Object: Hoard (Bronze Age)
Period: Bronze Age to BRONZE AGE (-900 to -800)
Material: Copper alloy 
Found: Adisham, Canterbury, Kent (South East)
Discovery method: Metal detector
Description: A Late Bronze Age (Ewart park), c. 900-800 BC Hoard.

Catalogue: The find consists of 30 copper alloy, two of which refit to form a single object (no 18 &amp; 19 in the catalogue below, to form an axe). There 10 fragments of ingot , 2 winged-axe, 3 Needham&#39;s (1990) Class A1 one of Class D and 9 from socketed axes (where not possible to provide a more detailed typological description), one bracelet fragment, a fragment of a socketed gouge blade, one fragment of a socketed knife and 2 blade fragments.


	
		
			
			ID
			
			
			DESCRIPTION 
			
			
			TYPE
			
			
			DIMENSION
			
			
			WEIGHT
			
		
		
			
			1
			
			
			Half oval shape curved ingot with a half round mark in the center, earth still attached, smooth surface on the mark side, irregular on the opposite. Rounded edge
			
			
			Ingot
			
			
			110 mm by 147 mm by 17 mm
			
			
			1626 gr
			
		
		
			
			2
			
			
			Slice of a rounded ingot, quiet thick on the inside become sharper on the edge. Surface irregular, still earth attached. Rounded edge
			
			
			Ingot
			
			
			96 mm by 124 mm by 36mm
			
			
			1615 gr
			
		
		
			
			3
			
			
			Slice of a rounded ingot, quiet thick on the inside become sharper on the edge. Surface irregular, still earth attached. Rounded edge. White earth insertion in section. Surface looks flat on one side.
			
			
			Ingot
			
			
			61 mm by 83 mm by 30 mm
			
			
			450 gr
			
		
		
			
			4
			
			
			Ingot piece , green patina, not defined on the edge, earth attached, surface slight regular
			
			
			Ingot
			
			
			56 mm by 65 mm by 28 mm
			
			
			551 gr
			
		
		
			
			5
			
			
			Ingot piece , green patina, not defined on the edge, earth attached, surface slight regular
			
			
			Ingot
			
			
			41 mm by 55 mm by 32 mm
			
			
			344 gr
			
		
		
			
			6
			
			
			Ingot piece , green patina, not defined on the edge, earth attached, surface slight regular
			
			
			Ingot
			
			
			59 mm by 53 mm by 17 mm
			
			
			172 gr
			
		
		
			
			7
			
			
			Ingot piece , green patina, earth attached, surface irregular
			
			
			Ingot
			
			
			32 mm by 33 mm by 12 mm
			
			
			50 gr
			
		
		
			
			8
			
			
			Ingot piece , green patina, earth attached, surface irregular
			
			
			Ingot
			
			
			24 mm by 29 mm by 15 mm
			
			
			64 gr
			
		
		
			
			9
			
			
			Ingot piece , green patina, earth attached, surface irregular
			
			
			Ingot
			
			
			17 mm by 32 mm by 19 mm
			
			
			49 gr
			
		
		
			
			10
			
			
			Ingot piece , green patina, earth attached, surface irregular
			
			
			Ingot
			
			
			24 mm by 50 mm by 14 mm
			
			
			54 gr
			
		
		
			
			11
			
			
			Axe with blade and part of the stop, green patina, some earth attached, polished surface really smooth, broken quiet regular, blade sharp with some dent, Double T section, blade side deep, black shine colour
			
			
			Winged-axe
			
			
			Length 64 mm Width ( Cutting edge) 45 mm Mouth 23 mm X 12 mm
			
			
			168 gr
			
		
		
			
			12
			
			
			Blade axe, earth attached, some green patina, blade sharp with dent, struck mark on a side
			
			
			Winged-axe
			
			
			Length 51 mm Width ( Cutting edge) 41 mm Mouth 27 mm X 13 mm
			
			
			101 gr
			
		
		
			
			13
			
			
			Full socketed axe, earth attached, some green patina, core filled with earth and the inside of the loop. Both moulding present of which one quiet tick, casting seam along the side
			
			
			A1 Plain
			
			
			Length 83 mm Width ( Cutting edge) 33 mm Mouth 29 mm X 31 mm
			
			
			180 gr
			
		
		
			
			14
			
			
			Socketed axe without the blade, the cut seem regular, earth attached, core filled with earth and inside the loop, one moulding present green patina, casting seam along the side, line run around the body through the loop and two on each side perpendicular to it
			
			
			Class D
			
			
			Length 70 mm Width ( Cutting edge) 34 mm Mouth 28 mm X 32 mm
			
			
			118 gr
			
		
		
			
			15
			
			
			Full socketed axe, earth attached, some patina, core filled with earth and the inside of the loop. One moulding present, cast seam along the side and the moulding, blade sharp with some dents
			
			
			Socketed Axe
			
			
			Length 87 mm Width ( Cutting edge) 37 mm Mouth 31 mm X 33 mm
			
			
			169 gr
			
		
		
			
			16
			
			
			Full socketed axe, earth attached some green patina. Two moulding present, cast seam along the side and the moulding, blade sharp with one big dent
			
			
			A1 Plain
			
			
			Length 87 mm Width ( Cutting edge) 37 mm Mouth 32 mm X 33 mm
			
			
			188 gr
			
		
		
			
			17
			
			
			Part of a socketed axe, earth attached, green patina, earth in the core and inside the loop, regular cut by the loop, one moulding, cast seam along the side
			
			
			A1 Plain
			
			
			Length 45 mm Width ( Cutting edge) 43 mm Mouth 43 mm X 40 mm
			
			
			152 gr
			
		
		
			
			18
			
			
			Part of a socketed axe, earth attached and filling the inside, green patina and greenish surface, regular cut, Blade sharp with few dents, blade side deep
			
			
			A1 Plain
			
			
			Length 79 mm Width ( Cutting edge) 47 mm Mouth 32 mm X 28 mm
			
			
			189 gr
			
		
		
			
			19
			
			
			Blade of a socketed axe earth attached, polished shine dark surface, green patina, earth filling the inside, blade side slight deep, blade sharp, but curved on one side regular cut
			
			
			Socketed Axe
			
			
			Length 37 mm Width ( Cutting edge) 43 mm Mouth 17 mm X 28 mm
			
			
			77 gr
			
		
		
			
			20
			
			
			Part of a socketed axe, earth attached, green patina, regular cut
			
			
			Socketed axe
			
			
			Length 37 mm Width ( Cutting edge) 37 mm Mouth 16 mm X 29 mm
			
			
			83 gr
			
		
		
			
			21
			
			
			Blade of a socketed axe earth attached, green patina, earth attached, blade with two big dent, regular cut
			
			
			Socketed axe
			
			
			Length 39 mm Width ( Cutting edge) 40 mm Mouth 17 mm X 29 mm
			
			
			98 gr
			
		
		
			
			22
			
			
			Blade of a socketed axe earth attached and filling the inside, green patina, long cutting edge, sharp blade regular cut
			
			
			Socketed axe
			
			
			Length 30 mm Width ( Cutting edge) 58 mm Mouth 13 mm X 44 mm
			
			
			68 gr
			
		
		
			
			23
			
			
			Part of a blade of a socketed axe, earth on the surface and inside, green patina, square small mark, cast seam on the side, regular cut
			
			
			Socketed axe
			
			
			Length 56 mm Width ( Cutting edge) 34 mm Mouth 31 mm X 16 mm
			
			
			108 gr
			
		
		
			
			24
			
			
			Blade of a socketed axe, some earth attached, green patina, dark polished surface, irregular cut, sharp blade
			
			
			Socketed axe
			
			
			Length 62 mm Width ( Cutting edge) 47 mm Mouth 30 mm X 16 mm
			
			
			105 gr
			
		
		
			
			25
			
			
			Blade of a socketed axe, some earth attached, green patina, dark polished surface, sharp blade with few dent and a blade tip
			
			
			Socketed axe
			
			
			Length 35 mm Width ( Cutting edge) 46 mm Mouth 16 mm X 34 mm
			
			
			80 gr
			
		
		
			
			26
			
			
			Part of a blade , half perforated hole present, some earth attached, green patina, sharp edge, with few dent, regular cut
			
			
			N/A
			
			
			35 mm by 24 mm
			
			
			12 gr
			
		
		
			
			27
			
			
			Part of a socketed knife, four hole present, some earth attached, green patina, part of the sharp blade, regular cut
			
			
			Socketed Knife
			
			
			73 mm by 24 mm
			
			
			38 gr
			
		
		
			
			28
			
			
			Part of a blade, some earth attached, green patina, sharp edge, with few dent, regular cut
			
			
			N/A
			
			
			26 mm by 25 mm
			
			
			22 gr
			
		
		
			
			29
			
			
			Blade of a Gouge, earth attached, green patina, sharp blade with some dent.
			
			
			Gouge
			
			
			Length 53 mm Width ( Cutting edge) 30 mm Mouth 15 mm X 14 mm
			
			
			72 gr
			
		
		
			
			30
			
			
			Part of a bracelet, earth, patina, rounded on the outside
			
			
			Bracelet
			
			
			10 mm by 55 mm
			
			
			12 gr
			
		
	


Discussion:

The objects that make up this find are all typical of Ewart Park phase hoards (c. 900-800 BC) in the south-east of England. The composition of the hoard and the scrap-like (fragmentary) condition of the objects is comparable to others found in Kent (see Turner 2010 for fexamples). The shape and size of ingot (No. 1) is notable and relatively unusual, as is the presence of a bracelet fragment (No. 30), although it can be paralleled, for example, in the hoard from Minnis Bay, Isle of Thanet (Ibid.).

Conclusion: 

As a single find of more than two prehistoric objects of copper alloy, this find (consisting of objects Nos. 1-30) qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996 (Designation Order 2002
Notes: Please note that soil adhered to many of the objects and the weights cannot be taken as final.&nbsp;

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Subsequent action: Returned to finder