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Description: | Hoard of ten pieces of Bronze Age metalwork found together. The pieces include seven fragments of ingot, one unidentified tool and two axe fragments. Details of the individual pieces can be found in the four records attached to this summery record.Ten copper alloy fragments were placed in ground. This deposition practice is well documented during this period Traditional interpretations see these as metalworkers' reserves stored for later use. However, the failure to recover so many stored metal objects implies that recovery may not always have been the aim. The composition of the hoard with a mix of tool and ingot fragments is typical. Fragment 9 is a socketed axe of the ribbed South Eastern variety belonging to the Ewart Park metalwork assemblage and dates from c. 950-850BC. Axes like these are a common part Late Bronze Age metalwork deposits. They're usually broken up and incomplete. ConclusionThough contextual details are sparse, it seems very likely that these objects formed a single original deposit or hoard probably dispersed through the actions of the plough. This material is eligible as Treasure under the new Treasure Order (2002) being a base-metal prehistoric find containing two or more metal objects.Ben Roberts Curator of European Bronze Age and Agnes Arnold-Forster (Volunteer) British Museum Great Russell Street London WC1B 3DG 17th July 2008
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