Record ID: IOW-38117C
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late Neolithic-Bronze Age oval flnt scraper, c.2000-1000 BC. The curved distal end has intrusive low angle and short abrupt scaled retouch and there are removal scars from further retouch across the dorsal surface. The proximal end tapers to a small striking platform. The flint is mottled drak grey and drak brown.
Created on: Thursday 2nd November 2023
Last updated: Monday 4th December 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Norfolk', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-273BE3
Object type: CHISEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
 An incomplete copper alloy socketed probable chisel of late bronze age date (c. 1000BC - 800BC). Description: The socket is circular in cross section, narrowing at the the blade which sub-triangular in plan, and rectangular in cross section with worn and broken edges. The blade tapers in width and thickness to an almost pointed end, missing its tip. It is also broken at the socket edge, and any possible collar is now missing. The edge of the break is very uneven and slightly frayed. Measurements: Length: 71.9mm, Width (on the blade section): 14.2mm Thic…
Created on: Wednesday 1st November 2023
Last updated: Thursday 16th November 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NARC-2672EC
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy probable flat Axehead of Early Bronze Age date (2200-1700 BC). The object is composed of the butt end of an axe and is sub rectangular in cross section and has a shallow lenticular side profile. The object has a transverse break resulting in the loss of the majority of the object. Length: 28.42mm, Width: 23.54mm, Thickness (max): 10.43mm, Thickness (min): 2.69mm, Weight: 25.5g The metal is dark green with a predominantly smooth patina.
Created on: Wednesday 1st November 2023
Last updated: Friday 10th November 2023
Spatial data recorded.

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
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SF-22FEE1
Object type: BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete flint Early Bronze Age barbed and tanged arrowhead on a tertiary flake dating to circa 2350-1000 BC. It is triangular in shape with projecting short barbs.It is bifacially worked; both faces have covering parallel low-angle retouch.  Barbed and tanged arrowheads are characteristic of the Neolithic/early Bronze Age transition.
Created on: Wednesday 1st November 2023
Last updated: Monday 20th November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Pakenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-112CA7
Object type: CORE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete worked flint core of late Neolithic to Bronze Age date (c.3000-1000 BC). Description: The core is irregular in shape, struck from a nodule of dark grey flint. There are flake removals on all sides with multiple striking platforms. Pronounced ripple marks indicate use of a hard hammer.  Measurements: length 89.6mm; height 51.6mm; width 60.9mm; weight 367g Discussion: Use of hard hammer and multiple striking platforms suggest Late Neolithic to Bronze Age date.
Created on: Tuesday 31st October 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 7th November 2023
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Record ID: LVPL-0E06F6
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast, flat copper alloy axehead, probably dating to the early Bronze Age possibly c.1950-1850 BC, on account of its narrow butt. The axehead is small and relatively narrow. It is broadly sub-triangular in plan with a rounded crescent shaped blade. The cutting edge has a width of 47.4mm and a thickness of 1.8mm. From the cutting edge, the body of the axehead initially curves inwards and then gradually narrows, more linearly. The axehead also gradually gets thicker in the centre and tapers off towards the butt, creating a broadly lentoid profile with slightly round…
Created on: Tuesday 31st October 2023
Last updated: Friday 10th November 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: OXON-0C56EF
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment from a possible Bronze Age cast copper alloy bun ingot. The fragment is only a small portion of the object with one surviving edge which is curved suggesting this was originally circular in plan. It has a flat reverse and convex upper surface creating a sub-triangular cross section. This indicates the ingot would have been domed originally. The reverse is mostly flat and plain whilst the upper surface has more uneven smooth depression. the cross section reveals several hollows created from air pockets in the casting. The object is a dark brown sometimes green colour. The i…
Created on: Tuesday 31st October 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd January 2024
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Record ID: LEIC-FD4081
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age flint scraper, dating to 4000 - 2350 BC. The scraper has been made from a secondary waste flake, a fragment of the dorsal face is covered with an area of brown cortex. The flint  is dark brown. Small areas of retouch can be seen along the distal edge of the dorsal face.  Length: 30.4 mm Width: 26.8 mm Weight: 11.8 g
Created on: Monday 30th October 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 10th January 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-FC4E13
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy possible sword fragment. Cast straight-sided trapezoid object of lentoid or flattened lozenge section, here taken to be the tip of a sword, dagger or rapier, broken at either end. The break at the wider end is relatively recent but the other, nearer the tip of the putative weapon, is ancient. Suggested date: Middle to Late Bronze Age, 1600-800BC Length: 22.9mm, Width: 14.7mm, Thickness: 2.5mm, Weight: 3.01gms
Created on: Monday 30th October 2023
Last updated: Monday 30th October 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'East Lindsey', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WREX-FC03D3
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wrexham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two joining fragments of an incomplete middle bronze age spearhead dating c. 1500-1000 BC.  The spearhead  is sub-triangular in shape and tapers to a pointed tip; the base is broken.  There is a strong and solid lozenge shaped midrib, suggesting it came from either a a side looped or basal looped form. There is some chipping of the tip and edges, but the majority of the object’s surface is smooth with a dark brown patina. Measurements: Length: 59.6mm; width: 15.3mm; thickness: 8.5mm; weight: 15.85g.
Created on: Monday 30th October 2023
Last updated: Monday 30th October 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Maelor', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-FAD0D9
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A group of shatter debris dating to the early Bronze Age (c. 2200-1000 BC). The group consists of seven fragments of shatter debris, representing secondary and tertiary phases of working. Some pieces present significant cortex areas. All the pieces are made from a mottled dark and light grey flint, similar to the knife recorded under LVPL-FAB232 These objects are part of a collection of flints that have been recovered from three fields over a number of decades. The group includes arrowheads and flakes demonstrating the different phases of flint working. Objects from this gr…
Created on: Monday 30th October 2023
Last updated: Monday 6th November 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-FA0B6D
Object type: BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete flint barbed and tanged arrowhead dating to the early Bronze Age or Beaker Period (c. 2400-1500 BC).  This arrowhead has been knapped from a light brown flint, there is no cortex remaining, but a light grey / white patination is present on both faces. It is broadly sub-triangular in plan with sharp point and is lentoid in cross section. It is broadly symmetrical in shape, with two notches chipped into the base of the flint to separate the barbs and the tang, one barb is still intact. Both the long sides of the arrowhead have been precisely reto…
Created on: Monday 30th October 2023
Last updated: Monday 6th November 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SF-9148D5
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Late Bronze Age copper-alloy sword dating 1000-800 BC. It consists of a fragment of the blade. It is sub-rectangular in plan and lenticular in section. One end contains a fairly recent break, tapering inwards into a fairly old break. The edges are bevelled. The faces of the blade are plain. The fragmentary remains preclude typological designation so it is broadly dated to the Late Bronze Age.
Created on: Wednesday 25th October 2023
Last updated: Friday 8th December 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Bulmer', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-7E3DCD
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy spearhead fragment. Tip of a cast spearhead of lozenge section, melted at its proximal end where the tip of the central hollow casting appears. Suggested date: Middle to late Bronze Age, 1500-800BC Length: 26.3mm, Width: 16.9mm, Thickness: 6.6mm, Weight: 6.92gms
Created on: Tuesday 24th October 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 24th October 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: OXON-3A7AE2
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment from the butt of a Bronze Age (c. -1500 to c. -950) axehead possibly a palstave of flanged axeead. The copper alloy fragment is a sub rectangle with one terminal being broken, but not recently. The opposite edge tapers slightly in width and also tapers to a blunt point in thickness. The long edges on both faces have a slight lip on both faces representing the beginings of flanges. The upper and lower surface of the fragment has an incomplete matte mid green patina. The fragment measures 23.62mm in length, 24.94mm in width and 7.88mm thickness and weighs 18.94g. …
Created on: Saturday 21st October 2023
Last updated: Thursday 30th November 2023
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Record ID: WAW-269CCA
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, copper alloy (bronze) spearhead, likely from the Middle Bronze Age (1450-1150 BC). There is a central rib running along the blade with a high profile and a lozenge shaped cross section that tapers towards the tip of the spear, which would mean that the fragment is likely from a Middle Bronze Age looped and socketed spearhead, similar to HESH-8E7894. The original blade would likely have been leaf-shaped. The blade has lost some of its cutting edge due to abrasion in the soil, and parts of the blade have been chipped off, most notably a triangular sect…
Created on: Friday 20th October 2023
Last updated: Friday 20th October 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SUR-258D88
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small flint scraper, probably a thumbnail type of Bronze Age date (c. 2400 BC - 1500 BC) struck from a tertiary flake, 32mm in length. The distal end has short abrupt retouch defining a working edge. The surface has a heavy white patination from prolonged deposition in calcareous sediments.
Created on: Friday 20th October 2023
Last updated: Friday 20th October 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SUR-256526
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint hollow scraper of later Bronze Age date made from a secondary flake of red brown flint, 38.8mm in length. The distal edge is concave with short, abrupt retouch.
Created on: Friday 20th October 2023
Last updated: Friday 20th October 2023
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Record ID: SUR-2549F5
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint thumbnail scraper of Bronze Age date (c. 2400 BC - 1500 BC) struck from a secondary flake of grey flint, 34.9mm in length. The distal end has short abrupt retouch defining a working edge. 
Created on: Friday 20th October 2023
Last updated: Friday 20th October 2023
Spatial data recorded.