Object: Hoard (Bronze Age)
Period: Bronze Age to BRONZE AGE (-1000 to -800)
Material: Copper alloy 
Found: Stoke Doyle, East Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire (East Midlands)
Discovery method: Metal detector
Description: A late Bronze Age hoard, dating to c. 1000 - 800 BC. Consisting of:
Three socketed axeheads (Ewart&nbsp;Park Phase)
Large spear, in four fragments
Two sword blade fragments
One large ring
3 large bun&nbsp;ingots
25 Medium ingot fragments&nbsp;
4 small ingot fragments
Axes
1. A complete socketed axe.&nbsp;
L: 105.58 mm, W: 57.98 mm, T: 4.68 mm, W: 296 g
2. A complete Meldreth facted axehead.
L: 98.84 mm, W: 51.78 mm, T: 4.29 mm, W: 157.96 g
3. An incomplete axehead, deliberately broken, bit and body remaining.
L: 81.92 mm, W: 43.83 mm, T: 16.38 mm, W: 178.76 g
4. Fragment of axe socket?
L: 48.36 mm, W: 19.11 mm, T: 2.82 mm, W: 9.29 g

Sword/Blade Fragments
5. Small fragment of blade
L: 34.84 mm, W: 42.55 mm, T: 6.64 mm, W: 39.94 g
6: Small fragment of blade
L: 27.79 mm, W: 37.26 mm, T: 7.26 mm, W: 32.91 g

Ring
7. Ring shaped object&nbsp;
Diameter: 60.21 mm, inner circle diameter: 25.47 mm, T: 2.18 mm, W: 33.51 g

Spearhead (complete in four fragments)
8. Spear tip
L: 89.67 mm, W: 31.84 mm, T: 13.39 mm, W: 65.23 g
9: Secondary fragment
L: 78.51 mm, W: 51.74 mm, T: 17.26, W: 114.82 g
10. Third fragment (Lower half of the spear)
L: 99.47 mm, W: 56.41 mm, T: 20.37 mm, W: 176.66 g
11: Spear socket
L: 91.15 mm, W: 39.67 mm, T: 28.77 mm, W: 87.21 g
Cake/Bun Ingots
12. D: 145.58 mm, T: 28.76 mm, W: 2319 g
13. D: 150.25 mm, T: 31.35 mm, W: 2539 g
14. D: 99.51 mm, T: 28.62 mm, W: 1076 g
Ingot Fragments:&nbsp;
15. L: 87.47 mm, W: 71.12 mm, T: 31.25 mm, W: 649 g
16. L: 93.89 mm, W: 66.17 mm, T: 30.49 mm, W:&nbsp;732 g
17. L: 70.73 mm, W: 54.46&nbsp;mm, T: 26.13 mm, W: 362 g
18. L: 114.93 mm, W: 97.37 mm T: 34.89 mm, W: 1205 g
19: L: 82.14 mm, W: 62.39 mm, T: 28.67 mm, W: 504 g
20. L: 118.41 mm, W: 91.44 mm, T: 25.13 mm, W: 1275 g
21. L: 102.47 mm, W: 65.49 mm, T: 25.79 mm, W: 473 g
22. L: 79 mm, W: 57.73 mm, T: 33.87 mm W: 500 g
23. L: 80.65 mm, W: 81.11 mm, T: 29.95 mm, W: 689 g
24 L: 92.64 mm, W: 59.28 mm, T: 27.18 mm, W: 573 g
25. L: 63.83 mm, W: 63.81 mm, T: 31.49 mm, W: 420 g
26. L: 65.85 mm, W: 63.81 mm, T: 30.22 mm, W: 512 g
27. L: 58.01 mm, W: 48.57 mm, T: 33.75 mm, W: 405 g
28. L: 88.61 mm, W: 70.22 mm, T: 35.35 mm, W: 629 g
29. L: 67.65 mm, W: 49.71 mm T: 35.21 mm, W: 558 g
30. L: 84.16 mm, W: 64.16 mm, T: 30.21 mm, W: 691 g
31. L: 67.74 mm, W: 65.18 mm, T: 24.63 mm, W: 407 g
32. L: 66.46 mm, W: 65.18 mm, T: 28.79 mm W: 409 g
33. L: 62.73 mm, W: 45.97 mm, T: 31.70 mm, W: 288 g
34. L: 66.37 mm, W: 57.81 mm, T: 27.09 mm, W: 367 g
35. L: 62.41 mm,&nbsp;W: 59.88 mm, T: 25.55 mm, W: 321 g
36. L: 63.33 mm, W: 58.99 mm,&nbsp;T: 30.15 mm, W: 299 g
37. L: 69.67 mm, W: 79.60 mm, T: 28.65 mm, W: 332 g
38. L: 50.54 mm, W: 49.89 mm, T: 21.59 mm, W: 173 g
Small Ingot Fragments
39. L: 46.62 mm, W: 21.44 mm, T: 28.57 mm, W: 48 g
40. L: 27.61 mm, W: 27.67 mm, T: 13.24 mm, W: 33 g
41. L: 23.92 mm, W: 25.14 mm, T: 27.22 mm, W: 62 g
42. L: 33.75 mm, W: 18.45 mm, T: 16.14 mm, W: 39 g
43. L: 28.16 mm, W: 21.72 mm, T: 11.98 mm, W: 24 g
44. L: 33.56 mm, W: 22.37 mm, T: 14.89 mm, W: 20 g
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Subsequent action: Submitted for consideration as Treasure