Record ID: NMGW-FF674E
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Introduction (AG & CG) A Late Bronze Age hoard of seven bronze artefacts (eleven fragments), was discovered by Mr Mark Herman on 8th September 2019 while metal-detecting on a field under arable in Pendoylan Community, Vale of Glamorgan. Ten of the fragments (Nos. 2-11) were found together in a single localized cluster, located a maximum distance of 1.2m (4 feet) from each other. A single socketed axe (No. 1, below) was found approximately c. 2.1-2.5 m (7-8 feet) away from the main group of artefacts and within the same area of the same field. Most artefacts (Nos. 2-11) were rep…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 21st February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Pendoylan Community', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMGW-FDE8FE
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
1.0 Discovery & reporting (AG) A Late Bronze Age hoard comprising three bronze socketed axe fragments and a bronze sword blade fragment were discovered on 27th and 28th March 2021 by David Nicklin while metal-detecting in a field under pasture in Llanmaes Community, Vale of Glamorgan. The four artefact fragments were found within the same area of the single field at depths of 20-25cm (8-10 inches) and had been scattered a maximum distance of 38.7 metres from each other. A socketed axe blade fragment (No.2, below) was found 11.3m to the south-west of the sword blade fragment (No. 1…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 21st February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Llanmaes Community', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMGW-615AC8
Object type: PENANNULAR RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Gold penannular ring Dimensions: external diameter (front to back) 10.1mm, external diameter (side to side) 10.7mm, internal diameter (front to back) approx. 6.0mm; internal diameter (side to side) approx. 6.5mm, diameter of body (internal to external) approx. 2.0mm; diameter of body (upper to lower face) 2.5mm, distance between terminals 0.3-0.5mm, weight (before conservation cleaning) 0.27g. This is a complete and very small penannular ring of gold with incised linear decoration around its sides and external diameter surface. Judging from surface dents and a localised small tear …
Created on: Tuesday 28th November 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 21st February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'St. Nicholas and Bonvilston Community', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMGW-A4C317
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
One of three fragments of a Late Bronze Age copper-alloy leaf-shaped sword. The morphology indicates that the sword is of Ewart Park Type, a widespread type which belongs to the Ewart Park Metalworking Assemblage (c. 1000-800 BC) (Needham 1996; Needham et al. 1997). This is the third fragment, representing the lower blade- other fragments are recorded as NMGW-A49E88 and NMGW-A4A891. The sword is incomplete, missing the terminal end of the hilt and the majority of the mid- and lower blade. There is a clear refit between the lower hilt and upper blade fragments, whilst th…
Created on: Monday 14th August 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 20th March 2024
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Record ID: NMGW-A4A891
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One of three fragments of a Late Bronze Age copper-alloy leaf-shaped sword. The morphology indicates that the sword is of Ewart Park Type, a widespread type which belongs to the Ewart Park Metalworking Assemblage (c. 1000-800 BC) (Needham 1996; Needham et al. 1997). This is the second fragment, representing the upper blade- the other fragments are recorded as NMGW-A49E88 and NMGW-A4C317. The sword is incomplete, missing the terminal end of the hilt and the majority of the mid- and lower blade. There is a clear refit between the lower hilt and upper blade fragments,…
Created on: Monday 14th August 2023
Last updated: Monday 14th August 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-A49E88
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One of three fragments of a Late Bronze Age copper-alloy leaf-shaped sword. The morphology indicates that the sword is of Ewart Park Type, a widespread type which belongs to the Ewart Park Metalworking Assemblage (c. 1000-800 BC) (Needham 1996; Needham et al. 1997). This is the first fragment, representing the handle- other fragments are recorded as NMGW-A4C317 and NMGW-A4A891 The sword is incomplete, missing the terminal end of the hilt and the majority of the mid- and lower blade. There is a clear refit between the lower hilt and upper blade fragments, whils…
Created on: Monday 14th August 2023
Last updated: Monday 14th August 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-FC3F4D
Object type: CHISEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Late Bronze Age cast copper alloy tanged chisel, probably of Wilburton or Ewart Park metalworking industry, dating from 1150 to 750 BC. The object comprises of part of the tang and a significant part of the blade. The chisel tang is oval in cross-section, and has a surviving length of 19.03mm from the break to the collar. The break is worn and heavily patinated suggesting damage in antiquity. The tang flares as it reaches the collar which is sub oval in form. From the collar the blade chisel flares, beginning at 8.33mm wide and expanding to a surviving width of 13.78mm. …
Created on: Wednesday 7th June 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 31st January 2024
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Record ID: NMGW-7264F5
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragmentary cast copper alloy sword blade fragment, probably of Late Bronze Age date (c.1150-750 BC), possibly of Wilburton or Ewart Park metalworking industry of Needham’s (1991) Periods 4-5, dated 1150-750 BC. The fragment is rectangular in plan and lenticular in section with an overall surviving length of 59.4mm. The fragment has straight transverse breaks on each end and there is a slight bend in the length , suggesting deliberate breakage prior to deposition (‘ritually killed’). The blade has a shallow raised central midrib c.13.5mm wide on both faces (overall object dept…
Created on: Monday 13th June 2022
Last updated: Monday 13th June 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-24C12C
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete knapped and pressure flaked barbed and tanged arrowhead Late neolithic to early bronze age (c. 2500 BC-1500 BC). Arrowheads such as this Sutton Type B arrowhead (Green 1980) are commonly associated with the emergence of the Beaker phenomenon in Britain. The arrowhead is made of grey semi translucent flint with cherty (likely fossil) inclusions. The arrowhead is missing its very tip and one barb (likely due to weakness in the cherty inclusion). The remaining barb is hollow based Length: 17.9mm Width: 15.7mm Thickness: 4.2mm Weight: 0.88g
Created on: Tuesday 8th February 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 6th December 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-6C3EBB
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragmentary cast copper alloy axehead, probably a palstave or flanged axehead  of Middle Bronze Age date (c.1500-1100 BC). The fragment comprises the butt of the axehead, is sub-trapezoidal in shape and H-shaped in section. The edges expand from the butt with increasing thickness towards the break, which measures 4.6mm thick in the centre and 12.1mm thick at the larger surviving edge. The butt edge is The surface is a dark grey-green patina and measures 23.5mm long, 21.8mm wide, 12.2 thick and weighs 13.64.  Similar objects are recorded on the PAS database e.g. NMGW-FC4B96…
Created on: Wednesday 13th October 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 13th December 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-3D42CC
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Late Bronze Age socketed axe mouth fragment of undetermined type and probably of Ewart Park or Llyn Fawr metalworking industries, c. 1000 –600BC The axe is fragmentary, represented by a mouth and upper face and side fragment (with a surviving length of 27.1mm, a surviving width of 23.5mm, a surviving depth of 8mm and a weight of 13.5g) with all of the breaks occurring in antiquity. The mouth is rounded (6.5mm thick and 8mm long) with no casting runner stubs present on the mouth. Beneath the collar is a horizontal moulding on the mouth and side. The face (with a thickness of 4m…
Created on: Monday 22nd February 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd March 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-3DA94B
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Bronze Age flint ‘Thumbnail’ scraper The scraper is complete (with a length of 23.1mm, a width of 22.8mm, a thickness of 9.2mm and a weight of 5.2g). The dorsal face has extensive invasive retouch and only the proximal edge area is not retouched. The retouch is characteristically steep, more pronounced at the distal end. There is a small patch of surviving cortex along the proximal edge. The flint is largely unpatinated. Thumbnail scrapers are often associated with Beaker material culture.
Created on: Wednesday 10th February 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 7th June 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-155FEB
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy fragment, probably a blade edge fragment from a Bronze Age axe of undetermined type and date but possibly a fragment of a Late Bronze Age socketed axe The axe is fragmentary, represented by a side fragment of a blade edge only (with a surviving width of 17.1mm, a surviving length of 25.5mm, a maximum surviving may possibly have broken across the base of a socket, possibly suggested by a depression on the break. Only a very short part of the blade edge survives (7mm). The casting seam is evident on the surviving side, with the suggestion that the sides are angled to t…
Created on: Monday 8th February 2021
Last updated: Monday 8th February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-81C2E4
Object type: WEDGE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead axe-shaped wedge, possibly a miniature votive axe of uncertain date, possibly Bronze Age to Roman The axe-shaped object has been hammer-shaped and is complete (with a length of 28.7mm and weight of 8.1g). The butt is thickened and of rectangular section (8.4mm wide and 5.2mm thick). The sides are straight and divergent before flaring to the expanded blade edge (with a blade width of 16.6mm and a thickness of 0.8mm). The faces are somewhat irregular but generally flat and gradually convergent from the butt to the blade. There is no applied decoration to the object. The w…
Created on: Monday 1st February 2021
Last updated: Monday 1st February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-076CC1
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Bronze Age socketed axe of indeterminate type probably of Ewart Park metalworking Industry, dated to c. 950 – 750BC but possibly of Wilburton-Wallington through to Llyn Fawr Industries, dating to c. 1,150 – 600BC The axe head is fragmentary missing the upper part and is represented by approximately half of the original (with a maximum surviving length of 61.4mm and a weight (containing sediment) of 111.9g). The break across the axe occurred in antiquity (where the axe had a maximum surviving width and thickness of 42.8mm and 13.2mm respectively). The axe is likely to …
Created on: Thursday 14th January 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 19th July 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-48F425
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Bronze Age socketed axe of uncertain type probably South Wales (Stogursey) or allied Type and of Ewart Park Metalworking, dating from c. 950 – 750BC The cast axe is fragmentary, missing the mouth, one side and much of the faces (with a length of 78.1mm, a maximum surviving breadth of 26.2mm and a weight of 86.4g). The better preserved side has a small area of the mouth surviving, which is slightly out-turned (with a thickness of 4.8mm) with no discernible evidence for a collar moulding. The socket is of rounded rectangular form (with a depth of 60.9mm). The casting seam is …
Created on: Tuesday 5th January 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 19th July 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-6F1157
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper alloy fragment of a Late Bronze Age sword dating to c.1000-800 BC. The fragment is sub-rectangular in plan and sub-oval in section with both ends terminating in old damage. The fragment is a small section of the blade with a convex/raised midrib (14mm wide, max 8.8mm thick) flanked by a pair of parallel longitudinal grooves on either side c.3mm from the long edge on both faces. The grooves do not appear to narrow on the fragment and the distance is the same between the lines at the upper and lower section of the fragment (14mm) although the long edges of the blade are da…
Created on: Wednesday 14th October 2020
Last updated: Sunday 27th December 2020
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Record ID: NMGW-08CD35
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Middle to Late Bronze Age socketed axehead of uncertain type, possibly related to Type Wallington (Schmidt & Burgess, 1980, p. 175-6)[1] of Wilburton Wallington metalworking dated to c. 1300 – 1000BC The cast axehead is complete (with a length of 102.6mm and a weight of 242.2g). The interior of the mouth is oval (27.2mm x 190mm) and the top irregular with the suggestion of four-runner casting. The exterior of the mouth is sub-rectangular (39.6mm x 27.5mm) with a prominent rounded mouth moulding or collar (3mm – 6mm thick and 10mm -13mm long) and has a noticeable shelf …
Created on: Tuesday 28th July 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 19th July 2022
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Record ID: DYFED-0CD486
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete Bronze socketed axe head. There is slight corrosion and the loop is missing. The axe head is decorated with three parallel lines. The axe weighs 281.8g and is 85mm in length and 45mm wide. The hole in the centre is 38mm wide. The axe has been varnished by the finder. It has an overall green/brown patina.
Created on: Monday 24th June 2019
Last updated: Monday 24th June 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'St. Athan', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMGW-623A54
Object type: DAGGER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Early Bronze Age bronze Wessex dagger of Camerton-Snowshill Series (following Gerloff 1975) or Series 5D (following Needham 2015), and of Needham's (1996) Period 4-5, probably dating from c. 1600 to 1400BC The dagger is incomplete, missing the hilt and is slightly distorted (with a surviving length of 112.1mm and a weight of 31.5g). The damaged butt is now of indeterminate form (with a maximum surviving width of 30.7mm and a thickness of 0.8mm) but there is the remains of a rivet hole or notch at the apex of the centre (of approximately 5.3mm diameter). The dagger thickens at its …
Created on: Tuesday 17th October 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 17th October 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-6216A4
Object type: DAGGER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Early Bronze Age bronze ogival dagger of Camerton-Snowshill Type (following Gerloff 1975), or Series 5D (following Needham 2015) and of Needham's (1996) Period 4-5, probably dating from c.1600 to 1400BC. The dagger is incomplete, missing the tip and with peripheral damage (with a surviving length of 67.8mm and a weight of 32.2g). The butt end is eroded and of uncertain form but now with a straight top edge (with a surviving width of 25.6mm and a minimum thickness of 1.8mm), possibly suggesting it was originally of trapezoidal form. There appears to have been three rivet holes, for…
Created on: Tuesday 17th October 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 17th October 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-C21D78
Object type: FLANGED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
A complete copper alloy Early Bronze Age flanged axehead. This axehead has a rounded arched butt and slightly diverging sides that abruptly expand to a broad crescentic blade and cutting edge, with the blade tips at right angles to the sides, but not recurving. Cast flanges extend along the sides, rising very gradually from the butt towards the middle of the axe and sloping down again to the blade expansion. This gives the axe a very shallow lenticular side profile. The flanges are slightly triple-faceted, so are slightly angled inwards on both faces and on one side very faint trac…
Created on: Thursday 10th August 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 26th September 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-0B9997
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Early Bronze Age hoard of two incomplete flanged axes and one spearhead. 1. and 2. Class 5Db Long-flanged axe (2 conjoining fragments) Dimensions: surviving length blade fragment 1 - 71.9mm; surviving length butt fragment 2 - 28.2mm; combined total length approx.108.8mm; blade width (fragment 1) - 47.9mm; butt width fragment 2 - 21.0mm; maximum thickness at flanges (fragment 1 ) - 17.5mm; maximum height of flanges (fragment 1) - 3.0mm; weight fragment 1 - 154.1g; fragment 2 - 28.3g; combined weight 182.4g. These are two conjoining fragments of a complete, slender, bronze flan…
Created on: Thursday 20th July 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 21st November 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-3BF02D
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Late Bronze Age hoard of five objects. 1. Palstave butt end fragment Dimensions: Surviving length 24.7mm; butt width 23.5mm; max. thickness at break 11.2mm; surviving weight 25.9g. Small butt end fragment of palstave. In side view, the flanges reach the septum approximately 14mm below the butt end and there is some concavity and change of angle in the upper profile. The butt end is wide and angular, with a slightly convex curved top. On both faces of the upper septum, repeated scratch marks are evident and these look relatively recent. The break appears to have occurred in an…
Created on: Thursday 22nd September 2016
Last updated: Thursday 5th October 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-14B441
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Late Bronze Age hoard of two ribbed socketed axes. 1. Ribbed socketed axe - Croxton Type / Class B Southern English ribbed axe Dimensions: maximum length 102.9mm; blade width 51.3mm; combined weight (including socketed axe fragment 2) 420.8g. This is a complete and slender socketed axe with a flared trumpet shaped mouth and a wide collar band. The axe is sub-rectangular in cross-section with slightly concave sides expanding to a widened and curved cutting edge. The mouth of the axe is deep, front to back, and of sub-rectangular shape with curved corners. The mouth tops surfac…
Created on: Wednesday 17th June 2015
Last updated: Thursday 5th October 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-AAB3FD
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Bronze Age bronze butt fragment from an axe of uncertain type but of Developed Axe or Palstave form The axe is represented by a butt fragment only, broken at one end (with a surviving length of 30.4mm and a weight of 28.3g). The butt end is damaged and jagged but may have been rounded and thins to the edge (with a width of 20mm and a thickness of 1.8mm). The sides are near-straight and divergent for their short lengths to the break (with a maximum width of 27.7mm and a thickness across the septum of 8.1mm). The sides are rounded and convex across their thicknesses, with the suggestion …
Created on: Friday 12th June 2015
Last updated: Friday 9th December 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-715DFC
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Middle Bronze Age bronze side-looped socketed spearhead of Davis' (2012, 53-58) Group 4: Plain kite blade, dating to the Acton Park metalworking phase (1500-1400 BC) (Needham et al. 1997). The spearhead is near-complete with peripheral damage to the mouth and tip (with a length of 103.9mm and a weight of 66.0g). The socket is circular (with an internal diameter of 17.2mm and an external diameter of 20.2mm) and has a rounded step just above the mouth. The socket has not been completely cleaned-out (and has a current depth of 23mm) and contains bronze corrosion. The sides of the soc…
Created on: Wednesday 4th March 2015
Last updated: Friday 13th October 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-5C3455
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Late Bronze Age socketed axe of faceted type, Type Meldreth, variant Aylsham, as defined by Schmidt & Burgess (1981, p 204-8) and of late Wilburton to Ewart Park metalworking phases, corresponding to Needham's (1996) Periods 6 to 7, c. 1150 -750BC The axe is fragmentary and damaged, missing the blade and part of the mouth and is partially filled with sediment (with a surviving length of 78.4mm and a weight of 101.6g). The socket mouth is circular and incomplete, with a little over half remaining (with a diameter of 33.0mm). Below the socket, the mouth is concave (for 11mm) before…
Created on: Tuesday 3rd March 2015
Last updated: Monday 2nd October 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-8CD44C
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Late Bronze Age socketed spearhead of Davis' (2015) Type 11A, which covers Generic pegged spearheads with flame-shaped blades, dating to the Wilburton or Ewart Park metalworking industry (c.1120-800 BC) (following Needham et al. 1997). The spearhead is complete and retains the sediment in the socket (with a length of 159mm and with a weight of 144.7g, including sediment and 126.2g without). The socket is near-circular (with a diameter of 27.9mm - 28.6mm, 25.4mm internal and 110.1mm deep). There is no evidence for a lip at the mouth or decoration around the socket. The sides of the…
Created on: Monday 9th February 2015
Last updated: Thursday 1st June 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-0BF252
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Bronze Age bronze spearhead of Davis' (2012) Group I form and of Arreton Down metalworking dating to the latest part of the Early Bronze Age, corresponding to Needham's (1996) Period 4 dated c. 1700 - 1500BC. The spearhead is near-complete with a distorted tang (with a length of 229mm and a weight of 193.4g). The end of the tang has a separate, circular-sectioned rivet with slightly expanded ends (28.0mm long and 6.6 - 8.1mm diameter and up to 8.8mm diameter for the ends) remaining in-place. The end of the tang is rounded (with a width of 14.1mm, a thickness of 2.3mm and posi…
Created on: Tuesday 3rd February 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-E7AAA1
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Middle Bronze Age bronze spearhead of Davis' (2012) Group 6 (Developed side-looped) type. The spearhead is incomplete and heavily corroded, missing the mouth, tip, blade and side loops (with a surviving length of 62.6mm and a weight of 15.0g with an emptied socket). The mouth has been lost and the base is sub-circular (with a diameter of 12.4mm - 14.2mm and with a thickness of up to 2mm). The socket has straight sides which gradually converge (with a surviving depth of 33.5mm). Remnants of the stubs of the side loops are discernible on both sides (beginning 23mm from the surviving…
Created on: Tuesday 20th January 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-7149A7
Object type: CHISEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Late Bronze Age bronze tanged and collared chisel, probably of Ewart Park metalworking industry, corresponding with Needham's (1996) Period 7, dated to 950 - 750BC. The chisel is incomplete, missing the tang and with a little peripheral damage (with a surviving length of 34.1mm and a weight of 7.4g). The tang was truncated in antiquity and survives as a square-sectioned stub (with a surviving length of 4.0mm and a width and thickness of 5.2mm and 4.3mm respectively). The chisel is thickest at the shoulder (at 4.9mm). The shoulder mouldings are triangular, with the top edge perpendi…
Created on: Tuesday 9th December 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 19th September 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-092622
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Probable fragmentary Middle to Late Bronze Age spearhead The spearhead is represented the incomplete pointed socket only (with a surviving length of 67.8mm and a weight of 36.6g). The socket (with a surviving depth of 34.5mm and a maximum surviving internal diameter of 14mm and 20mm external) is open on one face and appears to have been sub-circular to oval. The interior of the socket is particularly roughly cast at its base but has undergone more finishing near the break. There are remnant stubs on one side, possibly suggesting loops for binding a spearhead. The spearhead width expand…
Created on: Thursday 4th December 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-DE801C
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Possible blade fragment of Bronze Age date The blade is fragmentary (with a surviving length of 24.7mm and a weight of 5.1 g) and appears to represent a fragment from the apex of the blade and beginning of the hilt. The suggested hilt part is wider and marginally thinner (with a maximum surviving width of 22.8mm and a thickness of 2.0mm). The blade edge does not survive on either side (with a minimum surviving width of 15.5mm, where it has a thickness of 2.8mm). A sub-circular notch may possibly be the remains of a rivet attachment hole. However, only one face only has a midrib (1…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd December 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 19th September 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-DD80BC
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Bronze Age socketed spearhead, possibly of Middle Bronze Age date, c. 1600 - 1200BC The spearhead is fragmentary, represented by a median fragment (with a surviving length of 47.7mm and a weight of 9.4g). The mouth of the socket is missing (with a surviving depth of 31.4mm) and is open on one face but appears to have been of sub-circular to oval (with a maximum surviving internal diameter of 8mm). The socket defines a prominent midrib on the more complete face (giving a maximum surviving thickness of 7.5mm). On either side of the midrib, the beginnings of the blade are evident but are…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd December 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-C9AC4E
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Late Bronze Age socketed axe, probably of South Wales (Stogursey Type) and of Ewart Park metalworking industry, of Needham's (1996)[1] period 7, dated to c. 950 - 750BC The axe is fragmentary, broken across both its width and length (with a maximum surviving length of 45.0mm, a maximum surviving thickness of 13.5mm and a weight of 53.1g). The one surviving side on the axe is concave, flaring to the blade tip. The casting seam is prominent and raised but has been neatly finished by hammering (with a thickness at the side of 5.4mm). The sides are angled towards the casting seam and w…
Created on: Monday 1st December 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 19th September 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-0F0ECA
Object type: CASTING WASTE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy single-runner casting jet of uncertain date The casting jet comprises the reservoir and a single runner (with a height of 29.8mm and a weight of 20.9g). The reservoir is sub-oval (27.1mm x 21.8mm and 10.9mm deep). The top surface of the jet is as-cast, with a prominent bubble void at the side, near one end and the sides are smooth from the interior of the gate. The runner is of oval section, narrowing slightly towards the break (4.7mm x 3.7mm at the break, with a length of 16.4mm). The top part of the runner is more irregular, possibly suggesting a clay gate was employ…
Created on: Friday 17th October 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 19th September 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-CD2C58
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
A Late Bronze Age hoard comprising eleven objects: 1. South Wales Type ribbed socketed axe Dimensions: length 98.1mm; blade width 56.1mm; external mouth dimensions 50.1 by 39.6mm; internal mouth dimensions 32.1 by 25.6mm; depth of socket approx. 64mm; width body below loop 36.7mm; dimensions projecting runner stubs (1) 7.9 by 2.3mm; height 0.5mm; (2) 8.6 by2.8mm; height 0.1mm; (3) 7.7 by 2.6mm; height 0.1mm; dimensions negative runner scar (4) 6.4 by 2.7mm; weight 270.0g A complete bronze socketed axe with a prominent out-splayed mouth moulding and a rectangular shaped body …
Created on: Monday 21st July 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd March 2015
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Record ID: NMGW-928F55
Object type: PENANNULAR RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
This is a complete and small penannular ring (or 'hair-ring') decorated with gold foil and a silvery gold inlayed strip. It appears that the gold foil was wrapped around a copper core, and around this, in continuous spiral fashion a silvery gold strip was inlayed, to provide a striped colour effect. The stripes are wide, with four silvery gold inlayed stripes and five gold foil stripes evident around the ring. The terminals are flat-ended and not expanded, 1.3mm apart on the interior side and 2.7mm apart on the exterior side. Careful examination of the terminals shows the folded over …
Created on: Friday 18th July 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 5th December 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-6A0686
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Early Bronze Age bronze Developed flat axe of uncertain sub-type and of Needham's (1996) Period 3 dated to c. 2050 - 1700BC. The axe is complete and is of diminutive size (with an overall length of 79.9mm and a weight of 56.8g). The butt (with a width of 13mm) is straight but angled. Both sides are convex, reaching its maximum width (of 17.1mm) immediately behind the proto stop ridge, before expanding sharply to produce an expanded blade edge. The side facets have been hammered and are also convex across their depths, with a maximum depth at the stop (of 10.9mm and a maximum height…
Created on: Thursday 11th April 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 12th March 2019
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Record ID: PUBLIC-496574
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Bronze Age socketed axe, of uncertain type and probably of Ewart Park Metalworking Assemblage, corresponding with Needham's (1996) Period 7, dated to c. 950 - 750BC. The axe is fragmentary, represented by the blade only (with a surviving length of 38.1mm and a weight of 134.2g). The axe has broken near the base of the socket (with a length of 29.0mm, a surviving width of 7mm and a maximum surviving depth of 9mm). The axe is of rectangular section at the break, with convex sides across their thicknesses (where the axe has a width of 49mm and a maximum thickness of 20.3mm). The…
Created on: Friday 24th June 2011
Last updated: Monday 5th December 2022
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Record ID: PUBLIC-1EF534
Object type: GOUGE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Bronze Age socketed gouge, probably of Ewart Park metalworking, corresponding to Needham's (1996) Period 7, and dated to c. 950 - 750BC The socketed gouge is near-complete, with some peripheral damage around the mouth and blade (with a surviving length of 77.2mm and a weight of 50.5g). The mouth is circular (with a diameter of 20.5mm) with no mouth mouldings. The gouge flares outwards slightly to the mouth (with a diameter beneath the mouth of 18mm). Beneath the flaring mouth, the sides of the gouge are straight and slightly convergent (producing a blade width of 15.4mm). The c…
Created on: Friday 10th June 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 13th September 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-A4E598
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early to Middle Bronze Age bronze axe, probably either a Developed Flat axe or of Later Short-flanged type and of second millennia BC date. The axe is incomplete missing the butt (with a surviving length of 59.2mm and a weight of 64.7g). The axe is of sub rectangular section and is comparatively slender and stout (with a width at the break of 18.0mm and a thickness of 8.8mm). The axe fragment reaches its thickest point (at 9.4mm), 36mm from the blade edge. The sides of the axe are straight and near parallel for the length of the blade. The casting seams are not discernible on the side…
Created on: Friday 12th March 2010
Last updated: Monday 5th December 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-466DC7
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Small mouth fragment of a socketed bronze axe, representing one upper face and part of one upper side. The axe has a prominent mouth moulding, the top of which is heavily eroded, removing any trace of runner stubs. Three converging ribs descend from the mouth moulding. The width and contours of the face suggest the axe was slender with a sub-rectangular section with rounded corners. None of the loop or casting seams survives. The fragment has worn edges with light green patches of corrosion. The fragment surfaces have a green patination except between the ribs, where the surface is black.
Created on: Monday 18th January 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 13th September 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-09A1A5
Object type: ARMLET
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A plain and elongate gold strip with near parallel sides. One terminal survives, while the other has been torn around 4-7mm from the end. The surviving terminal is loosely folded over, with an external width of 3.5-5mm. The terminal tapers gradually beyond the fold-over, with a flat but slightly convex shaped end and rounded corners. An offset crease, parallel to the terminal-end is visible 2.2-2.5mm from the edge, the strip terminal also being pinched and thinned beyond the crease. Approximately 4mm from the terminal, a pin-hole approximately 0.8mm in diameter perforates the strip. D…
Created on: Friday 15th January 2010
Last updated: Monday 11th May 2015
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Record ID: NMGW-093625
Object type: PENANNULAR RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
A small and creased fragment of gold foil. The foil is folded over in half and has jagged tear edges on three sides.
Created on: Friday 15th January 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 6th December 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-08D917
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Late Bronze Age hoard of two socketed axes. 1. South Wales-type socketed axe Length 102.0mm, blade width 54.0mm, weight 354.0g. This is a complete bronze axe with an outsplayed mouth moulding and a high loop. The axe has a sub-rectangular shaped mouth in plan, with four runner stubs, indicating a four runner casting technology. The axe has slightly divergent and concave sides, expanding slightly near the blade edge. Three near parallel longitudinal ribs descend from the mouth moulding down both faces of the axe. Prominent casting flashes down the sides and around the loop i…
Created on: Friday 15th January 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 13th September 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-A97564
Object type: DIRK
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Middle to Late Bronze Age bronze dirk of Group IV type, damaged weapon with reworked butt (Burgess & Gerloff, 1981, p 99) and probably of later Penard or Wilberton metalworking industries, corresponding to Needham’s (1996) Periods 5-6, possibly dated to c.1200-900BC The dirk has a damaged butt and is eroded (with a surviving length of 87.7mm and a weight of 22.5g). The butt has been formed by hammering to thin the end (with a minimum thickness of 1.5mm) and to define a sub-triangular facet, with hammer-marks discernible on both faces. The sides of the butt have been hammered from …
Created on: Friday 14th March 2008
Last updated: Wednesday 13th September 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-2D78C6
Object type: CHISEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Late Bronze Age copper alloy tanged chisel, c.1150-700 BC. The chisel is fragmentary and eroded, represented by the blade and the remnants of the tang, with a surviving length of 37.2mm and weighs 7.5g. The tang has a surviving length of 15mm and is eroded, but is likely to originally have been of rectangular section with straight sides. The chisel has a maximum thickness at the top of the blade of 5.3mm. No lugs or collar are discernible between the blade and tang. The blade has straight sides diverging towards the blade edge, areas of surviving surface on the sides of the tang an…
Created on: Wednesday 13th February 2008
Last updated: Wednesday 13th September 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-9CB1D2
Object type: AWL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy awl of uncertain date, possibly Late Bronze Age The awl is of tanged form and is complete with a distorted tang. The awl has a weight of 17.0g and has a distorted length of 77.6mm, originally having been approximately 98mm long. The tang had an undistorted length of 62mm and is of rectangular section (8.7mm x 5.8mm at the base of the tang) and gradually tapers to a point. There is no collar or moulding between the tang and the point. The point of the awl has a length of 36.2mm and is of circular section (11.1mm diameter at the apex), gradually thinning to the point. The a…
Created on: Wednesday 6th February 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 12th September 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-4AF877
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Late Bronze Age copper plano-convex ingot probably of Ewart Park or Llyn Fawr metalworking industry, corresponding to Needham's (1996) Periods 7 to 8, c. 950 - 500BC The ingot is represented by approximately quarter of the original and has been roughly broken. The ingot would have had a diameter of 110mm and the quarter ingot has a weight of 1,140.2g, indicating an approximate weight of 4,560g for the whole ingot. This would imply a comparatively large ingot. The surface of the metal is corroded and has a pale green patina with areas of red-brown surface.
Created on: Wednesday 9th January 2008
Last updated: Wednesday 13th September 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-EAC9D1
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Bronze Age spear tip of uncertain type and date within the Bronze Age The spear is represented by the tip only, with a surviving length of 52.mm and a weight of 19.4g. The spearhead broke in antiquity and there is no socket evident on the fragment. The spear has a width of 20.4mm and a thickness of 8.2mm at the break. The spear had a prominent and comparatively wide rounded midrib (12mm wide at the break). The midrib alignment differs between faces, as is evident on the cross-section break. The sides of the spear are comparatively straight or slightly convex along the length of the fra…
Created on: Thursday 29th November 2007
Last updated: Thursday 8th June 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-EA67F3
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Early Bronze Age copper flat axe, probably of Type Migdale (Schmidt & Burgess, 1981, p 35-36) or Needham's (forthcoming) Class 2D, and belonging to metalworking stage III, corresponding to Needham's (1996) Period 2 dated to 2300 - 2050BC. The axe is broken and has lost the butt in antiquity, with a current surviving length of 67.8mm and weighs 195.1g. The axe has a width of 47.7mm and a thickness of 9.6mm at the break and is of sub rectangular section. One of the sides is comparatively straight, while the other side is concave and divergent to produce a moderately expanded…
Created on: Thursday 29th November 2007
Last updated: Friday 16th December 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-D5E546
Object type: FLANGED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Final Early Bronze Age bronze cast-flanged axe (Early Short-flanged axe) of Type Kirtomy (Schmidt & Burgess; 1981, p 82-83) , of Acton Park metalworking and corresponding to Needham's (1996) Period 4 dated to 1700 - 1500BC. The axe is complete with an overall length of 136.4mm and has a weight of 380.3g. The butt is slightly convex and has a width of 24.5. The sides are straight and parallel as far as the blade. The axe may be seen as comparatively slender with a width of 27mm. The flanges are of sub-lozenge form and are highest near the start of the blade (45mm from the butt), with a…
Created on: Wednesday 28th November 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 12th September 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-857132
Object type: CASTING WASTE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy single-runner casting jet of uncertain date, possibly Middle to Late Bronze Age, c.1500-750BC The jet is irregular and conical-oval in shape, with a length at the top of 34.8mm and a width of 23.3mm. The jet has a weight of 35.0g and an overall depth of 17.4mm. At the base of the jet is a projecting stub or single-runner (19mm x 12mm x 7mm), which would have fed into the mould. The jet has an irregular surface with a dark green patina.
Created on: Thursday 26th July 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 12th September 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-7F3CA8
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
'Cowbridge' Hoard 950-750BC, eleven complete South Wales socketed axes, two complete South Wales Variant socketed axes, two complete South Eastern ribbed socketed axes, one complete type Meldreth socketed axe, two complete cake casting jets, seven incomplete South Wales socketed axes, two incomplete South Wales variant socketed axes, one incomplete plain pegged spearhead, one incomplete cake, one South Wales Variant socketed axe fragment, one South Eastern plain/Southern ribbed socketed axe fragment, one plain socketed axe fragment, two sword fragments, one spear fragment, three cake f…
Created on: Tuesday 19th December 2006
Last updated: Wednesday 13th September 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-7F0352
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Welsh St. Donats Hoard 950-750BC, five complete robbed socketed axes, one complete faceted axe and one complete plain socketed axe.
Created on: Tuesday 19th December 2006
Last updated: Wednesday 13th September 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-7EA628
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Tal Y Garn 2 950-750BC, two complete South Wales socketed axes, two complete South Wales variant socketed axes, one complete South Eastern type socketed axe, two incomplete South Wales Type Socketed Axe, one incomplete Yorkshire/Welby type socketed axe, one incomplete small plain socketed axe, three incomplete ribbed socketed axes, two incomplete socketed implements, one incomplete casting jet, four Ewart sword fragments, four leaf shaped sword blade fragments and two socketed implement fragments.
Created on: Tuesday 19th December 2006
Last updated: Wednesday 13th September 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-7E5F81
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Tal Y Garn 1 Hoard 950-750BC, one incomplete South Wales type socketed axe, one incomplete socketed axe, four ribbed socketed axes three incomplete and one fragment, one Southern English Type B ribbed socketed axe fragment, one South-Eaton Type Class A1 plain socketed axe, one plain socketed axe fragment and one incomplete ribbed late Palstave.
Created on: Tuesday 19th December 2006
Last updated: Wednesday 13th September 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-7D3137
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
St Nicholas Hoard 950-750BC, five complete South Wales Type Socketed Axes, one complete plain slender axe, one complete Gouge, one complete lanceolate spearhead, one complete eliptical spearhead, one complete casting jet for a South Wales Type socketed Axe, one complete casting jet. Two incomplete South Wales Type Socketed Axe, one incomplete South Wale Variant Socketed Axe, one incomplete Southern English ribbed socketed axe, one incomplete undiagnostic axe, one incomplete Thorndon knife, three incomplete Ewart Swords, one incomplete bracelet, one incomplete Jet for South Wales axe. …
Created on: Tuesday 19th December 2006
Last updated: Wednesday 13th September 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-7CFB43
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Brigam Farm Hoard 950-750BC, One complete casting jet, two incomplete South Wales type socketed axes, one incomplete plain socketed axe, 2 ribbed sockecketed axe fragments, one intermediate socketed axe fragment, one sword fragment and 2 blade fragments.
Created on: Tuesday 19th December 2006
Last updated: Wednesday 13th September 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-7C6BF2
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Windmill Farm Hoard 950-750 BC found in 1998, 1 bronze South Wales Type Socketed Axe and 1 socketed axe.
Created on: Tuesday 19th December 2006
Last updated: Wednesday 13th September 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-DF6846
Object type: CASTING WASTE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
This bronze casting jet represents the by-product of the manufacture of a socketed axe. The jet is of a roughly circular form and displays all four runners. The four runners together with its geographic location strongly hint at the jet being removed from an axe of type Storgursey or 'South Wales Type'. The patina on the casting jet varies from a brown to light green and the jet now displays a sheen due to polish or lacquer applied by the finder. The external diameter of the jet is 39.2mm - 45.3mm, with an internal diameter of 16.4mm - 19.3mm. The jet has a maximum thickness of 15…
Created on: Tuesday 24th October 2006
Last updated: Friday 7th March 2014
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Record ID: NMGW-CBE825
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a cast copper alloy (probably bronze) socketed axe with a splayed and curved blade. The fragment was apparently broken and distorted in antiquity. Microscopic examination suggests the fragment is encrusted wuth ferrous and manganese oxide corrosion products presumably derived from the burial environment. Original blade width c.51mm, surviving height of fragment 40.5mm, maximum surviving thickness 13.5mm, weight 66.2g.
Created on: Wednesday 11th October 2006
Last updated: Wednesday 5th March 2014
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Record ID: NMGW-F2F5E1
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Middle or Late Bronze Age palstave fragment, c. 1,450 - 750BC The axe is represented by the butt only, with a surviving length of 37.69mm and weighs 30.5g. The butt is rounded, but may be eroded and has a width of 22.71mm. The sides are straight and fairly parallel with a maximum width at the break of 24.64mm. The casting seams are prominent on both sides. The flanges begin before the butt and rise to a maximum surviving height of 15.00mm. The septum is flat and tapers to the butt, with a thickness at the break of 7.1mm. Air bubbles are evident in the bronze at the break and may have c…
Created on: Tuesday 1st August 2006
Last updated: Friday 9th December 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-A5E573
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Late Bronze Age bronze socketed axe fragment, c. 1150-800BC The axehead is represented by the blade end fragment with a surviving length of 28.8mm and weighing 40.2g. The axehead has broken across the base of the socket, which has a length of 21.8mm and a width of 4.4mm. The axehead has a width of 33.9mm and a thickness of 10.55mm at the break. The sides are rounded across their width, and are divergent towards the blade tips (with a surviving blade width of 42.10mm), producing a moderately expanded blade. The blade edge is eroded and is gently curved. Both faces are plain for the sur…
Created on: Thursday 22nd June 2006
Last updated: Tuesday 12th September 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-98C821
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Middle Bronze Age bronze palstave The palstave is looped and is of (group III) low-flanged (broad-blade) form, probably of Type Sleaford (Schmidt & Burgess, 1981, pp 136) , belonging to the Taunton or the corresponding Cemmaes tradition in Wales. Taunton / Cemmaes metalworking falls within Needham's (1996) Period 5, c. 1500 - 1150 BC. The palstave is complete and has an overall length of 163mm and weighs 494.8g. The butt is square and irregular with a width of 20.7mm and has a thickness of 4.0mm. The sides are slightly convex as far as the stop and are then straight and divergent befo…
Created on: Tuesday 16th May 2006
Last updated: Thursday 3rd August 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-889B08
Object type: CHISEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Bronze tanged chisel of Middle Bronze Age date, c.1500 - 1100BC. The chisel is comparatively small, with a distorted length of 50.83mm (c. 54mm undistorted). The artefact is thickest at its middle (at 3.18mm) and thins to the blade and tang end. The sides are divergent and straight along the tang and gently curved along the blade. The blade edge has a width of 16.84mm and is also gently curved. Little of the original surface survives, which appears to have had a black patination. The current surface is mid-green to brown. The chisel weighs 6.2g. Non-destructive analysis to ascertai…
Created on: Monday 15th May 2006
Last updated: Wednesday 13th September 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-E48854
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
A terminal fragment of a Late Bronze Age gold bracelet. It has a surviving length of 38.95mm, probably representing approximately one third of the original length. The 'buffer' terminal is flat and circular with a diameter of 9.66mm to 10.30mm and has a length of 5mm. The bracelet fragment has a minimum width beneath the flaring terminal of 5.79mm. The terminal displays numerous facets, presumably resulting from forging the circular-sectioned terminal. The sides of the bracelet are straight and diverge to the break where the bracelet is comparatively wide for the type at 12.56mm. The …
Created on: Friday 6th January 2006
Last updated: Wednesday 30th August 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-CF16C3
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Middle Bronze Age copper alloy looped palstave probably dating to c. 1400-1275 BC. The palstave is complete and has an overall length of 124.85mm. The butt is straight, with a width of 19.76mm and is comparatively thick with a thickness of 5.6mm. The sides are straight and parallel as far as the blade and have a width of 22.7mm. Casting seams are evident on both sides and have been finished. The loop is intact and is a little irregular with a length of 22.32mm (4.72mm internal), a height of 8.30mm and a thickness of 7.49mm. The flanges begin from the septum, before the butt and rea…
Created on: Thursday 5th January 2006
Last updated: Wednesday 30th August 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-08F7B1
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
An Early Bronze Age barbed and tanged flint arrowhead measuring 21.6mm long, 17.4mm wide, 4.3mm thick and weighing 1.0g.
Created on: Tuesday 8th November 2005
Last updated: Friday 15th September 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-62BF56
Object type: PIN
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy pin of ring-headed type, dating from the end of the Bronze Age to Middle Iron Age, c. 750 – 100BC. The pin is complete, but has distorted slightly near the tip and has an overall length of 99.2mm. The pin is of circular section with a diameter of between 3 and 4mm. The head forms a circular ring with an external diameter of 14.2mm (8mm internal). The ring is slightly open with a gap of c.0.5mm between the end of the ring and the neck. The neck forms the characteristic U-bend, before the near right-angle to the pin shaft (86mm in length). The diameter of the shaft is cons…
Created on: Wednesday 19th October 2005
Last updated: Wednesday 30th August 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-628290
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Late Bronze Age socketed axe fragment. This is a side fragment from near the blade of a socketed axe of undetermined type and dating from between 1100 and 600 BC. The fragment has a height of 32.5mm, a width of 24.3mm and a maximum thickness of 14.8mm (minimum thickness of 7.2mm). The axe was likely to have been made from a heavily-leaded bronze and the fragment weighs 51.8g. The base of the socket is visible at the top of the fragment with a surviving depth of 7.4mm. The side of the axe is slightly convex and is beginning to curve outwards at the bottom, probably implying a somewhat e…
Created on: Wednesday 19th October 2005
Last updated: Wednesday 30th August 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-798C55
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Bronze Age flint knife fragment measuring 50.7mm in length, 29.5mm in width, 5.8mm thick and weighing 6.9g.
Created on: Friday 15th July 2005
Last updated: Friday 17th January 2014
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Record ID: NMGW-58AE16
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy socketed axe dating to the Ewart Park phase of the Late Bronze Age, c. 950-750BC. The axe is complete and is comparatively small with a length of 72.7mm and a weight of 181.2g, possibly suggesting a lead rich bronze. The mouth has external dimensions of 44.0 x 37.6mm and has the four casting runner stubs visible. The socket has an oval profile at the mouth with internal dimensions of 30 x 26.5mm and is 58.4mm deep. The axe has a single mouth moulding, which tapers to the face. The loop springs from the base of the moulding. The casting flashes are prominent on both sid…
Created on: Thursday 26th May 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd August 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-4E18E5
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Early Bronze Age flint barbed and tanged arrowhead measuring 16mm long, 18.4mm wide, 3.5mm thick and weighing 0.7g.
Created on: Tuesday 19th April 2005
Last updated: Friday 15th September 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-EF3604
Object type: FLANGED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete copper alloy low-flanged axe of Early Bronze Age date. The axe belongs to Type Arreton (following Schmidt and Burgess 1981) or Class 5 (following Needham 1983; forthcoming). It can be dated to the Arreton metalworking phase (1725-1500 cal. BC), falling within the later half of Period 4 (Needham 1996; Needham et al. 1997). The axe is incomplete, missing the butt and one of the blade tips. The axe has a surviving length of 73.5mm and would have had an approximate length of 110mm when complete. The sides are straight and near parallel, with a width at the septum of 28.2mm. …
Created on: Friday 25th February 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 21st November 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-E2D6C3
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Two co-joining blade fragments from a sword of Bronze Age date. None of the diagnostic features are present on the blade fragments, but the sword is likely to be a Ewart Park type sword of the Ewart Park metalworking tradition, c. 950 - 750BC. The sword blade is leaf-shaped and is widest at the centre of the fragment. The combined fragments (c. 300mm) probably represent a little over three quarters of the original blade length and approximately half the original length of the sword. The blade has a low lozenge shaped section, with a rounded mid-section and slightly concave outer secti…
Created on: Wednesday 19th January 2005
Last updated: Thursday 17th August 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-52C2A3
Object type: GOUGE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Late Bronze Age socketed gouge, probably of Ewart Park (c. 950 - 750 BC) metalworking tradition. The gouge is of circular mouth section and has a low-raised collar, which is very slightly concave and is 10mm deep from the mouth. The casting seams are prominent on both sides and are likely to have been finished by hammering. The sides are straight and diverge slightly at the blade. Sharpening striations are visible on both of the blade faces. The striations are angled across the blade, towards the sides on the front (gouged) face, and are positioned along the blade circumference on the…
Created on: Tuesday 20th April 2004
Last updated: Wednesday 16th August 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-271087
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Heavily burnt
Created on: Friday 31st October 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-FDBB88
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Small developed flat axe or cast-flanged axe, probably of Class 4E (following Needham forthcoming), corresponding with Schmidt and Burgess' (1981) type Bandon and with Type Derryniggin (Harbison 1969) in Ireland. Axes of these types date towards the end of the Early Bronze Age: Needham's (1996) Period 3 c.1950 - 1700 BC/Needham et al.'s (1997) Willerby phase. The axe appears to have lost the majority of its original surface, and problems in identifying surface detail are further enhanced by a thick coating of glossy varnish applied by the finder. The butt is thin and rounded and both …
Created on: Wednesday 29th October 2003
Last updated: Thursday 3rd August 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-8EDBB1
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Near complete small Early Bronze Age flint barbed and tanged arrowhead, probably dating from between 2300 to 1500BC. The arrowhead has patinated a pale blue-white colour. The tip is missing, and was broken in antiquity, as evidenced by patination over the break. The missing tip may be the result of impact through use of the arrowhead. The tang has a squared end and extends beyond the barbs. The barbs are pointed and one has suffered some recent damage.
Created on: Tuesday 12th August 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-E704A6
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Complete plain and slender axe with wide trumpet shaped and flaring collar. Insubstantial loop extends from the middle of the onset collar. The mouth has an oval internal and external shape and the axe is oval in cross section. Excess metal protrudes around the internal circumference of the mouth top. The socket narrows to a point. The sides of the axe are concave and diverge to form a splaying blade edge, whilst the casting flashes have only been coarsely trimmed. Excess metal within the loop has not been removed. The blade edge has been extensively damaged through corrosion, …
Created on: Wednesday 23rd July 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-E64084
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Complete faceted axe of squat baggy shape with eight facets. Mouth is flared and trumpet shaped, with sub-rectangular internal and external shape. There are no haft ribs inside the socket and the base of the socket is evenly shaped. Axe has a wide onset collar 13.5mm in width. A low set loop extends from the lower edge of the collar, whilst the facets begin below the collar. The axe has divergent and concave sides expanding at the blade end, but with no recurving of blade edge sides. The casting seams are extremely ephemeral, illustrating the care and skill taken to cast this axe. The…
Created on: Wednesday 23rd July 2003
Last updated: Thursday 3rd August 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-E61A93
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Complete three ribbed socketed axe with a high placed loop extending from the underside of a thin outsplayed mouth moulding. Three convergent longitudinal ribs extend from mouth moulding on each face. Exterior mouth shape is oval, whilst the interior is rectangular. Four runner bases project 1.5-2.5mm above the mouth top. The body of the axe is slightly hexagonal in shape with angular side edges. Base of socket is evenly shaped. Sides of axe are slightly divergent but straight, with no recurving at the blade edges. The casting flashes remain prominent, but may have been coarsely…
Created on: Wednesday 23rd July 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-E59C27
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Slender, complete and flaring socketed axe with three ribs and a loop extending from the underside of a thin outsplayed mouth moulding. Three pronounced longitudinal ribs extend from the mouth moulding on each face. On one face they bulge slightly along the mid-length, whilst on the other they bend slightly in parallel at the blade end. External and internal mouth shape is sub-rectangular. Evidence of only two runner scars on the mouth suggests absence of a four runner casting technology. In side view, the mouth of one mould piece is higher than the other, giving an angled and irre…
Created on: Wednesday 23rd July 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-E56DA1
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Large, complete and flaring Late Bronze Age axe with three ribs. The axe has a poorly shaped and heavy double mouth moulding and a loop extends from its underside. Three slightly divergent longitudinal ribs extend from mouth moulding on each face, although they are only porrly defined on one face. External mouth shape is irregular subrectangular to ovoid, whilst the internal shape is square. Evidence of four runners on mouth top: two projecting and two negative scars (the latter impossible to measure accurately). The sides of the axe are markedly concave and divergent, giving the …
Created on: Wednesday 23rd July 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-E54727
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Complete and slender three-ribbed late Bronze Age socketed axe with outsplayed mouth moulding. The loop extends from beneath the moulding. Three near parallel but slightly bending longitudinal ribs extend from the underside of the mouth moulding down the blade faces. Both external and internal socket mouth shapes are sub-rectangular. Excess metal protrudes around the whole internal edge of the mouth, illustrating the absence of a four runner casting technology. The sides of this axe are slightly divergent and concave, however there is minimal widening at the blade end and no recurv…
Created on: Wednesday 23rd July 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-E50C83
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Small three ribbed axe of squat form and virtually complete. Thin and prominent outsplayed mouth moulding, with loop extending from underside of moulding. Three slightly divergent longitudinal ribs extend down faces of axe. External and internal mouth shape ovoid. Evidence for four runners on mouth top: three projecting and one scar. Base of socket is evenly shaped. Axe has ovoid shaped body with curved side edges. Sides of axe are slightly divergent but straight, with slight splaying and recurving of blade edges. Casting flashes down each side have been roughly trimmed. One …
Created on: Wednesday 23rd July 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-6D1B04
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Blade end fragment of a Bronze Age axe; the fragment is worn with none of the original surface surviving. The broken end does not show any evidence of a socket. The surviving blade edge is gently curved. The blade width is slender, with the sides gently expanding to the blade. The slender dimensions of the fragment suggests the piece may have come from a late palstave or socketed axe, although some of the width may have been lost through erosion.
Created on: Monday 23rd June 2003
Last updated: Tuesday 13th December 2022
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Record ID: NMGW3340
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
This is a small unlooped palstave of slender form without any form of decoration or ribbing on the upper blade surfaces. Well-defined ledge stops, characteristic of palstaves, are present at mid point along the length of the artefact. Pronounced and asymmetric cast flanges rise at the point of the stops and continue to the butt end. Near to the stop, two notches in the flange profile suggest differential wearing in antiquity, possibly caused by a haft binding. On one side of the axe, one flange is markedly higher than the other, making the palstave sit on an angle when placed upside d…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd October 2001
Last updated: Thursday 27th July 2017
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Record ID: NMGW3282
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy side-looped spearhead with a leaf-shaped blade and lozenge-shaped midrib. The mouth of the socket, the edges and end of the blade and much of the original surface of the spearhead are missing. The side loops on the socket are also missing; however, their original position, approximately midway along the incomplete socket, is indicated by the surviving stubs of the loops (set c.8-9mm apart). The socket continues for a short way into the blade. There is no evidence to suggest that the spearhead was originally decorated. Surviving length 76mm, surviving length of blade 4…
Created on: Monday 30th July 2001
Last updated: Tuesday 6th June 2023
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Record ID: NMGW3216
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Early mid-rib palstave - unlooped with a slight single median rib along each face. The rib is not defined by hollows near the stop, as on some early palstaves. The blade is relatively narrow but has a deeply curved edge. The flanges are leaf-shaped and do not extend along the blade. The stop ridge is undeveloped and is only marginally higher than the surface of the blade. The stop is concave with a shallow 'V' shaped profile. Casting problems have led to damage around the butt resulting in a 'V' shaped intrusion, which should not have effected the usefulness of the axe. The casting sea…
Created on: Monday 18th June 2001
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW315
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of a cast late Bronze Age probably bronze socketed axe with a splayed and curved blade. The fragment was apparently broken and distorted in antiquity. Microscopic examination suggests the fragment is encrusted with ferrous and manganese oxide corrosion products presumably derived from the burial environment. Original blade width c.51mm, surviving height of fragment 40.5mm, maximum surviving thickness 13.5mm, weight 66.2 grams. Unfortunately, the fragment is not large enough to determine the specific type of the socketed axe. Socketed axes are a Late Bronze Age type and t…
Created on: Tuesday 13th March 2001
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW314
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy spearhead, tanged, of Type 1B Curved Midrib (following Davis 2012, 33f.) and dating to the Arreton phase of the Early Bronze Age (c.1700-1500 cal. BC) (Needham et al. 1997). The spearhead survives in two pieces, broken across the blade-tang junction. It has a long triangular blade bevelled at the edge, with a rounded midrib and (blade wings with) two distinct steps parallel to the edge of the blade. The central mid-rib is filled, on both sides, with rows of pointille (punched dot) decoration. The tip of the blade is missing and the blade edges are damaged. The junction of…
Created on: Tuesday 13th March 2001
Last updated: Thursday 1st June 2023
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Record ID: NMGW33
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Late Bronze Age looped socketed axe with a facetted decagonal (ten sided) section and a trumpet-shaped collar defined by two pronounced mouldings. The loop is on the level with the lower edge of the collar. There are several minor casting flaws on the surface of the axe. The flashing marks which extend up both sides of the axe have been burred over where they cross the collar and on the inside of the loop. Surface scratching adjacent to the edge suggest that the axe has been used or sharpened. Length 107.5mm, width of blade edge 45mm, external diameter of socket 35-36.5mm, width 147.7 …
Created on: Monday 12th March 2001
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW187
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Barb and tanged arrowhead. Tip and one barb missing. Length 25.9mm, breadth 16.0mm, thickness 4.6mm, weight 1.7grams.
Created on: Wednesday 1st December 1999
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ewenny', grid reference and parish protected.