant and fairly well preserved. At the other end, the fragment terminates in a worn transverse break. Just before the break, a remnant of the side loop (a small integral lump) projects from one side. The fragment tapers in width only very slightly from the break to the butt. The flanges on one side are better preserved than the other. Viewed side-on they form a triangle, tapering from the break to a point at the butt. This would be replicated on the other side bu…
Created on: Friday 6th October 2023
Last updated: Thursday 2nd November 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-A9A2EA
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragmentary and very worn narrow Palstave of the Middle Bronze Age, dating from around 1600-1150 cal BC. The palstave is broadly rectangular in plan and is lentoid in profile. There are raised ridges on the outer edge of each side and a stop ridge across the centre, forming a H shape in cross-section. The butt is thinner than the blade. The axehead is a dark green in colour with an uneven patina. Abrasion caused by movement whilst within the plough soil has resulted in the loss of most of the original surface detail. The object is 57.9mm long, 17.9mm wide at the stop ridge, 10.7…
Created on: Monday 2nd October 2023
Last updated: Saturday 28th October 2023
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Record ID: SUSS-ED7B49
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A complete Middle to Late Bronze Age copper-alloy early unlooped palstave of primary phase group II dating c. 1500-1250 BC. There is no loop on the palstave. The blade of the palstave is sub-trapezoidal in plan with straight sides and flared blade tips. The blade edge is abraded, slightly blunt and has small notch at one end of the blade. Both faces of the blade are decorated with a single rib which falls short of the stop ridge and at the opposing end terminates in a triangular wedge aligned and extending into the upper edge of the blade facet. The sides of t…
Created on: Saturday 23rd September 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 20th March 2024
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Record ID: LANCUM-7F4F55
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper-alloy palstave like chisel or axe of Middle Bronze Age date. It has a long blade of rectangular section, which tapers to a curved, narrow cutting edge, triangular in section. This expands beyond the blade either side to finish with a short section. The butt end would have been flat but is slightly damaged and therefore curves inwards slightly. The palstave is deep with prominent flanges either side which form a deep, lenticellular shape. The stop ridges are therefore deep too. No casting seem is apparent. The surfaces of the chisel are ve…
Created on: Monday 18th September 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 20th September 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Scotforth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-B1D9E8
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper-alloy palstave like chisel of Middle Bronze Age date. It has a long blade of rectangular section, which tapers to a curved, narrow cutting edge, triangular in section. This expands beyond the blade either side to finish with a short section that is perpendicular to the body of the blade. The butt end would have been flat but is slightly damaged and therefore curves inwards slightly. The palstave is deep with prominent flanges either side which form a deep, lenticellular shape. The stop ridges are therefore deep too. Beneath the stop ridge…
Created on: Friday 8th September 2023
Last updated: Friday 8th September 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Casterton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-5E0FD6
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Bronze Age cast copper alloy palstave, c.1200-1000 BC. This palstave is badly corroded, with little of the original surface remaining. It is comprised of a narrow blade, with the stubs of an attachment loop on one side, and a raised point at the stop ridge, just before the blade. It has narrow flanges that end in a D-shaped or shield decoration. This combination of features makes it difficult to date, as there are few examples that share all these characteristics. Edward Caswell has kindly helped to date this item, and noted that the attachment loop rules out early…
Created on: Monday 4th September 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 13th September 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-5BAA18
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper-alloy palstave like chisel of Middle Bronze Age date. It has a long blade of rectangular section, which tapers to a curved, narrow cutting edge, triangular in section. The palstave is deep with prominent flanges either side. A casting seam is apparent down both sides of the chisel. Notches on either side are asymetrical and might suggest a misaligned mould. There is also decoration in the form of two shield shape depressions side by side, which is a form of 'trident' decoration. The surfaces of the chisel are pitted in places but …
Created on: Wednesday 23rd August 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 11th October 2023
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Record ID: LVPL-7861F8
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy unlooped palstave axehead dating to the middle Bronze Age date (1500-1300 BC). The blade of the palstave has convex expanding sides, and a convex cutting edge. The cutting edge measures 67.4mm wide and has a thickness of 3mm. The cutting edge is blunt and abraded. In profile the blade is sub-triangular with the thickest section being at the stop ridge. Below the stop ridge  is a raised oval loop with a dished centre, there is no mid-rib. The rear part of the axe (from the stop ridge to the butt) is sub-rectangular in plan…
Created on: Monday 31st July 2023
Last updated: Thursday 21st September 2023
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Record ID: LVPL-FEE788
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: St. Helens
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An almost complete Middle Bronze Age palstave axe of the Group 3 type dating to c. 1400 – 1150 BC. The blade is broadly triangular in shape with slightly convex sides and a wide cutting edge. The cutting edge measures 43.5mm in width and is 1.6mm thick at the edge. 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 59.1mm in length. The butt is incomplete, with the terminal and much of the lower half being lost. The palstave has an uneven green patina, …
Created on: Thursday 13th July 2023
Last updated: Thursday 7th September 2023
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Record ID: WMID-BDF1E1
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: Monday 10th July 2023
Last updated: Friday 14th July 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: 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: LVPL-2D0274
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, looped, copper alloy palstave dating to the Middle Bonze Age c.1500-1300 BC. The object consists of a sub-rectangular butt that is sub-triangular in profile. The septum is U-shaped and measures 46.7mm in length and thickens towards the stop ridge. As a whole, the butt measures 68.6mm in length and 24.3mm width. The butt end is slightly incomplete. An incomplete single side loop is positioned at the point of the stop ridge. The blade is sub-triangular in shape with a broad cutting edge. Beneath the stop-ridge, on each face of the palstave, is a narrow concave depre…
Created on: Wednesday 21st June 2023
Last updated: Thursday 29th June 2023
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Record ID: DUR-1A49BC
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment from the blade of a copper alloy Bronze Age palstave axehead dating from the Middle Bronze Age (c.1600-1150 cal BC). This is the blade end of a bronze age axehead.  It is solid and of sub-rectangular cross-section, having two short curved and two long curved sides.  The fragment tapers to the edged blade, which is slightly recurved. While it has been possible to identify the fragment as part of a blade from a palstave axehead, due to the missing portions it is difficult to conclusively identify the type . Palstaves broadly date to the Middle Bronze Age …
Created on: Tuesday 20th June 2023
Last updated: Monday 4th September 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Coniscliffe area', grid reference and parish protected.

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: SUSS-F4CCA6
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete middle bronze age copper alloy palstave axehead, probably a Group 2 Early Mid ribbed type (Schmidt and Burgess 1981) dating to the Acton Park/Taunton phase c. 1500-1250 BC. The palstave is almost complete with the blade corners missing.  The butt is worn and rounded; the axehead has a rectangular septum with parallel sides and a slightly curved stop ridge. The edges of the flanges rise with a convex profile from the butt edge, dropping slightly to the stop ridge; beyond which the blade tapers to the cutting edge. The blade corners are missin…
Created on: Tuesday 6th June 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 13th June 2023
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Record ID: DEV-3C7513
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, unlooped copper-alloy palstave axehead dating to the Middle Bronze Age, c. 1500-1140 BC. The blade flares from the stop ridge forming an roughly convex cutting-edge, but it is uneven due to damage. The blade tapers from the stop ridge to the blade edge, creating a wedge-shaped, triangular profile. The blade length seems short in proportion to the butt length when compared to other palstaves. On both faces of the palstave, there are two depressions forming a central ridge, creating the shape of a shield. The stop ridge is wide…
Created on: Thursday 4th May 2023
Last updated: Monday 5th June 2023
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Record ID: DEV-8FAB47
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Bronze Age axehead c. 2150 - 1650 BC. The fragment comprises of the front portion of the axehead. The head is rectangular and widens into the blade. The blade edge has been hammered to raise the flanges. The cutting tip appears damaged. The surface is uneven and pitted. A similar one can be found illustrated in Leahy and Lewis (2018, 206-207), recorded on this database - see NMS-7AA90G and LVPL-613611. Measurements: The length is 36 mm. The width of the rectangular body is 27 mm and widens to the blade with a width of 53 mm. The weig…
Created on: Wednesday 26th April 2023
Last updated: Thursday 21st September 2023
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