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516,343 | Flat Axehead | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -2,150 | -1,500 | A cast copper-alloy flat axehead of Early Bronze Age date, c. 2150-1500 BC.
The axehead has a very curved blade with most of the edge lost to wear and corrosion. The head has a maximum width at the tips of the blade (86.61mm) and tapers to a break before the butt (42.59mm width). Most of the surface patina has been l... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Donated to a museum | Metal detector | 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z | 2012-05-31T23:00:00Z | null | null | 352 | null | null | 8.74 | 101.6 | 1 | Robert Collins | Robert Collins | North East | Northumberland | Northumberland | Stannington | NZ2181 | Generated from computer mapping software | 55.122943 | -1.672254 | NCL-A1A937 | null | NCL-A1A937.jpg | NCL-A1A937: Early Bronze Age flat axe | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Attribution License | ||
516,348 | Socketed Axehead | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,000 | -800 | A cast copper-alloy socketed axehead of Middle Bronze Age date, c. 1000-800 BC.
The axehead is largely complete, with a section of the body missing on one face. The cutting edge of the blade is very worn and corroded and has a small notch in its center. The blade tapers slightly into the body and a sub-rectangular mo... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Donated to a museum | Metal detector | 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z | 2012-06-30T23:00:00Z | null | null | 92.7 | null | null | 4.05 | 67.17 | 1 | Robert Collins | Robert Collins | North East | Northumberland | Northumberland | Stannington | NZ2083 | Generated from computer mapping software | 55.140955 | -1.687793 | NCL-A1ECA3 | null | NCL-A1ECA3.jpg | NCL-A1ECA3: Bronze Age socketed axehead | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Attribution License | ||
516,668 | Dirk | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,600 | -1,500 | An incomplete copper alloy dagger, or dirk, of Bronze Age date. The dirk has been broken in half in antiquity. The dirk has four rivet holes. There is an even light green patina.
Dot. Boughton, FLO for Lancs and Cumbria and specialist in Bronze Age metalwork, has kindly offered the following research:
"According to... |
Many thanks to Dot Bougton for such extensive research and comparisons.
| 3 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | null | null | null | null | 58.78 | null | null | 4 | 165 | 1 | Dot Boughton | Julie Cassidy | East Midlands | Northamptonshire | South Northamptonshire | Whittlebury | SP6945 | From finder | 52.099045 | -0.994116 | NARC-CC1CF4 | null | BAdagger1.JPG | NARC-CC1CF4: bronze age dagger | Northamptonshire County Council | Attribution License | ||
516,750 | Axehead | Bronze Age | null | null | null | null | I am grateful for the following description which was produced by John Llywellyn Williams.
The axe was discovered in 2012 and is an interesting example of a Bandon type Developed axe displaying some atypical features. Bandon axes are distinguished by their small size, a rectangular, slightly tapering parallel sided ... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | null | null | null | null | 151.6 | null | null | 11.97 | 81.23 | 1 | Roland Flook | Roland Flook | null | Gwynedd | null | null | SH4660 | null | 53.114884 | -4.302397 | GAT-CF98C6 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
517,406 | Penannular Ring | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,150 | -800 | Bronze Age gold penannular ring. The object has a slightly tapering sub- circular section and is turned inwards to form an open loop. The object has flat terminals which are aligned almost parallel, tapering inwards slightly at their inner edge and are set 4mm apart.
Non-destructive X-ray fluorescence analysis of the... | As the object is made of over 10% precious metal and is over 300 years old, it constitutes Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996. | 3 | Gold | null | Acquired by museum after being declared Treasure | Metal detector | 2012-08-17T23:00:00Z | null | 2012T573 | null | 6.06 | null | null | 5 | 22 | 1 | Wendy Scott | Wendy Scott | East Midlands | Leicestershire | Charnwood | Woodhouse | SK5213 | From finder | 52.712171 | -1.23172 | LEIC-4AB781 | null | 4AB781.JPG | bronze age gold ring money | Leicestershire County Council | Attribution License | ||
518,968 | Socketed Axehead | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -950 | -700 | A complete cast copper alloy (bronze) socketed axe of Late Bronze Age dating (950 to 700 BC).
The axe is sub-rectangular in plan with a flared convex cutting edge and the socket is sub-rectangular in cross section. The socket of the axe is sub-rectangular, with an irregular mouth. The top edge of the socket shows lit... |
Thanks are extended to both Dot Broughton (Cumbrian FLO) and Peter Reavill (Herefordshire & Shropshire FLO) for their help with the identification and recording of this find.
| 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2011-12-06T00:00:00Z | null | null | null | 185.7 | null | null | 38.55 | 101.15 | 1 | Teresa Gilmore | Teresa Gilmore | West Midlands | Shropshire | Shropshire | Norton in Hales | SJ6835 | GPS (from the finder) | 52.911467 | -2.477286 | WMID-495676 | null | WMID-495676.jpg | WMID-495676: Late Bronze Age: Socketed Axehead | Birmingham Museums Trust | Attribution License | ||
520,350 | Spear | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | null | -1,000 | -800 | The tip of a cast copper alloy spear of late or possibly mid, Bronze Age date, 40.70mm in length. The object is very worn and the edges of the blade do not survive.There may be indications of the tip of a socket but this is not clear. | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | null | null | null | null | 8.99 | null | null | 8.7 | 40.7 | 1 | David W Williams | David W Williams | South West | Gloucestershire | Tewkesbury | Dumbleton | SP0336 | From finder | 52.022411 | -1.957691 | SUR-0AA331 | null | 12-465.JPG | Bronze Age: Spearhead | Surrey County Council | Attribution License | ||
521,098 | Spear | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | null | -1,000 | -700 | A fragment of a Bronze Age spearhead comprising the lower part of one blade edge together with the internal socket. The socket measures c8.5mm in diameter. | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | null | null | null | null | 13.6 | null | null | null | 35.16 | 1 | David W Williams | David W Williams | South East | Medway | Medway | Cliffe and Cliffe Woods | TQ7376 | From finder | 51.456545 | 0.488681 | -SUR 998457.00 | null | 12-468.JPG | Bronze Age: Spearhead | Surrey County Council | Attribution License | ||
521,304 | Blade | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | null | -2,350 | -700 |
A fragment from a bladed object of Bronze Age date. The object consists of the abraded blade tip, that tapers to a broadly rounded point. All of the edges have been abraded and broken to a greater or lesser extent. The break is broadly straight. The blade is broadly oval in cross section. Where it survives the metal h... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2011-07-31T23:00:00Z | 2011-07-31T23:00:00Z | null | null | 0.79 | null | null | 1.75 | 15.6 | 1 | Richard Henry | Richard Henry | South East | Hampshire | Test Valley | Kings Somborne | SU3731 | Centred on field | 51.077137 | -1.473221 | HAMP-AE4623 | null | HAMP-AE4623.jpg | Bronze Age blade fragment | Winchester Museums Service | Attribution License | ||
521,334 | Axehead | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | null | -1,200 | -800 | A fragment possibly from a cast copper-alloy axehead of Bronze Age date. The fragment consists of a fragment of the blade and includes an abraded, expanded cutting edge. The axehead has been broken approximately 7.5mm from the cutting edge which is distorted; the 'cutting edge' is also notably blunt. At the break the o... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2011-02-06T00:00:00Z | null | null | null | 1.66 | null | null | 3.3 | 7.5 | 1 | Richard Henry | Richard Henry | South East | Hampshire | Test Valley | Kings Somborne | SU3731 | Centred on field | 51.077137 | -1.473221 | HAMP-AEBA60 | null | HAMP-AEBA60.jpg | Bronze Age axehead | Winchester Museums Service | Attribution License | ||
521,761 | Awl | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | null | -1,150 | -800 | A copper-alloy awl of possible Bronze Age date.
The awl is of rectangular section, its widest point being one third of the way along, from where it tapers in both directions. The shorter end is probably incomplete, whereas the other side appears to be intact, tapering to a wedge-shaped end. The object has a dark gree... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2011-04-09T23:00:00Z | null | null | null | 7.23 | null | null | 4.5 | 64.5 | 1 | Harvey Cross | Julian Watters | Eastern | Essex | Uttlesford | Manuden | TL4726 | Centred on parish | 51.913137 | 0.135793 | BH-DDD171 | null | Awl_12_104a_20.jpg | Bronze Age awl (possibly) | St. Albans District Council | Attribution License | ||
521,762 | Awl | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | null | -1,150 | -800 | A copper-alloy awl of possible Bronze Age date.
The widest point of the awl is a short distance past its halfway point, from where it tapers in both directions. One side is of rectangular section, bent and incomplete; the intact side is of circular section, its diameter declining towards the point. The corroded surfa... | null | 3 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2011-04-05T23:00:00Z | null | null | null | 5.26 | null | null | 4.7 | 58.6 | 1 | Harvey Cross | Julian Watters | Eastern | Essex | Uttlesford | Ugley | TL5138 | Centred on parish | 52.019877 | 0.199175 | BH-DDFA26 | null | Awl_12_104a_22.jpg | Bronze Age awl (possibly) | St. Albans District Council | Attribution License | ||
521,763 | Spear | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,500 | -800 | Part of a copper-alloy socket, probably from a Mid to Late Bronze Age spearhead.
The remaining portion represents the bottom part of the socket, including its opening, under half of the original circumference surviving. On the outer surface, immediately adjacent to the opening, there is a pair of grooves. The artefac... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2012-02-16T00:00:00Z | null | null | null | 3.91 | null | null | null | 29.4 | 1 | Richard Gibson | Julian Watters | Eastern | Essex | Uttlesford | Manuden | TL4726 | Centred on parish | 51.913137 | 0.135793 | BH-DE15D4 | null | BA_spear_12_104a_14.jpg | Bronze Age socketed spearhead fragment (probably) | St. Albans District Council | Attribution License | ||
521,764 | Pendant | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | IRON AGE | -2,000 | 43 | An incomplete copper-alloy artefact of uncertain date and function.
The object has a straight 'arm' of flattened-oval section, broken at one end, the other end extending into a wider, roughly circular, 'loop'.
Dimensions: 37.3mm long, 12.7mm wide (including loop), 3.6mm thick. Weight: 5.41g.
The patination and fo... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2011-04-09T23:00:00Z | null | null | null | 5.41 | null | null | 3.6 | 37.3 | 1 | Harvey Cross | Julian Watters | Eastern | Essex | Uttlesford | Manuden | TL4726 | Centred on parish | 51.913137 | 0.135793 | BH-DE4383 | null | Misc_obj_12_104a_17.jpg | Bronze Age to Iron Age pendant (possibly) | St. Albans District Council | Attribution License | ||
521,942 | Scabbard | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | POST MEDIEVAL | -1,000 | 1,700 |
A copper alloy apparent scabbard chape of uncertain date.
Dot Boughton comments: The patina and shape doesn't quite fit in with Late Bronze Age bag-shaped chapes and is more likely a chape of unknown or post-med date. Other Bronze Age bag-shaped chapes are just a bit more pointed at the top and they are often decor... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2012-04-14T23:00:00Z | null | null | Leisure Promotions at East Stratton, Hants 15th April 2012 | 8.41 | 18.03 | null | null | 30.37 | 1 | David W Williams | Margaret Broomfield | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | SUR-07BA47 | null | East Stratton 15.4.12 111.JPG | Bronze age: Chape | Surrey County Council | Attribution License | ||
522,118 | Unidentified Object | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,500 | -800 | A folded gold strip comprising eleven gold wires joined side by side by soldering.
Max. length 15.93mm; max. width 8.14mm; max. thickness 4.4mm; thickness of wire approx.. 0.62mm; weight 2.26 grams.
Both manufacturing technique and composition are consistent with a Bronze Age date, although precise analogues for ... | Non-destructive X-ray fluorescence analysis of the surface of a folded gold strip from Chislet, Kent, indicated a gold content of approximately 87-90%, a silver content of approximately 9-11% with approximately 1% copper. The strip is formed from gold wires joined side by side by soldering, a technique used in the Bron... | 3 | Gold | null | Declared Treasure but returned to Finder as Museum unable to acquire | Metal detector | 2012-09-21T23:00:00Z | null | 2012T659 | null | 2.26 | null | null | 4.4 | 15.93 | 1 | David W Williams | David W Williams | South East | Kent | Canterbury | Chislet | TR2162 | From finder | 51.31417 | 1.169849 | SUR-1B64F5 | null | DSCN8763.JPG | Early medieval: Gold strip | Surrey County Council | Attribution License | ||
522,266 | Blade | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,500 | -1,150 | An incomplete Middle Bronze Age copper-alloy (Bronze) Rapier Blade. The blade fragment is rectangular in plan, with parallel long edges, that narrow to terminate in a blunted point. It has a lozenge shaped (lentoid) cross section with a raised central rib that tapers slightly in width and terminates at the tip of the b... |
Finder/recorder name obfuscated and shown as Kent FLO for site security.
| 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2012-08-27T23:00:00Z | null | null | null | 36.9 | null | null | 5.51 | 103.25 | 1 | Jo Ahmet | Jo Ahmet | South East | Kent | Shepway | Stowting | TR1242 | Generated from computer mapping software | 51.138007 | 1.029081 | PUBLIC-2E7A94 | null | 1.jpg | PUBLIC-2E7A94 | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Attribution License | ||
522,304 | Vessel | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,100 | -800 | A fragment from a cast copper alloy ribbed lug handle from a late Bronze Age bucket.
Dot Bruns comments:
"This is a fragment from either an Atlantic bucket, Danubian style series, Type Nannau-Dowris or a Hiberno-British bucket like the ones from Dowalton and Duddingston Loch, both in the National Museum in Edinbu... | Gerloff, S. 2010. 'Atlantic cauldrons and buckets. Studies in typology, origin and function of multi-sheet vessels of the Late Bronze and Early Iron Age in Western Europe. With a contribution on their construction and metallurgy by P. Northover.' Prähistorische Bronzefunde II, 18. Stuttgart. | 3 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2012-07-31T23:00:00Z | 2012-08-30T23:00:00Z | null | null | 24.19 | null | null | 13.36 | 23.57 | 1 | Dot Boughton | David W Williams | South East | Kent | Gravesham | GRAVESEND | TQ6872 | From finder | 51.422115 | 0.414887 | SUR-30F173 | null | DSCN8731.JPG | Bronze Age: Bucket handle lug | Surrey County Council | Attribution License | ||
522,840 | Rapier | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,400 | -1,100 | An incomplete late Middle to early Late Bronze Age (1400 - 1100 BC) copper alloy notched-butt type rapier, missing its tip and with a worn butt end. The break is old and the blade is bent a little (horizontally) just before the break. Measures 95.84mm in length and weighs 31.53g.
The butt end has recent damage to the... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2012-07-28T23:00:00Z | null | null | null | 31.53 | null | null | 4.63 | 95.84 | 1 | Katie Hinds | Katie Hinds | South West | Swindon | Swindon | Liddington | SU2278 | Centred on field | 51.500513 | -1.684453 | WILT-AD8D05 | null | WILT-AD8D05.jpg | Middle-Late Bronze Age rapier | Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum | Attribution License | ||
522,921 | Penannular Ring | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,150 | -800 | Description
Half of a penannular ring of circular cross-section comprising gold foil covering a base metal (copper alloy) core. The exposed core and outer surface of the gold are iron-stained, probably from the burial environment. The fragment appears to have been quite neatly cut from the direction of the gap as th... | As the piece is ancient and contains a minimum of 10% gold, it qualifies as Treasure under the terms of the Treasure Act 1996.
Gillian Varndell
Curator, Department of Prehistory and Europe
27.03.2013
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Non-destructive X-ray fluorescence analysis of the surface of a fragment of a penannular ring from Ste... | 3 | Gold | Copper alloy | Returned to finder after being disclaimed as Treasure | Metal detector | null | null | 2012T899 | null | 5.66 | null | 18 | 7.3 | null | 1 | Stephanie Smith | Claire Goodey | South East | West Sussex | Horsham | Steyning | TQ1713 | From finder | 50.904628 | -0.337392 | SUSS-B02677 | null | SUSS-B02677.jpg | Bronze Age Annular Ring Fragment Composed of Gold Foil with Copper Alloy Core | Sussex Archaeological Society | Attribution License | ||
523,119 | Spear | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,150 | -700 | A late Bronze Age copper alloy fragment from a spear dating c. 1150 - 700BC. This fragment comprises the tip of the spear head. It has a large, rounded midrib which extends to the tip. There is some edge damage but this appears to be caused after deposition. The break is diagonally across the spear head and it has ... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | null | null | null | null | 8.74 | null | null | 7.82 | 38.82 | 1 | Kate Sumnall | Kate Sumnall | Eastern | Essex | Uttlesford | Little Dunmow | TL6521 | From finder | 51.86318 | 0.39487 | LON-D2AA52 | null | Rosenfeld-spearhead-June12.jpg | Bronze Age spear tip fragment | Museum of London | Attribution License | ||
524,024 | Axe | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,500 | -700 | A cast copper alloy fragment of a Bronze Age axe. The breaks are uneven and show signs of wear, suggesting ancient breaks. This fragment is the curved section of the blade, which is blunt.
This fragment is quite un-daignostic, and so closer dating and classification is difficult.
Axes begin as flat axes at the star... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | null | null | null | null | 18.24 | null | null | 5 | 35 | 1 | Julie Cassidy | Julie Cassidy | East Midlands | Northamptonshire | Kettering | Weekley | SP8980 | From a paper map | 52.410773 | -0.693005 | NARC-565276 | null | NARC-565276.jpg | NARC-565276: bronze age blade | Northamptonshire County Council | Attribution License | ||
524,025 | Chisel | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,500 | -1,150 | An incomplete cast copper-alloy chisel of mid-Bronze Age date (1500-1150 BC). The chisel has an offset handle which is rectangular in section and a flared blade, the cutting edge is broken due to an old break.
The blade tapers in thickness from 6.02-3.05mm.
The handle is 6.7mm by 5.5mm.
The metal is a mid green to... | The initial records and photographic images were taken at Bishop Burton 2011 Rally. We understand that the images fall below our usual standards, this however is due to the difficult conditions (predominantly the lack of ideal lighting conditions) under which they were taken. The recorder has done what is possible to r... | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2011-09-23T23:00:00Z | null | null | Bishop Burton 23rd to 25th Sep 2011 | 14.8 | null | null | 5.83 | 52.49 | 1 | Graham Myres | Miss Ellie Cox | Yorkshire and the Humber | East Riding of Yorkshire | East Riding of Yorkshire | Bishop Burton | SE9638 | null | 53.829406 | -0.542894 | YORYM-565484 | null | bb 762.jpg | Chisel : Bronze Age | York Museums Trust | Attribution License | ||
524,071 | Unidentified Object | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | ROMAN | -1,150 | 410 | An unidentified cast copper-alloy object of uncertain date, suggested by the primary identifier to be between Bronze Age and Roman date (1150 BC - AD 410). The object is broadly square in profile with two integrally cast recessed lines running longitudinally, no other decoration is visible.
The metal is a light green... | The initial records and photographic images were taken at Bishop Burton 2011 Rally. We understand that the images fall below our usual standards, this however is due to the difficult conditions (predominantly the lack of ideal lighting conditions) under which they were taken. The recorder has done what is possible to r... | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2011-09-23T23:00:00Z | null | null | Bishop Burton 23rd to 25th Sep 2011 | 12.4 | null | null | 13.86 | 17.44 | 1 | Martin Foreman | Miss Ellie Cox | Yorkshire and the Humber | East Riding of Yorkshire | East Riding of Yorkshire | Bishop Burton | SE9740 | null | 53.84719 | -0.527076 | YORYM-581E13 | null | BB 772.jpg | Unidentified object | York Museums Trust | Attribution License | ||
524,094 | Axe | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,500 | -700 | A cast copper-alloy fragment of a socketed axe of Bronze Age date (1500-700 BC). The fragment consists of a sub rectangular, slightly concave side section, with a small amount of blade section remaining.
The metal is a green in colour with a brown patina.
Length: 27.28mm
Width: 39.63mm
Thickness: 9.58mm
Weight: ... | The initial records and photographic images were taken at Bishop Burton 2011 Rally. We understand that the images fall below our usual standards, this however is due to the difficult conditions (predominantly the lack of ideal lighting conditions) under which they were taken. The recorder has done what is possible to r... | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | null | null | null | Bishop Burton 23rd to 25th Sep 2011 | 30.5 | null | null | 9.58 | 27.28 | 1 | Graham Myres | Miss Ellie Cox | Yorkshire and the Humber | East Riding of Yorkshire | East Riding of Yorkshire | null | SE9638 | null | 53.829406 | -0.542894 | YORYM-58D0A7 | null | BB 777.jpg | Axe : Bronze Age | York Museums Trust | Attribution License | ||
524,150 | Sword | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -2,500 | -700 | A fragment of a cast copper-alloy sword of Bronze Age date (2500-700 BC). The fragment is from the blade section of the sword and is sub-rectangular in profile and lanceolate is section.
The metal is a dark brownish green in colour.
Length: 38.0mm
Width: 32.0mm
Thickness: 2.5mm
Weight: 32.2g | The initial records and photographic images were taken at Bishop Burton 2011 Rally. We understand that the images fall below our usual standards, this however is due to the difficult conditions (predominantly the lack of ideal lighting conditions) under which they were taken. The recorder has done what is possible to r... | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2011-09-23T23:00:00Z | null | null | Bishop Burton 23rd to 25th Sep 2011 | 32.2 | null | null | 2.5 | 38 | 1 | Kevin Leahy | Miss Ellie Cox | Yorkshire and the Humber | East Riding of Yorkshire | East Riding of Yorkshire | null | SE9639 | null | 53.838391 | -0.542582 | YORYM-680D58 | null | BB 778.jpg | Sword Fragment : Bronze Age | York Museums Trust | Attribution License | ||
524,698 | Palstave | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | null | -1,500 | -1,150 | A fragment of a probable Bronze Age palstave. Only part of the butt of the palstave survives. It is trapezoidal in plan and shaped like a serifed capital I in section. It tapers from 4.1mm thick at the broken end to1.68mm at the butt, not including the flanges. The metal is patinated to a green colour all over, and is ... | null | 3 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2011-09-30T23:00:00Z | 2012-05-31T23:00:00Z | null | null | 9.54 | null | null | 6.59 | 20.3 | 1 | Amy Downes | Amy Downes | Yorkshire and the Humber | Doncaster | Doncaster | Barnburgh | SE4901 | From finder | 53.503418 | -1.262723 | SWYOR-BDC301 | null | PAS_1916_17_Bronze_Age.jpg | Bronze Age palstave fragment | West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service | Attribution License | ||
525,857 | Socketed Axehead | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | null | -900 | -700 | A worn and very corroded fragment of a Late Bronze Age cast copper-alloy socketed axehead dating to c. 900-700 BC. This artefact consists of the lower portions of the socketed axehead blade, including a worn cutting edge, with only 11.7mm of the socket remaining; all the upper portions including the loop and mouth are ... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | null | null | null | null | 53.1 | null | null | 11.65 | 34.6 | 1 | David W Williams | Lucy Ellis | South East | Surrey | Tandridge | Burstow | TQ3142 | null | 51.162259 | -0.127917 | SUR-448ED1 | null | 11-1907.JPG | Late Bronze Age Socketed Axehead | Surrey County Council | Attribution License | ||
526,817 | Awl | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | IRON AGE | null | null | A copper alloy rod-shaped object, possibly a Bronze Age or later awl. The central cross-section is rectangular, tapering to a blunted point at one end and an oblique point at the other, possibly due to an ancient patinated break. The object is in very poor, corroded condition, is 37mm long, 5mm wide, 4mm thick and we... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2012-10-20T23:00:00Z | null | null | null | 4.08 | null | null | 4 | 37 | 1 | Phil Harding | Phil Harding | East Midlands | Leicestershire | Melton | Hoby with Rotherby | SK6817 | null | 52.746354 | -0.994092 | LEIC-C2BA12 | null | CAD2424c.jpg | Bronze Age Awl | All rights reserved | Attribution License | ||
527,150 | Awl | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,000 | -700 | Late Bronze Age copper alloy awl, round-sectioned pointed end and pointed sub-square sectioned tang. Length 51mm. Tang 2.5 x 3mm in section. c.1000 - c.700 BC. | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2012-10-07T23:00:00Z | 2012-10-07T23:00:00Z | null | null | null | null | null | null | 51 | 1 | Steven Ashley | Steven Ashley | Eastern | Norfolk | King's Lynn and West Norfolk | Grimston | TF7322 | null | 52.767885 | 0.562826 | NMS-0F5EF3 | null | 56910_0F5EF3_BA_Awl.JPG | Bronze Age Awl | Norfolk County Council | Attribution License | ||
528,286 | Flat Axehead | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | null | -1,900 | -1,400 | The butt end of an Early Bronze Age flanged axe. Only 30.5mm of the butt survives and this is sufficient to retain the ends of the uppermost part of the flanges. The fragment is in very good condition with smooth surfaces now patinated dark green. | null | 3 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2012-05-15T23:00:00Z | null | null | null | 17.71 | null | null | 7.15 | 30.42 | 1 | David W Williams | David W Williams | South East | Surrey | Epsom and Ewell | EPSOM | TQ2059 | From finder | 51.317462 | -0.27946 | SUR-8E82E7 | null | 12-651.JPG | Early Bronze Age: Flanged flat axe | Surrey County Council | Attribution License | ||
528,357 | Armlet | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | null | -1,300 | -1,100 | An extremely corroded cast copper alloy pennanular armlet of probable middle Bronze Age date (c1300 to 1100BC). The armlet has a diameter of 75mm and weighs 74g. The terminals taper slightly and overlap with each other. The section is approximately D-shaped with flat facets in parts.
The armlet can perhaps be compare... | null | 3 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Agricultural or drainage work | null | null | null | null | 74 | null | 74.63 | 6.04 | null | 1 | David W Williams | David W Williams | South East | Surrey | Tandridge | Outwood | TQ3045 | From a paper map | 51.189448 | -0.141126 | SUR-90B400 | null | 12-662.JPG | Bronze Age: Armlet | Surrey County Council | Attribution License | ||
528,480 | Knife | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,000 | -800 | Fragment of Late Bronze Age copper alloy single-edged knife, the distal end of the blade, in rather abraded condition. Ancient break. Length >40.5mm. Width 17mm. Thickness 5.3mm. c.1000 - c.800 BC. | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2012-10-09T23:00:00Z | 2012-10-09T23:00:00Z | null | null | null | null | null | 5.3 | 40 | 1 | Andrew Rogerson | Andrew Rogerson | Eastern | Norfolk | Broadland | Postwick with Witton | TG2908 | Centred on field | 52.621437 | 1.381757 | NMS-94E9A4 | null | 57229_94E9A4_BA_Knife.jpg | Bronze Age Knife | Norfolk County Council | Attribution-ShareAlike License | ||
528,648 | Sword | Bronze Age | null | null | -1,000 | -700 | A fragment of copper-alloy sword dating to the late Bronze Age (1000 to 700 BC). The fragment comprises part of the blade of the sword; the item is sub-rectangular in plan with a mid rib on both upper and lower surface, its cutting edges taper inwards and would have originally formed a point. In section the blade is lo... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 4 | 33 | 1 | Danielle Wootton | Danielle Wootton | South West | Devon | South Hams | Holne | SX7069 | From finder | 50.506324 | -3.834632 | DEV-A6FA73 | null | andy barnett bronze age sword frag.jpg | Bronze Age sword | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Attribution License | ||
528,898 | Palstave | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,600 | -1,000 | Small Middle Bronze Age copper alloy palstave: No loops, butt broken. Both faces with stop ridge, hammered on one face, concave blade expansion, crescentic cutting edge with broken outer angles missing. Length 83mm. Max. width >25.5mm. Thickness at ridge 20mm. Weight 92.42g. Middle Bronze Age, 1600 - 1000 BC. | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2012-10-09T23:00:00Z | 2012-10-09T23:00:00Z | null | null | 92.42 | null | null | 20 | 83 | 1 | Steven Ashley | Steven Ashley | Eastern | Norfolk | Broadland | Guestwick | TG0627 | null | 52.801204 | 1.054411 | NMS-BB7F04 | null | 56919_BB7F04_BA_Palstave.jpg | Bronze Age Palstave | Norfolk County Council | Attribution License | ||
529,107 | Spear | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,500 | -1,150 | Copper alloy spear head fragment. Cast looped socket of a side looped spear head. The loops are long - circa 20mm - and narrow - circa 3.8mm, and projecting circa 3mm from the wall of the socket, and appear entirely separate from the blade (which is lost). The socket is gently tapered, from 17.6mm diameter at the shaft... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2012-10-14T23:00:00Z | null | null | null | 27.24 | null | null | 2.7 | 66.2 | 1 | Martin Foreman | Martin Foreman | Yorkshire and the Humber | North Lincolnshire | North Lincolnshire | Winterton | SE9218 | Centred on field | 53.650421 | -0.609593 | NLM-CFD864 | null | NLM21186a.jpg | Bronze Age side-looped spear head fragment | North Lincolnshire Museum | Attribution License | ||
529,289 | Socketed Axehead | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,150 | -800 | Cast copper-alloy socketed axehead. A stumpy and possibly miscast axehead with a wide sub-rectangular mouth (circa 29mm x 27mm) with a slightly flared edge of thickness circa 5mm, a loop of length 22mm adjacent to the socket, and with traces of three ribs of length circa 29mm on either side of the blade. Only the centr... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2012-10-18T23:00:00Z | null | null | null | 165.44 | null | null | 36 | 75.7 | 1 | Martin Foreman | Martin Foreman | Yorkshire and the Humber | North Lincolnshire | North Lincolnshire | Belton | SE7707 | GPS (from the finder) | 53.55399 | -0.839187 | NLM-0C6797 | null | NLM21208a.jpg | Bronze age socketed axe | North Lincolnshire Museum | Attribution License | ||
529,501 | Rapier | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | null | -1,500 | -1,000 | A small fragment of a Bronze Age rapier blade, c. 1500-1000 BC. The fragment consists of a tapering portion of the rapier, with an oval-sectioned central rib and flattened flanges each side. It is broken across two horizontal sections of the blade, as well as a large portion of the side-flanges. It has an uneven medi... | null | 3 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2012-08-12T23:00:00Z | null | null | null | 15.21 | null | null | 8.4 | 24.4 | 1 | Stephanie Smith | Stephanie Smith | South East | West Sussex | Mid Sussex | Hassocks | TQ3113 | Generated from computer mapping software | 50.901624 | -0.13839 | SUSS-127C01 | null | SUSS-127C01BARapier.jpg | Bronze Age Rapier Fragment | Sussex Archaeological Society | Attribution License | ||
529,607 | Socketed Axehead | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,000 | -700 | Fragment of a Late Bronze Age copper alloy socketed axe, part of mouth and angle between face and side. Length >31mm. Width >25mm. c.1000 - c.700 BC. | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2012-10-14T23:00:00Z | 2012-10-14T23:00:00Z | null | null | null | null | null | null | 31 | 1 | Steven Ashley | Steven Ashley | Eastern | Norfolk | Broadland | Postwick with Witton | TG2907 | null | 52.612463 | 1.381065 | NMS-21E844 | null | 30401_21E844_BA_SocketedAxehead.jpg | Bronze Age Socketed Axehead | Norfolk County Council | Attribution License | ||
530,352 | Rapier | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,600 | -1,000 | Fragment of a Middle Bronze Age copper alloy rapier blade, both ends broken in antiquity. Length >18mm. Width 16mm. 4mm thick. c.1600-c.1000 BC. | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2012-10-20T23:00:00Z | 2012-10-20T23:00:00Z | null | null | null | null | null | 4 | 18 | 1 | Steven Ashley | Steven Ashley | Eastern | Norfolk | South Norfolk | Forncett | TM1692 | null | 52.483144 | 1.179624 | NMS-600D35 | null | 31418_600D35_BA_Rapier.jpg | Bronze Age Rapier | Norfolk County Council | Attribution License | ||
530,671 | Awl | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | null | -1,150 | -800 | A copper-alloy awl of probable Late Bronze Age date.
The widest and thickest part of the artefact is near the centre point, from where it tapers in both directions. One side is of rectangular section and tapers to a wedge-shaped end; the other side is sub-rectangular in section, having slightly convex surfaces, and t... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2012-08-31T23:00:00Z | null | null | null | 3.15 | null | null | 4.4 | 41.7 | 1 | Philippa Walton | Julian Watters | Eastern | Hertfordshire | East Hertfordshire | Braughing | TL4126 | Generated from computer mapping software | 51.914687 | 0.048622 | BH-A13FD5 | null | Awl_12_21_37.jpg | Bronze Age awl | St. Albans District Council | Attribution License | ||
530,709 | Lunula | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -2,400 | -2,000 | The lunula is in two parts and nearly complete, only missing one of the circular terminals. The object is made of gold and so the precious metal content is more than 10%.
The lunula is semi-circular in plan although both parts have been folded. There is one part which does not have a terminal and it is this section ... | This object is more than 300 years old and the precious metal content (in this case, gold) is more than 10% therefore this object qualifies as treasure under the 1996 Treasure Act. | 3 | Gold | null | Acquired by museum after being declared Treasure | Metal detector | 2012-10-27T23:00:00Z | null | 2012T811 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 1 | Lauren Proctor | Lauren Proctor | Yorkshire and the Humber | East Riding of Yorkshire | East Riding of Yorkshire | Thwing | TA0670 | From a paper map | 54.114957 | -0.379907 | DUR-A24C08 | null | DUR-A24C08 Lunula Part1.jpg | One part of Gold Lunula | Durham County Council | Attribution License | ||
530,760 | Sword | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,100 | -800 | A fragment of Middle-Late Bronze Age (c.1100-800 BC) copper alloy blade, measuring 31x27x8mm and weighing 22.55g. The blade is lozenge-shaped in cross-section and tapers in plan. The wings measure circa 4mm in width on both sides. Both ends of the blade are broken and are now rough and pitted. The breaks are mid-green ... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2012-08-31T23:00:00Z | null | null | null | 22.55 | null | null | 8 | 31 | 1 | Adam Daubney | Adam Daubney | East Midlands | Nottinghamshire | Newark and Sherwood | South Clifton | SK8471 | GPS (from the finder) | 53.229408 | -0.743117 | LIN-A3DB57 | null | LIN2012-980.jpg | Bronze Age sword fragment | Lincolnshire County Council | Attribution License | ||
530,761 | Blade | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,250 | -800 | A fragment from a cast blade, of Middle Bronze Age dating (c. 1250 BC to c. 800 BC).
The blade fragment is sub trapezoidal in plan, and sub rectangular in section. The remains of a circular rivet hole is present at the top of the fragment. The remnants of the original plan surface (concave, narrowing towards the edge... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2012-09-08T23:00:00Z | null | null | null | 12.6 | null | null | 3.1 | 33.7 | 1 | Teresa Gilmore | Teresa Gilmore | West Midlands | Shropshire | Shropshire | Myddle and Broughton | SJ4423 | Generated from computer mapping software | 52.801635 | -2.832069 | WMID-A3EDA5 | null | WMID-A3EDA5.jpg | WMID-A3EDA5: Middle Bronze Age: Dagger / Rapier blade fragment | Birmingham Museums Trust | Attribution License | ||
530,777 | Flat Axehead | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -2,250 | -1,900 | An incomplete cast copper alloy, probable flat axe, of Early Bronze Age dating (c. 2250 BC to c. 1900 BC).
The fragment is sub rectangular in plan and section. One end tapers to a point and is sub circular in shape. The edges of the fragment gradually taper outwards and the fragment develops a square cross section. A... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2012-06-15T23:00:00Z | null | null | null | 41 | null | null | 8.38 | 50.84 | 1 | Teresa Gilmore | Teresa Gilmore | West Midlands | Staffordshire | Staffordshire Moorlands | Waterhouses | SK0951 | From finder | 53.056179 | -1.867173 | WMID-A44DC1 | null | WMID-A44DC1.jpg | WMID-A44DC1: Middle Bronze Age: Possible palstave fragment | Birmingham Museums Trust | Attribution License | ||
530,803 | Flanged Axehead | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | null | -1,400 | -1,300 | A cast copper alloy, flanged axe dating from the Middle Bronze age, about 1400 - 1300 BC (Metalwork Stage IX, Needham Period 5). It fits into the Taunton Metalwork assemblage. The sides of the butt expand into two prominent flanges, each a pointed oval shape viewed from the side. The blade expands into a crescent shape... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2012-07-14T23:00:00Z | 2012-07-19T23:00:00Z | null | null | 396 | null | null | 28.6 | 142.2 | 1 | Jack Coulthard | Jack Coulthard | East Midlands | Derbyshire | Bolsover | Elmton | SK5174 | Generated from computer mapping software | 53.260558 | -1.236923 | SWYOR-A54EF8 | null | PAS_1950_axe.jpg | a Bronze Age palstave axe | West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service | Attribution License | ||
531,140 | Socketed Axehead | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,000 | -700 | Unfinished Late Bronze Age copper alloy socketed axehead. Some surface cleaning was carried out after removal of the object from the mould, but a high casting seam runs from the mouth to the cutting edge on both sides, the loop is blocked by a thin skin of metal and the cutting edge is unsharpened. Both faces are decor... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Agricultural or drainage work | 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z | 1992-12-31T00:00:00Z | null | null | 211 | null | null | null | 105 | 1 | Andrew Rogerson | Andrew Rogerson | Eastern | Norfolk | South Norfolk | Bawburgh | TG1608 | From a paper map | 52.62676 | 1.190032 | NMS-CE2595 | null | 56962_CE2595_LBA_SocketedAxehead_ILL.jpg | Late Bronze Age Socketed Axehead | Norfolk County Council | Attribution License | ||
531,342 | Socketed Axehead | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,000 | -800 |
A late Bronze Age axe of plain Southeastern type. The loop and collar are missing and the casting seams are filed smooth. The socket extends below a constriction into a void which fills the interior of the blade. This has resulted in distortion of the blade, which has split across its width, leaving one side of the bl... | null | 3 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | null | null | null | null | 92 | null | null | 27.16 | 67.7 | 1 | David W Williams | David W Williams | South East | Oxfordshire | South Oxfordshire | Crowmarsh | SU6185 | From a paper map | 51.56059 | -1.121444 | SUR-E2B937 | null | B12-465.JPG | Bronze Age: Socketed axe | Berkshire Archaeology | Attribution License | ||
531,344 | Socketed Axehead | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,000 | -800 |
A fragment of the blade of a late Bronze Age socketed axe. What survives is a corner of the blade, broken diagonally, with the extremity of the base of the socket.
| null | 3 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | null | null | null | null | 26.6 | null | null | 14.31 | 27.07 | 1 | David W Williams | David W Williams | South East | Oxfordshire | South Oxfordshire | Crowmarsh | SU6286 | From a paper map | 51.569472 | -1.106844 | SUR-E2D0C3 | null | B12-466.JPG | Bronze Age: Socketed axe fragment | Berkshire Archaeology | Attribution License | ||
531,994 | Spear | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,500 | -1,150 | Copper alloy spearhead fragment. Cast tip of a spear with a prominent mid rib of angular rhomboid section. Although displaying some green corrosion product the break appears relatively fresh. Suggested date: Middle Bronze Age, 1500-1150 BC.
Length: 39.4mm, Width: 16.6mm, Thickness (at mid rib): 7.4mm, Weight: 9.58gm... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2012-11-12T00:00:00Z | null | null | null | 9.58 | null | null | 7.4 | 39.4 | 1 | Martin Foreman | Martin Foreman | Yorkshire and the Humber | North Lincolnshire | North Lincolnshire | Roxby cum Risby | SE9217 | From finder | 53.641435 | -0.609888 | NLM-39B773 | null | NLM21438a.jpg | Bronze Age spearhead fragment | North Lincolnshire Museum | Attribution License | ||
532,438 | Socketed Axehead | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | null | -1,150 | -800 | A fragment of a cast copper-alloy socketed axehead dating to the Late Bronze Age (c. 1150-800 BC). The remains of the axehead consists of a portion of the double-ribbed socket-end, remains of the loop and a portion of the body; the fragment is less than a half of the original object. The metal is of an even dark gree... |
Finder mentions that this object may have become exposed on the beachfront during a re-grating of the shingle by a bulldozer.
| 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | null | null | null | null | 37.6 | null | null | 6.1 | 47.1 | 1 | Stephanie Smith | Stephanie Smith | South East | West Sussex | Arun | Climping | TQ0100 | From a paper map | 50.79078 | -0.568444 | SUSS-602052 | null | SUSS-602052SocketedAxeheadFrag.jpg | Late Bronze Age Socketed Axehead | Sussex Archaeological Society | Attribution License | ||
532,497 | Axehead | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,500 | -1,100 | A fragment of a Bronze Age copper alloy palstave axe fragment, probably dating to c. 1500-1100. The fragment is highly abraded and comprises of the butt end of the palstave, broken prior to the stop ridge. The fragment is rectangular in plan and triangular in profile, the flanges creating an "I" shaped cross-section an... |
This record was initially left unfinished and has been updated and promoted so that it can be of use to researchers. It falls below our current standards for recording and identification.
| 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2012-08-15T23:00:00Z | 2012-11-28T00:00:00Z | null | null | null | null | null | 12 | 145 | 1 | Danielle Wootton | Danielle Wootton | South West | Devon | North Devon | Tawstock | SS5824 | Centred on field | 50.997823 | -4.024976 | DEV-618BF7 | null | DEV618BF7.jpg | Bronze Age axe fragment | Danielle Wootton | Attribution License | ||
532,607 | Awl | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,000 | -700 | Incomplete Late Bronze Age copper alloy awl, most of the round-sectioned blade missing. The tang is of rectangular cross-section and tapers to a wedge-like terminal. Length more than 58mm. Width / diameter at junction of blade and tang 6.5mm. Weight 9.68g. c.1000 - c.700 BC. | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2012-10-07T23:00:00Z | 2012-10-07T23:00:00Z | null | null | 9.68 | null | null | null | 58 | 1 | Andrew Rogerson | Andrew Rogerson | Eastern | Norfolk | King's Lynn and West Norfolk | West Acre | TF7715 | From a paper map | 52.703729 | 0.618277 | NMS-62E341 | null | 31165_62E341_BA_Awl_ILL.jpg | Late Bronze Age Awl (illustration by Jason Gibbons) | Norfolk County Council | Attribution License | ||
532,871 | Socketed Axehead | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,000 | -701 | Fragment of a Late Bronze Age socketed axehead, side-loop and a small part of the mouth and side. The breaks are ancient but there is some recent scuffing. Extant length and width 41.5 and 18.5mm. c.1000 - c.700 BC. | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2012-10-07T23:00:00Z | 2012-10-07T23:00:00Z | null | null | null | null | null | null | 41.5 | 1 | Andrew Rogerson | Andrew Rogerson | Eastern | Norfolk | King's Lynn and West Norfolk | Barton Bendish | TF7105 | Centred on field | 52.615846 | 0.524387 | NMS-7657F3 | null | 20392_7657F3_BA_SocketedAxehead.jpg | Late Bronze Age Socketed Axehead | Norfolk County Council | Attribution License | ||
532,896 | Axehead | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -2,350 | -1,500 | Incomplete Early Bronze Age flat axehead. Butt end missing, narrow, rectangular-sectioned body expanding sharply for crescentic cutting edge. Surface pitted and corroded, particularly at blade. Survivng width of cutting edge 38mm. Surviving length 40mm. Body 20 x 8mm at break. | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2012-07-08T23:00:00Z | 2012-07-08T23:00:00Z | null | null | null | null | null | null | 40 | 1 | Erica Darch | Erica Darch | Eastern | Norfolk | North Norfolk | Stody | TG0535 | From finder | 52.873398 | 1.044622 | NMS-76C268 | null | 57933_76C268_EBA_axehead.jpg | Early Bronze Age axehead | Norfolk County Council | Attribution License | ||
533,337 | Sword | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,000 | -700 |
A fragment of a cast copper alloy sword, probably of late Bronze Age date. The fragment is very worn and the blade edges are missing; it is now rounded in section and with no angle changes on the blade.
| null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2012-06-26T23:00:00Z | null | null | null | 33.97 | null | null | 7.94 | 36.17 | 1 | Margaret Broomfield | Margaret Broomfield | South East | Surrey | Epsom and Ewell | EPSOM | TQ2059 | GPS (from the finder) | 51.317462 | -0.27946 | SUR-CCE7E0 | null | DSCN7912.JPG | Late iron age: Sword | Surrey County Council | Attribution License | ||
533,884 | Palstave | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,700 | -1,000 | Fragment of butt end of copper alloy Middle or Late Bronze Age flanged or palstave axe head. Rectangular-sectioned with straight side flanges expanding to ancient, irregular break. Slight casting seams visible. Surviving length 39mm. Maximum surviving width 24mm. Maximum surviving thickness 18mm. | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2012-09-12T23:00:00Z | 2012-09-12T23:00:00Z | null | null | null | null | null | 18 | 39 | 1 | Erica Darch | Erica Darch | Eastern | Norfolk | Breckland | Scoulton | TF9701 | Centred on field | 52.571134 | 0.905549 | NMS-F540B7 | null | 56909_F540B7_BA_Palstave_ILL.jpg | Bronze Age Palstave (illustration by Jason Gibbons) | Norfolk County Council | Attribution License | ||
533,896 | Palstave | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | null | -1,500 | -1,150 | The corroded butt end of a cast copper alloy palstave axe of Middle Bronze Age date. The fragment measures 29.60mm in length and 18.57mm in width and displays prominent side ridges. | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2012-08-04T23:00:00Z | null | null | null | 18.55 | null | null | 13.4 | 29.6 | 1 | David W Williams | David W Williams | South East | Hampshire | East Hampshire | Ropley | SU6533 | From finder | 51.092636 | -1.07322 | SUR-F578A6 | null | 12-879.JPG | Bronze Age: Palstave axe fragment | Surrey County Council | Attribution License | ||
534,314 | Knife | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,300 | -800 | Incomplete Middle to Late Bronze Age two-edged knife in abraded condition and with both the butt of the tang and the lower blade missing. Length more than 47mm. Width 28.5mm. Thickness 3mm. Weight 11.77g. c.1300 - c. 800 BC. | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2012-10-12T23:00:00Z | 2012-10-27T23:00:00Z | null | null | 11.77 | null | null | 3 | 47 | 1 | Andrew Rogerson | Andrew Rogerson | Eastern | Norfolk | South Norfolk | Ashby St. Mary | TG3201 | GPS (from the finder) | 52.557348 | 1.421093 | NMS-1B68D5 | null | 56960_1B68D5_BA_Knife_ILL.jpg | Bronze Age Knife (illustration by Jason Gibbons) | Norfolk County Council | Attribution License | ||
534,413 | Unidentified Object | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,500 | -1,000 | A probable Middle Bronze Age copper alloy unidentified object, 'moustache-shaped' and in rather worn condition, with both of the lower tips damaged. Central hollow in base, transverse median groove around the top and a perforation in the centre of the upper face. There are multiple longitudinal grooves on the upper fac... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2012-11-14T00:00:00Z | 2012-11-14T00:00:00Z | null | null | null | 20 | null | 13 | null | 1 | Steven Ashley | Steven Ashley | Eastern | Norfolk | Breckland | Attleborough | TM0396 | null | 52.524042 | 0.990902 | NMS-1F5E55 | null | 56965_1F5E55_BA_IdentifiedObject.jpg | Middle Bronze Age Unidentified Object | Norfolk County Council | Attribution License | ||
534,595 | Socketed Axehead | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,000 | -800 | Fragment of Late Bronze Age copper alloy socketed axe, part of mouth with probable stump of casting jet, face and one side with casting seam. Faint traces of vertical ribs on the surviving face. The edges have been broken in antiquity. Surviving length 41mm. Surviving width 32mm. c.1000 - c.800 BC. | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2012-11-14T00:00:00Z | 2012-11-14T00:00:00Z | null | null | null | null | null | null | 41 | 1 | Steven Ashley | Steven Ashley | Eastern | Norfolk | Breckland | Bintree | TG0223 | null | 52.766806 | 0.992697 | NMS-5DD495 | null | 54961_5DD495_BA_SocketedAxehead_ILL.jpg | Bronze Age Socketed Axehead (illustration by Jason Gibbons) | Norfolk County Council | Attribution License | ||
534,895 | Axehead | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,600 | -1,000 | Fragment of butt end of probable Middle Bronze Age palstave or flanged axehead. Rectangular-sectioned, thickening slightly to transverse break, parallel sides, the flanges damaged and incomplete. Surviving width 25mm. Surviving length 20mm. Surviving maximum thickness 8mm. Breaks ancient and worn. | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2012-09-12T23:00:00Z | 2012-09-12T23:00:00Z | null | null | null | null | null | 8 | 20 | 1 | Erica Darch | Erica Darch | Eastern | Norfolk | Breckland | Scoulton | TF9701 | Centred on field | 52.571134 | 0.905549 | NMS-73FE82 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
534,905 | Casting Waste | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | MEDIEVAL | -2,350 | 1,500 | Copper alloy casting jet. Oval, with two runners. Bronze Age to Medieval. 26 x 9 x 18mm. | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2012-09-12T23:00:00Z | 2012-09-12T23:00:00Z | null | null | null | null | null | 9 | 18 | 1 | Erica Darch | Erica Darch | Eastern | Norfolk | Breckland | Scoulton | TF9701 | Centred on field | 52.571134 | 0.905549 | NMS-742D25 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
535,022 | Casting Waste | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | null | -2,000 | -700 |
A casting well and two diagonal jets from casting a copper alloy object. The object is probably of Bronze Age date to judge from the patina and corrosion.
| null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2012-08-03T23:00:00Z | null | null | null | 16.8 | null | null | 13 | 32.89 | 1 | David W Williams | David W Williams | South West | Wiltshire | Wiltshire | Urchfont | SU0557 | GPS (from the finder) | 51.312092 | -1.929649 | SUR-763CD5 | null | 12-903.JPG | Bronze Age: metalworking debris | Surrey County Council | Attribution License | ||
535,308 | Casting Waste | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | MEDIEVAL | -2,350 | 1,500 |
Undated copper alloy casting jet. Oval with one runner.
| null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2012-09-12T23:00:00Z | 2012-09-12T23:00:00Z | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 1 | Erica Darch | Erica Darch | Eastern | Norfolk | Breckland | Scoulton | TF9701 | Centred on field | 52.571134 | 0.905549 | NMS-8AE941 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
535,585 | Socketed Axehead | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | 1,000 | 700 | Fragment of Late Bronze Age socketed axe, cutting edge and part of socket. Ancient break. Width 43mm. Thickness 14mm. Surviving length 28mm. c.1000 - c.700 BC. | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2012-11-19T00:00:00Z | 2012-11-19T00:00:00Z | null | null | null | null | null | 14 | 28 | 1 | Steven Ashley | Steven Ashley | Eastern | Norfolk | Broadland | Postwick with Witton | TG2907 | null | 52.612463 | 1.381065 | NMS-9FBF48 | null | 30401_9FBF48_BA_SocketedAxehead_ILL.jpg | Late Bronze Age Socketed Axehead | Norfolk County Council | Attribution License | ||
535,970 | Unidentified Object | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,500 | -1,000 | A probable Middle Bronze Age copper alloy unidentified object, 'moustache-shaped' with one of the lower tips damaged. Central hollow in base, transverse median groove around the top. There are multiple longitudinal grooves on the upper face on both sides of the moustache, the tapering lower parts plain. Height 27mm. Su... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2012-11-21T00:00:00Z | 2012-11-21T00:00:00Z | null | null | 16.98 | 27 | null | 10.5 | null | 1 | Steven Ashley | Steven Ashley | Eastern | Norfolk | South Norfolk | Scole | TM1778 | null | 52.357083 | 1.185249 | NMS-F2BA41 | null | 56147_F2BA41_MBA_UnidentifiedObject.jpg | Middle Bronze Age Unidentified Object | Norfolk County Council | Attribution License | ||
536,071 | Spear | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,000 | -701 | Late Bronze Age copper alloy socketed spearhead, with two peg-holes in the socket. The tip, parts of the mouth of the socket and most of the cutting edges are missing. The damage is not ancient. Length more than 135mm. Width more than 36.5mm. Weight 78.73g. c.1000 - c.700 BC. | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2012-09-30T23:00:00Z | 2012-10-31T00:00:00Z | null | null | 78.73 | null | null | null | 135 | 1 | Andrew Rogerson | Andrew Rogerson | Eastern | Norfolk | South Norfolk | Shelfanger | TM0885 | Centred on field | 52.42341 | 1.057634 | NMS-03E2E7 | null | 56981_03E2E7_BA_Spear_ILL.jpg | Late Bronze Age Spear (illustration by Jason Gibbons) | Norfolk County Council | Attribution-ShareAlike License | ||
536,448 | Ring | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,100 | -700 | An incomplete copper-alloy ring, probably of late Bronze Age date, c.1100-700 BC.
The object is sub-circular in section with a gentle curve to it. It is undecorated. | The presumed date of late Bronze Age for the ring is due to the discovery of a scattered hoard in the same field (NCL-2E4872/2010 T442), which also contained incomplete copper-alloy rings. This piece does not match any of the existing rings, though the size and patina is consistent. | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2012-07-31T23:00:00Z | 2012-09-20T23:00:00Z | null | null | 7 | null | null | 4.84 | 48.37 | 1 | Robert Collins | Robert Collins | North East | Northumberland | Northumberland | Stannington | NZ1975 | Generated from computer mapping software | 55.069107 | -1.704012 | NCL-1F12D2 | null | NCL-1F12D2.JPG | NCL-1F12D2: Bronze Age ring fragment | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Attribution-ShareAlike License | ||
536,520 | Socketed Axehead | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | null | -1,000 | -700 | A fragment comprising the blade and lower part of a plain but worn socketed axe of the late Bronze Age (Type Meldreth). The edges are rounded and the surfaces are abraded and pitted. The socket extends for 18mm. | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 13.72 | 50.34 | 1 | David W Williams | David W Williams | South East | Bracknell Forest | Bracknell Forest | Warfield | SU8871 | From finder | 51.43118 | -0.735531 | SUR-2FE4D6 | null | B12-535a.JPG | Bronze Age: Socketed axe fragment | Birmingham City Council | Attribution-ShareAlike License | ||
536,577 | Awl | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | null | -1,000 | -700 | A long and slender cast copper alloy chisel, probably of late Bronze Age date. The chisel measures 113.07mm in length and has a spatulate end which projects from a square section. The tang itself has a circular section and ends in a point. Much of the green surface patina appears to have been removed post-discovery. | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | null | null | null | null | 19.2 | null | null | 5.62 | 113.07 | 1 | Dot Boughton | David W Williams | South East | Wokingham | Wokingham | Swallowfield | SU7263 | From finder | 51.361514 | -0.967263 | SUR-31B0D4 | null | B12-542.JPG | Bronze Age: Chisel | Berkshire Archaeology | Attribution-ShareAlike License | ||
537,159 | Flanged Axehead | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,500 | -1,150 | A cast copper alloy flanged axe with continuous raised flanges and stop-ridge central rib. The axe dates to the Middle Bronze Age (1500 to 1150 BC) and weighs 165 g and is 119 mm long.
The blade of the axe is sub-triangular in plan with convex expanding sides and a convex cutting edge. In profile the blade is sub-tr... |
This record was created using photographs and information kindly provided by the finder.
| 3 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | null | null | null | null | 165 | null | null | null | 119 | 1 | Lauren Proctor | Lauren Proctor | North East | Darlington | Darlington | Middleton St. George | NZ3214 | From finder | 54.520289 | -1.507159 | DUR-157B50 | null | DUR-157B50 Middle Bronze Age Palstave Axe.jpg | Copper alloy Middle Bronze Age palstave | Durham County Council | Attribution-ShareAlike License | ||
537,247 | Axe | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | null | -900 | -700 |
The side loop from a Late Bronze Age socketed axe. The loop is oval in section.
| null | 3 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | null | null | null | null | 4.38 | null | null | 5 | 20.6 | 1 | Margaret Broomfield | Margaret Broomfield | South East | Buckinghamshire | Aylesbury Vale | Wendover | SP8807 | GPS (from the finder) | 51.754788 | -0.726514 | SUR-2B9811 | null | 12-1074.JPG | Late bronze age: Axehead | Surrey County Council | Attribution-ShareAlike License | ||
537,337 | Razor | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | null | -1,150 | -800 | A complete but damaged copper alloy razor of Bronze Age date. The blade of the razor is leaf-shaped with narrowed sides forming the cutting edges. A tapering triangular raised central rib is present on both sides of the razor extending from the tang to the point of the blade. The tang itself is rectangular and thin ter... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | null | null | null | null | 16.9 | null | null | 3.2 | 46.2 | 1 | Rebecca Griffiths | Rebecca Griffiths | Yorkshire and the Humber | East Riding of Yorkshire | East Riding of Yorkshire | Routh | TA1043 | From a paper map | 53.871555 | -0.328488 | YORYM-4525A3 | null | DRH003.jpg | Bronze Age : Razor | York Museums Trust | Attribution-ShareAlike License | ||
537,861 | Bead | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,300 | -1,150 | Biconical gold bead: sheet bead of biconical profile and annular form, probably cast. The wall is of constant thickness and slightly rough inner face. No join is visible to the naked eye. Weight: 0.74g; Diameter: 10.5mm; Internal diameter: 5mm; Width: 6.5mm | The gold bead is likely to date to the Middle Bronze Age (c.1500-1100 BC) based on several close comparanda. The three biconical gold beads from the Burton, Wrexham, hoard are similar in form, size and weight to the Salthouse bead (PAS-5B1745; Gwilt et al. in Barton 2011). The Burton hoard comprised of several typo-chr... | 3 | Gold | null | Acquired by museum after being declared Treasure | Metal detector | 2012-12-12T00:00:00Z | 2012-12-12T00:00:00Z | 2013T20 | null | 0.74 | null | 10.5 | null | 6.5 | 1 | Andrew Rogerson | Andrew Rogerson | Eastern | Norfolk | North Norfolk | Salthouse | TG0843 | Centred on field | 52.944057 | 1.094245 | NMS-AEC678 | null | 44081_AEC678_BA_Bead.jpg | Bronze Age bead | Norfolk County Council | Attribution-ShareAlike License | ||
538,188 | Socketed Axehead | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,150 | -801 |
An incomplete Late Bronze Age socketed axehead.
The surviving piece represents the lower two thirds of the blade. One of the two widest faces is significantly damaged, revealing the hollow interior. The sides flare slightly, towards the bottom, where there is a rounded cutting edge.
| null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 57 | 1 | Danielle Wootton | Danielle Wootton | South West | Devon | Teignbridge | Newton Abbot | SX8471 | From finder | 50.527246 | -3.637916 | DEV-D63087 | null | DEVD63087.jpg | Bronze Age socketed axehead (incomplete) | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Attribution-ShareAlike License | ||
538,271 | Palstave | Bronze Age | null | null | null | null | The blade of a Bronze Age palstave, broken at the stop-ridge. It has a single, central midrib and the sides flare out slightly towards the gently curved blade. Much of the original surface has been lost, although one side is in better condition than the other. It is not possible to say whether it ever had a loop. Colou... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2012-04-15T23:00:00Z | null | null | null | 129.4 | null | null | 24.5 | 67.5 | 1 | Jeff Spencer | Sophie Watson | Wales | Powys | Powys | Llanyre | SO0360 | null | 52.229626 | -3.421645 | CPAT-D84B66 | null | 3449-0008.JPG | Llanyre Palstave | The Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust | Attribution-ShareAlike License | ||
538,475 | Spearhead | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,550 | -1,250 | A fragment of a spearhead of middle Bronze Age date, about 1550-1250 BC. The fragment is part of a string looped spearhead which is sub-triangular in plan with a hollow conical section, probably corresponding with Davis Group 6. Only a small portion of the socketed body survives and is extremely worn with the blade and... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | null | null | null | null | 23.8 | null | null | 12.2 | 60.7 | 1 | Rebecca Griffiths | Rebecca Griffiths | Yorkshire and the Humber | North Yorkshire | Ryedale | Warthill | SE6757 | GPS (from the finder) | 54.004688 | -0.979261 | YORYM-EE39D1 | null | TMY0017.jpg | Bronze Age : Spearhead | York Museums Trust | Attribution-ShareAlike License | ||
538,621 | Casting Waste | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | ROMAN | -1,500 | 400 | A worn fragment of copper-alloy casting waste of probable Bronze Age to Roman date (c. 1500 BC - AD 410). This object is oval in plan and sub-triangular in section, with one side tapering moderately and the other more gently from the centre of the upper surface. Along the upper surface of this artefact are the remains ... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2011-03-31T23:00:00Z | 2011-04-29T23:00:00Z | null | null | 22.41 | null | null | 10.8 | 27.7 | 1 | Peter Reavill | Lucy Ellis | South East | Hampshire | East Hampshire | Ropley | SU6432 | GPS (from the finder) | 51.083757 | -1.087674 | HAMP-0171D2 | null | HAMP-0171D2castingwaste.jpg | Probable Bronze Age Casting Waste | Winchester Museums Service | Attribution-ShareAlike License | ||
538,647 | Sword | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,000 | -800 | Fragment of Late Bronze Age sword of 'Ewart Park' type: hafting plate with two rivet holes and adjacent part of blade . Ancient breaks across blade and grip. Surviving length 109mm. Width 48mm. 9mm thick. Weighs 133.8g. c.1000 - c.800 BC. | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2012-12-10T00:00:00Z | 2012-12-10T00:00:00Z | null | null | null | null | null | 9 | 109 | 1 | Steven Ashley | Steven Ashley | Eastern | Norfolk | King's Lynn and West Norfolk | Marham | TF7010 | null | 52.661065 | 0.512204 | NMS-025B42 | null | 50017_025B42_LBA_Sword.jpg | Late Bronze Age Sword | Norfolk County Council | Attribution-ShareAlike License | ||
538,804 | Socketed Axehead | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | null | -1,150 | -800 | A cast copper-alloy fragment consisting of the blade-end of a Late Bronze Age socketed axehead (1150-800 BC). The blade-end has a flared edge; the socketed interior of the axehead is visible down into this fragment, with a sub-rectangular aperture running parallel with the edge of the blade. A portion of the rest of ... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2012-11-01T00:00:00Z | null | null | null | 65.2 | null | null | 14.4 | 41.3 | 1 | Stephanie Smith | Sarah Hoile | South East | West Sussex | Chichester | Oving | SU9204 | From a paper map | 50.828237 | -0.695092 | PUBLIC-3FEA72 | null | PUBLIC-3FEA72LBAAxehead.jpg | Late Bronze Age Socketed Axehead Fragment | Sussex Archaeological Society | Attribution-ShareAlike License | ||
539,586 | Flat Axehead | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -2,350 | -1,500 | Early Bronze Age copper alloy flat axehead. Curved cutting edge, slightly concave sides, straight butt. Both faces convex longitudonally, tapering from the centre towards the blade and butt. Length 74mm. Cutting edge 45mm. Maximum thickness 11mm. | null | 3 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2012-10-23T23:00:00Z | 2012-11-28T00:00:00Z | null | null | null | null | null | 11 | 74 | 1 | Erica Darch | Erica Darch | Eastern | Norfolk | Breckland | Garvestone | TG0408 | Generated from computer mapping software | 52.631398 | 1.013003 | NMS-7FFB82 | null | 56902_7FFB82_EBA_Axehead_ILL.jpg | Early Bronze Age Axehead | Norfolk County Council | Attribution-ShareAlike License | ||
539,607 | Axe | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,500 | 800 | Bronze age copper alloy axe head fragment,, probably from a palstave axe, 44mm long, 30mm wide and 19mm thick. The object is in poor condition and weighs 65.18grams. It consists of a sub rectangular shaped, triangular sectioned fragment which forms most of a blade. The damaged edge reveals a mostly solid interior with ... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | null | null | null | null | 65.18 | null | null | 19 | 44 | 1 | Wendy Scott | Wendy Scott | East Midlands | Leicestershire | Melton | Broughton and Old Dalby | SK6925 | Generated from computer mapping software | 52.818132 | -0.977597 | LEIC-807154 | null | 807154.jpg | Bronze Age axe fragment? | Leicestershire County Council | Attribution-ShareAlike License | ||
540,017 | Socketed Axehead | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,000 | -701 | Fragment of Late Bronze Age copper alloy socketed axe, the complete cutting edge and the end of the socket, in sharp and fresh condition, casting seam on sides, iron staining on surfaces. The break is granular and unabraded. Width 48mm. Length more than 31mm. Thickness 14.5mm. Weight 42g. c.1000 - c.700 BC. | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2012-09-30T23:00:00Z | 2012-10-31T00:00:00Z | null | null | null | null | null | 14.5 | 31 | 1 | Andrew Rogerson | Andrew Rogerson | Eastern | Norfolk | Breckland | Great Ellingham | TM0196 | Centred on field | 52.524783 | 0.961464 | NMS-A7A8B7 | null | 56891_A7A8B7_LBA_Axehead_ILL.jpg | Late Bronze Age Socketed Axehead (illustration by Jason Gibbons) | Norfolk County Council | Attribution-ShareAlike License | ||
540,051 | Awl | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,000 | -701 | Late Bronze Age copper alloy awl, slightly bent towards one end. The cross-section is round except for a short, almost square length near the centre, and tapers to a point at both ends. There is very little difference between the halves and it remains possible that this a double-ended and non-hafted tool designed to be... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2012-09-30T23:00:00Z | 2012-10-31T00:00:00Z | null | null | 8.33 | null | null | null | 92.5 | 1 | Andrew Rogerson | Andrew Rogerson | Eastern | Norfolk | South Norfolk | Wicklewood | TG0801 | Centred on field | 52.567043 | 1.067622 | NMS-ACEA64 | null | 56987_ACEA64_BA_Awl_ILL.jpg | Late Bronze Age Awl (illustration by Jason Gibbons) | Norfolk County Council | Attribution-ShareAlike License | ||
540,328 | Sword | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,000 | -701 | Fragment of Late Bronze Age copper alloy sword blade, both ends broken in antiquity. The cross-section is pointed ovoid, slightly flattened in the centre of both faces. The cutting edges are worn. Length more than 20mm. Width 29.5mm. Thickness 5.7mm. Weigth 12g. c.1000 - c.700 BC. | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2012-09-30T23:00:00Z | 2012-10-31T00:00:00Z | null | null | 12 | null | null | 5.7 | 20 | 1 | Andrew Rogerson | Andrew Rogerson | Eastern | Norfolk | South Norfolk | Bracon Ash | TM1699 | Centred on field | 52.545977 | 1.184167 | NMS-D753E1 | null | 56990_D753E1_LBA_Sword.jpg | Late Bronze Age Sword (illustration by Jason Gibbons) | Norfolk County Council | Attribution-ShareAlike License | ||
541,069 | Ingot | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | null | -1,150 | -700 | Fragment of a cast copper alloy ingot, probably originally circular in plan and plano-convex in profile, but this fragment is square in plan and more rectangular in section and profile, as it likely comes from the centre of the original ingot. The surface of the ingot fragment is quite pitted and corroded, and generall... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2013-01-10T00:00:00Z | 2013-01-10T00:00:00Z | null | null | 289.7 | 25.4 | null | 25.4 | 60 | 1 | Anna Tyacke | Anna Tyacke | South West | Cornwall | Cornwall | Sennen | SW3726 | GPS (from the finder) | 50.075799 | -5.677208 | CORN-131C45 | null | Jan13finds47.JPG | ingot fragment (plan) | Royal Institution of Cornwall | Attribution-ShareAlike License | ||
541,239 | Flanged Axehead | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,800 | -1,500 | Small Early Bronze Age flanged axehead, with some non-recent damage to the butt and the cutting edge. There is widespread blotchy bronze disease on both faces. Similar to an example from Colkirk, Norfolk (HER 37128, NMS-1739C5). Length 84.5mm. Width 37mm. Thickness 8.5mm. Weight 66.05g. c.1800 - c.1500 BC. | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2012-09-30T23:00:00Z | 2012-10-31T00:00:00Z | null | null | 66.05 | null | null | 8.5 | 84.5 | 1 | Andrew Rogerson | Andrew Rogerson | Eastern | Norfolk | Broadland | Swannington | TG1317 | Centred on field | 52.708729 | 1.151591 | NMS-166B84 | null | 52871_166B84_BA_FlangedAxehead_ILL.jpg | Bronze Age Flanged Axehead (illustration by Jason Gibbons) | Norfolk County Council | Attribution-ShareAlike License | ||
541,492 | Chisel | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | null | -1,150 | -800 | A tang with a rectangular section, probably from a Late Bronze Age copper alloy chisel.
Similar to:DOR-F18347 or BERK-52E8CA | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2012-07-22T23:00:00Z | null | null | null | 14.3 | null | null | 6.87 | 56.69 | 1 | Margaret Broomfield | Margaret Broomfield | South East | Hampshire | Eastleigh | Bursledon | SU4910 | GPS (from the finder) | 50.887417 | -1.304764 | SUR-435CC1 | null | 12-1129.JPG | Bronze Age: Chisel | Surrey County Council | Attribution-ShareAlike License | ||
541,498 | Scabbard | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | null | -1,150 | -600 | A worn Late Bronze Age sword scabbard chape with a prominent rounded midrib. The chape is narrow and tapering and both ends are missing. The weight of 15.67g includes black material, possibly charcoal or burnt clay from casting, which fills the central hollow. | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | null | null | null | null | 15.67 | null | null | 9.94 | 62.14 | 1 | Margaret Broomfield | Margaret Broomfield | South East | West Berkshire | West Berkshire | East Garston | SU3680 | GPS (from the finder) | 51.51778 | -1.482568 | SUR-43E3A2 | null | 12-1134.JPG | Late bronze age: Chape | Surrey County Council | Attribution-ShareAlike License | ||
541,514 | Axe | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | null | -1,150 | -600 |
The corner of a blade from a Late Bronze Age copper alloy possible socketed axe. The casting seam is visible.
| null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | null | null | null | null | 15.61 | null | null | 7.44 | 23.67 | 1 | Margaret Broomfield | Margaret Broomfield | South East | Hampshire | East Hampshire | Froxfield | SU6726 | GPS (from the finder) | 51.02947 | -1.045959 | SUR-538DB1 | null | 12-1143.JPG | Late bronze age: Axe | Surrey County Council | Attribution-ShareAlike License | ||
541,682 | Flanged Axehead | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | null | -2,000 | -1,700 |
A large fragment of an Early to Middle Bronze Age copper alloy flanged axe comprising the blade and part of the body. The flaring blade with a wide crescentic edge is in good condition and remains sharp. The axe is pitted and the casting seams have been removed.
The wide crescentic edge is typical of the Arreton ... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 11.03 | 42.13 | 1 | Margaret Broomfield | Margaret Broomfield | South East | Surrey | Reigate and Banstead | Horley | TQ2844 | GPS (from the finder) | 51.180912 | -0.170085 | SUR-6A34E2 | null | 12-1179.JPG | Bronze age: Flanged flat axe | Surrey County Council | Attribution-ShareAlike License | ||
541,855 | Spear | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,600 | -1,001 | Incomplete Middle Bronze Age copper alloy spearhead, distal end of socket and proximal end of blade, both ends broken, part of blade missing. The median rib is of lozengiform cross-section. All the breaks and the distortion are very recent. Length more than 49mm. Width c.32mm. Thickness 10mm. Weight 20.4g. c.1600 - c.1... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2012-08-19T23:00:00Z | 2012-10-15T23:00:00Z | null | null | 20.4 | null | null | 10 | 49 | 1 | Andrew Rogerson | Andrew Rogerson | Eastern | Norfolk | North Norfolk | Southrepps | TG2737 | From a paper map | 52.882524 | 1.372323 | NMS-7B3065 | null | 56926_7B3065_MBA_Spear_ILL.jpg | Middle Bronze Age Spear | Norfolk County Council | Attribution-ShareAlike License | ||
541,900 | Socketed Axehead | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | null | -1,100 | -800 | A worn fragment of a socketed axe of Late Bronze Age date (about 1100-800 BC). The fragment consists of the lower blade and cutting edge. The fragment is broadly rectangular in plan; triangular in profile and has an irregular sub-rectangular cross section. The cutting edge is curved and had slightly projecting tips. ... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2012-08-31T23:00:00Z | 2012-09-29T23:00:00Z | null | null | 45.55 | null | null | 14.56 | 35.8 | 1 | Amy Downes | Amy Downes | Yorkshire and the Humber | North Yorkshire | Harrogate | Bilton-in-Ainsty with Bickerton | SE4651 | Generated from computer mapping software | 53.953058 | -1.300532 | SWYOR-7C54E2 | null | PAS_2017_axe.jpg | Bronze Age socketed axe | West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service | Attribution-ShareAlike License | ||
542,696 | Blade | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | null | -1,000 | -600 |
A Bronze Age copper alloy blade, possible from a tanged knife. The blade is triangular in section and has an indication of a shoulder. Striations suggest that it had a bevelled edge. There is also the suggestion of a handle where the lengthwise striations stop abruptly. There is pitting and corrosion on the blade ... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | null | null | null | null | 11.58 | null | null | 2.94 | 62.12 | 1 | Margaret Broomfield | Margaret Broomfield | South East | Hampshire | Test Valley | Amport | SU2942 | From a paper map | 51.176506 | -1.586531 | SUR-D3C182 | null | 12-1242.JPG | Bronze age: Knife blade | Surrey County Council | Attribution-ShareAlike License | ||
542,707 | Sword | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | null | -1,150 | -600 | A copper alloy blade fragment from a sword of probably Late Bronze Age date, c1150-700BC. The blade has a slight bend in its profile. In section the blade edges are bevelled. | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | null | null | null | null | 28.09 | null | null | 7.91 | 30.63 | 1 | Margaret Broomfield | Margaret Broomfield | South East | Kent | Thanet | Monkton | TR2765 | GPS (from the finder) | 51.338742 | 1.257708 | SUR-D441E7 | null | 12-1251.JPG | Bronze age: Sword | Surrey County Council | Attribution-ShareAlike License | ||
542,853 | Flanged Axehead | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | null | -2,000 | -1,800 | A complete but heavily corroded cast copper alloy flanged axehead of early Bronze Age date. The axehead is sub-rectangular in plan with a narrow and thin rounded butt end which extends to a curved cutting edge with splayed blade. Raised flanges are present along the edges of both sides of the axehead each showing signs... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | null | null | null | null | 233 | null | null | 18.1 | 112.1 | 1 | Rebecca Griffiths | Rebecca Griffiths | Yorkshire and the Humber | York | York | Dunnington | SE6751 | From a paper map | 53.95077 | -0.980578 | YORYM-F9C7A6 | null | DD0004a.jpg | Bronze Age : Flanged Axehead | York Museums Trust | Attribution-ShareAlike License | ||
542,864 | Spear | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,600 | -1,001 | Middle Bronze Age copper alloy side-looped spearhead, tip and parts of edges of blade and most of the mouth of the socket missing, with ancient breaks. The central part of the blade is lozengiform in cross-section, but on both faces the median arris does not extend past the top of the side-loops, the remainder of the s... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 1968-03-31T23:00:00Z | 2013-06-29T23:00:00Z | null | null | null | null | null | 18.5 | 101 | 1 | Andrew Rogerson | Andrew Rogerson | Eastern | Norfolk | North Norfolk | Gimingham | TG2936 | Generated from computer mapping software | 52.872703 | 1.401288 | NMS-F9F2A7 | null | 58327_F9F2A7_BA_Spear.jpg | Middle Bronze Age Spear | Norfolk County Council | Attribution-ShareAlike License | ||
543,245 | Flanged Axehead | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | BRONZE AGE | -1,600 | -1,400 | A cast copper-alloy unlooped long flanged axehead, damaged and dating to the middle Bronze Age, c. 1600-1400 BC.
The axe is complete, but the edges of the flanges, butt, and blade are damaged with missing nicks and bending between the nicks. The blade flares slightly from the flanges and a very worn stop-ridge, with... | This record has been reclassified and dated by Peter Reavill (4/5/21) based on notes from Bronze Age specialist Dr Brendan O'Connor. | 3 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z | 2012-12-04T00:00:00Z | null | null | null | 34 | null | 0.58 | 111 | 1 | Robert Collins | Robert Collins | North East | Northumberland | Northumberland | Pegswood | NZ2286 | From finder | 55.167828 | -1.656188 | NCL-107462 | null | NCL-107462.JPG | NCL-107462: Bronze Age palstave | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Attribution-ShareAlike License | ||
543,911 | Chisel | Bronze Age | Bronze Age | null | -900 | -750 | A fragment of Late Bronze Age tanged chisel, dating to the Ewart Park phase, c.900-750 BC. It is missing its tang above its collar. It measures 43.26x28.31x10.47mm and weighs 24.93g.
The collar is sub-rectangular in cross-section (11.28x10.36mm) with rounded corners and c.5mm high. To one side projects a very worn stu... | null | 4 | Copper alloy | null | Returned to finder | Metal detector | 2012-06-30T23:00:00Z | 2012-07-30T23:00:00Z | null | null | 24.93 | null | null | 10.47 | 43.26 | 1 | Katie Hinds | Katie Hinds | South East | Hampshire | Winchester | Corhampton and Meonstoke | SU6120 | Centred on parish | 50.97619 | -1.132514 | HAMP-3CDA23 | null | HAMP-3CDA23.jpg | Late Bronze Age tanged chisel | Winchester Museums Service | Attribution-ShareAlike License |
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