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Title: Spearhead Post by: Chef Geoff on March 11, 2010, 07:37:33 PM Some of you may already of seen this over on MLO, but this is the Bronze age spearhead I found about 4 weeks ago near Newport. It's from the middle Bronze age 1450-900BC. 2 others with the same dimensions have been found in North Wales which leads the FLO to think they were either made in Wales or possibly Ireland.
One interesting point that came up when I was talking to the FLO was that there is now a belief that the Irish Tinker of more recent times who came around and would mend pots and pans and make buckets etc, could be the descendants of a much older tradition of travelling Irish metal workers as some of the best examples of metal working in all metals have been found in Ireland. (http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/vv294/Chef_02/DSCF0851.jpg) Title: Re: Spearhead Post by: 150aceboy on March 11, 2010, 08:15:47 PM That was a great find Geoff m8
Ace ;) Title: Re: Spearhead Post by: beachboy (viv) on March 11, 2010, 08:29:08 PM nice find geoff and its complete would be worth another look in that area.viv
Title: Re: Spearhead Post by: handyman [Alan} on March 11, 2010, 08:43:16 PM a lovely find,
it will be nice when its finished!! ::) ::) Title: Re: Spearhead Post by: Chef Geoff on March 11, 2010, 08:45:51 PM I'm just sanding it down now Alan ;)
Title: Re: Spearhead Post by: detectordave on March 11, 2010, 08:50:52 PM It does not need sanding down i have seen it it needs 10 mins in a good sandblaster lol its a nice find well done chef ;)
Title: Re: Spearhead Post by: Salty (Karl) Cardiff Scan Club on March 11, 2010, 09:13:32 PM I just have this mental picture of the "traveling Tinkers" offering to fix your chariot and "tarmac your drive for you sir", and by the way,i think the guttering blocked on your Celtic round house ;D
Title: Re: Spearhead Post by: Al.Thepastfinder, ( Alan ) on March 12, 2010, 07:43:17 AM wow, it looks a nice one., i hope you don't go damaging it now,
Title: Re: Spearhead Post by: TheLoveDoc on March 12, 2010, 09:36:39 AM now that i REALLY like...... :o thats just gone way up my wish list of finds to come !!! well done fella ;)
Title: Re: Spearhead Post by: Kev on March 12, 2010, 10:02:45 AM well done CHEF (geoff) that is a lovley find , one in a million finds ......... and the history behind it ;)
Title: Re: Spearhead Post by: Tafflaff (Rob) on March 12, 2010, 10:07:28 AM A stunning find fella , I would love to find something like that. Well done and thanks for posting it... One for the gallery I think.
Title: Re: Spearhead Post by: cardiff bats (Paul) on March 12, 2010, 10:52:27 AM Thats a great find Geoff :) :)
Title: Re: Spearhead Post by: StumbledUpon on March 13, 2010, 08:50:58 PM A very nice find, well saved. :)
Title: Re: Spearhead Post by: Roman (Ray) on March 13, 2010, 09:10:57 PM HI CHEF BUTTY.
yeh what a cracking find. it was great to see it for real mate.lovely find. welldone chef.# ray. Title: Re: Spearhead Post by: ORDOVIC on March 14, 2010, 08:16:54 PM I found one identical to that one five years ago, but mine was broken in half and was thought to be a votive offering,it had the same brown patina which you get when bronzes are recovered from water or wet land like bogs or marshes.
Excellent find ! ORDOVIC |