Worcestershire Museum acquires Bronze Age weapons –

Worcestershire Museum has purchased a pair of Bronze Age weapons for the county’s collection. The spearhead and knife were discovered by metal detectors in June 2021 and reported to the Portable Antiquities Scheme. Later, they were declared legal treasures under the Treasure Act, which gave the museum the opportunity to acquire the objects at their appraised value. Worcestershire Museum snapped them up.

The spearhead is the older of the two, dating to 1550-1250 BC. It is 5 inches long and has an oval blade with tapering ribs and two side rings on the socket. The history of this knife dates back to approx. 1000-800 B.C. It is four inches long and has leaf-shaped leaves with ribs in the middle.

The spearhead and knife were found relatively close together (about 55 feet from each other), but may not have been buried together in a single incident. They are located in a layer of moist clay near a spring or other water source. Bronze Age people often left artifact deposits in natural places with water (rivers, swamps, lakes, etc.) and may have left these offerings over a period of time, so you’ll find some items gathered in one place, but not all were eaten at once.