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Description: | A wooden weaving paddle probably dating from the Bronze Age. The paddle is 470mm long, has a maximum breadth of 72mm and a maximum thickness of 11mm. The item is tangentially aligned, consisting of a flat faced blade, slightly thicker at the top (11mm) than at the bottom (8mm) and a handle with a sub-rectangular cross section extending back from the rear of the blade. The handle is 205 mm long and has a maximum breadth of 22mm and thickness of 11mm. The tip and bottom of the blade appear damaged and are probably broken.
The paddle has been examined by Dr. Henry Chapman and Michael Bamforth and it is believed that it may well have been used as a flax beater. The wood is certainly worked though the species has not yet been identified. Similar sized objects have been assigned as possible weaving swords during the operation of looms. Weaving swords date back to the Early Bronze Age, and have been used through to the historic period. However, without contextual or other dating evidence it is not possible to positively assign a function to this artefact. A probable Bronze Age date is suggested since Bronze Age flints have been found at the same place (see the 2007 Yorkshire Archaeological Society Bulletin). | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Cooper, Amy - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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