Description

Summary: 1 miniature bronze knife dagger (broken) with 2 rivet holes and a slight groove either side of the centre, found in bowl barrow Wilsford G37, excavated by William Cunnington. RCH does not mention this dagger and Woodward & Hunter attribute it to Amesbury Park.

Research results

A Bronze age copper alloy small butt-rivetted dagger, probably excavated by William Cunnington from an uncertain barrow in Amesbury Park.

This object was examined as part of the research published in Ritual in Early Bronze Age Grave Goods; a six-year research project carried out by Professor John Hunter and Dr Anne Woodward and funded by the Leverhulme Trust. Aided by a large number of other specialists the pair undertood an exhuastive study examining over 1000 objects held in 13 museums across the country in order to provide an extensive overview of burial practices in the period and identify regional practices.