Socketed Bronze Hammer from Cornwall

3D Model

A bronze socketed hammer, ewhich was found on the floor of a Middle Bronze Age (c. 1500-1000 BCE) sunken roundhouse during excavations as part of the A30 Chiverton to Carland Cross Road Upgrade project.

The Bronze hammer had a square socket. The working end of the hammer exhibited extensive use wear, indicative of a hafted item being used for repeated impact type work.

By permission of the Cornwall Archaeological Unit, Cornwall Council

Project: A New History of Bronze

Author: Dawid Sych