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Bronze Age Implements# Bronze Age Britain refers to the period of British history that spanned from c. 2500 until c. 800 BC. Lasting for approximately 1,700 years, it was preceded by the era of Neolithic Britain and was in turn followed by the era of Iron Age Britain.
2750 Beaker People arrive |
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| 2300 | Early Bronze Age |
Drier
and warm |
Food
vessels and urns |
Copper
mining Great Orme |
Standing stones, Ring cairns, stone circles, round barrows |
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Cast copper or bronze miniature flat axes of Early Bronze Age date (2150- 1500 BC) most probably from the first phase of the Early Bronze Age (2150-1900 BC) Needham Period 2.
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| 2100 Stonehenge bluestone circles | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000 Stonehenge sarsen circle | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Bronze Age (c.1500-1400BC) cast copper alloy primary shield pattern palstave axes
A palstave is a development of the flat axe, where the shaped sides are cast rather than hammered
Bronze Age (c.1500-1400BC) cast copper alloy primary shield pattern palstave, dating to the Acton Park Phase. It is damaged and incomplete, with active copper corrosion. The butt end is missing, and the flange damaged. There is a prominent stop ridge, with a shield shaped depression just below on both surfaces. There is a casting flaw just above the stop ridge on one surface, which has created a small void, approximately 10mm deep, and 3.6mm by 2.6mm wide. The blade expands out into a concentric cutting edge, which is extremely worn. The axe is 135.10mm long, and is 24.95mm wide, 7.95mm thick at the butt end, with the damaged flange increasing the thickness to 21.21mm. It is 27.73mm wide, 27.16mm thick at the stop ridge, and the cutting edge is 53.84mm wide. The axe has a dark green patina, however most of the original surface has been removed, leaving a pitted, light green surface. A casting seam is visible through the corrosion on one side - Found by Florida Don
Bronze Age (c.1500-1400BC) cast copper alloy primary shield pattern palstave, dating to the Acton Park Phase 137.33mm L x 49.01mm W
Bronze Age (c.1500-1400BC) cast copper alloy primary shield pattern palstave, dating to the Acton Park Phase 68.25mm L x 29.97 734
154mm x 54mm Bronze Age Axe (c.1500-1400BC) cast copper alloy primary shield pattern palstave, dating to the Acton Park Phase.
Bronze Age (c.1500-1400BC) cast copper alloy primary shield pattern palstave, dating to the Acton Park Phase 137.5 mm L x 53.5mm W
Bronze Age (c.1500-1400BC) cast copper alloy primary shield pattern palstave, dating to the Acton Park Phase
Recorded on PAS
Bronze Age (c.1500-1400BC) cast copper alloy primary shield pattern palstave, dating to the Acton Park Phase. 263.0 g, 120mm L x 53.3mm W x 21.44mm T
2- Bronze Age (c.1500-1400BC) cast copper alloy primary shield pattern palstave, dating to the Acton Park Phase.
Bronze Age (c.1500-1400BC) cast copper alloy primary shield pattern palstave, dating to the Acton Park Phase 91.52mm L x 26.56 mm W
This is an incomplete socketed arrowhead of Bronze Age date (c.2550-800 BC). 16.74g
Early Bronze Age and early Middle Bronze Age, c. 1600-1300 BC. Bronze Age chisel 99.9mm L x 16.9mm W
1500-1200 BC Late Bronze Age arrow head
Late bronze age chisel 1140 BC to 800 BC 12.31 g, 51mm L
Mass Bruce's socketed axe hoard find
Axe hoard + casting ingots
Mint condition
850 BC Bronze Age axe head
Middle Bronze age socket spear head 1500-1100 BC 85.26mm L x 25.57mm W - socketed dia 18.88 mm
Middle Bronze age socket spear head 1500-1100 BC
850BC Bronze Age socketed axe fragment
Middle Bronze age 850 BC socketed bronze axe head 49.8mm w x 38.9mm L
Middle Bronze age 850 BC socketed bronze axe head
850 BC Bronze Age socketed axe head
850 BC Bronze Age socketed axe head
850 BC Bronze Age socketed axe head
850BC Bronze Age socketed axe head fragment
850BC Bronze Age socketed axe head fragment
850BC Bronze Age socketed axe head fragment
850 BC Bronze Age socketed axe head
c 800 BC Incredibly rare Bronze Age socketed sickle |
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1550
Stonehenge in present form
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| 1400 | Middle
Bronze Age |
Drier
and warm |
bronzes |
Gold
mining |
Kerb cairns |
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| 1100 | Late
Bronze Age |
Wet
and cold |
Secondary burials in barrows |
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Socketed axe head fragment C 1000 BC
850BC BC Bronze Age socketed axe head fragment 37.44mm L 55.91mm W x 13.52 mm T |
Bronze Age bronze socketed implement fragment - very worn 10.93g ,29.46 mm L x 15.29mm W
C1000 BC Bronze Age socketed implement fragment 35.57 mm L x 21.99 mm W |
C1000BC Bronze age socketed axe fragment showing signs of heavy wear 38.63 mm L x 36.10mm W x 12.79mm T found by NH Dave |
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1000 BC Bronze age socketed axe fragment
c1000 BC Bronze Age socketed implement fragment
Bronze Age - socketed chisel
850BC Bronze age socketed axe
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| 1000 | Earliest
hillforts |
Wet and cold |
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Middle Bronze age axe head hoard C 800 BC found by Mass Bruce |
Mass Bruce's fragement left and Mass Linda's 2nd socketed axe head fragment C 800 BC |
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850BC Bronze Age socketed axe 79.73g, 53.86mm L x 44.24mm W |
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850 BC Bronze Age socketed axe 37.04 W x 30.58mm L47.54g
850 BC Bronze age socketed axe head -101.9 mm long
What looks like our first 850 BC Bronze Age side axe with a huge chunk of Bronze Age casting waste nearby
850 BC bronze age socketed axe head
850 BC Bronze Age socketed axe head |
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| 750 | Iron
Age |
Wet and cold |
Hillforts |
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| 400 | Middle Iron Age | Warmer and drier | Thrown pots | Salt trade, iron industry | Standing stones | ||||||||||||||||||
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