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« on: September 14, 2014, 08:26:55 PM »
Found a couple of interesting bits at todays Rally.   The top one is iron and the round one seems to be bronze.  Any thoughts would be appreciated.


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« Reply #1 on: September 14, 2014, 08:42:24 PM »
good going Val ... no idea as to what they are, but there's a good chance one maybe a bronze age spearhead ....

great to meet you today, and have a quick chat.  well done on getting up to ross on wye .. that was some journey for you.... i do look forward to a longer chat at the next rally.

happy hunting
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« Reply #2 on: September 14, 2014, 08:49:28 PM »
Thanks Alan, feelings mutual.

I was very surprised when I washed the crud off both of these.  I thought spearhead as soon as I looked at it. But, like so many other artefacts,  never having seen one in the flesh, I wasn't sure.  There's not much info on them but I did find one on PAS that seemed to fit.
Be great if it's confirmed.

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« Reply #3 on: September 14, 2014, 08:52:05 PM »
indeed, particularly if it was found close to the bronze age axehead
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« Reply #4 on: September 14, 2014, 08:57:31 PM »
I will be interested to see what the id is on the top item as i have one exactly the same i found some months ago
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« Reply #5 on: September 14, 2014, 09:42:29 PM »
If it's iron it can't be Bronze Age,  can it  ??   I know Bronze was used in Wales well into the Iron age but not the other way round.

Just a thought.

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« Reply #6 on: September 18, 2014, 11:53:33 AM »
Unfortunately when iron starts going you need the whole thing to identify it conclusively, you can't even believe the shape as iron has a nasty habit of corroding into a point (thickest part) but if you have a central rib on both sides there is a good chance that it is or was a blade of some sort Wink
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« Reply #7 on: September 18, 2014, 01:28:18 PM »
It does look an interesting shape, fingers crossed for you Val Wink
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