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Bronze Age spear found by a metal detectorist on a Jersey beach
Yahoo News ^ | Simon de Bruxelles Sun, February 28, 2021

Posted on 02/28/2021 10:05:10 PM PST by 11th_VA

One of the most spectacular bronze age weapons discovered in northern Europe has been found by a metal detectorist on a Jersey beach.

The perfectly preserved 35cm long spear head made from copper alloy was found buried point down at the low water mark on one of the lowest tides of the year.

It is in such good condition that the finder Jay Cornick thought it must be a modern fishing spear. He put it in his bag and didn’t think much more about it until he showed it to archaeologists from Jersey Heritage.

The spearhead was found last August but the find has only now been made public after radio carbon dating confirmed it is at least 3,000 years old. Remains of the wooden haft which were still in the socket of the spear head also confirmed it had been made from field maple, which was commonly used for hafting tools and weapons in the late Bronze Age.

No similar spear head has been found in the Channel Islands although a handful of similar examples have been found in France which is just 14 miles from Jersey. Most bronze age spear heads discovered in the islands have been much smaller and part of hoards that were deliberately broken and buried as part of some long forgotten ritual.

Mr Cornick, 34, an electrical engineer, had detected on the beach near Gorey Harbour in the east of the island many times before making the find. He said: “It was very close to the harbour wall. Down on that part of the beach we usually find a lot of musket balls and old bullets and that’s what it sounded like. It was just about the first signal I got, I was in two minds whether to dig it but I did anyway...

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To: NFHale

It is bronze and I think most likely was cast, then finished by polishing...................


41 posted on 03/01/2021 8:23:04 AM PST by Red Badger (SLEAZIN' is the REASON for the TREASON .................................)
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To: lefty-lie-spy

I am. All I ever find is a few coins and beer can pull tabs from the 70’s.................


42 posted on 03/01/2021 8:23:49 AM PST by Red Badger (SLEAZIN' is the REASON for the TREASON .................................)
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To: SunkenCiv
PEOPLE WHO GO ONTO OTHER PEOPLES PROPERTY AND TAKE THINGS ARE THIEVES
43 posted on 03/01/2021 8:31:05 AM PST by Varda
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To: 11th_VA; SunkenCiv

Centimeters. So... this is JERSEY Jersey.


44 posted on 03/01/2021 9:01:14 AM PST by Albion Wilde (Laughter separates us from despair and gives us a chance at love. --Craig Ferguson)
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To: no-s

It’s what is not in there. Oxygen.


45 posted on 03/01/2021 9:06:28 AM PST by epluribus_2 (He, had the best mom - ever.)
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To: Red Badger

An assault spear lost in a boating accident


46 posted on 03/01/2021 11:14:31 AM PST by csvset (tolerance becomes a crime when attached to evil)
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To: 11th_VA

How’d it get to Jersey from all the way over in Europe? Ohhh...THAT Jersey! Never mind.


47 posted on 03/01/2021 12:52:35 PM PST by JimRed (TERM LIMITS, NOW! Build the Wall Faster! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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To: Tallguy
A prospector I knew told me that he’d sweep old gate posts and look under flagstone in hearths. Sometimes find a stash of coins.

If he's smart he'll shovel and shut up!

48 posted on 03/01/2021 12:56:45 PM PST by JimRed (TERM LIMITS, NOW! Build the Wall Faster! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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To: Red Badger

True, yes!


49 posted on 03/01/2021 1:00:33 PM PST by jmacusa (Liberals. Too stupid to be idiots.)
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To: KingLudd
Now, here’s one heck of a find from a NEW Jersey beach. Almost 5 times older than the bronze spear point.

So I opened the link, read the article than scrolled down to the comments. This one caught my eye:

"Whatever this artifact is, you can't deny it's age unless you can prove otherwise. There was a group of natives here before the Berring crossing. This angers many white Americans because it destroys their argument for nobody being native here."

I started to reply to the comment, as I can't imagine why I or any white should be angered by that. Then I noticed the comment was from four years ago.

50 posted on 03/01/2021 1:07:10 PM PST by JimRed (TERM LIMITS, NOW! Build the Wall Faster! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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To: Red Badger

It is in outstanding condition.


51 posted on 03/01/2021 1:08:25 PM PST by JimRed (TERM LIMITS, NOW! Build the Wall Faster! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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To: JimRed

And still deadly!......................


52 posted on 03/01/2021 1:10:51 PM PST by Red Badger (SLEAZIN' is the REASON for the TREASON .................................)
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To: Red Badger

Good point...
“Bronze Age” and all ... lol!
But still, some Metal smith probably cranked out dozens of those spear heads, rather than it being a one-off creation. A craftsman for sure.


53 posted on 03/01/2021 3:30:17 PM PST by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: KingLudd

That is crazy luck !!!!


54 posted on 03/01/2021 8:07:24 PM PST by 11th_VA (Et Tu Fox News ?)
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To: melsec

That is interesting. The town historian said the founding families named the village “The Jersey Settlement” because it reminded them of home. But the next little town over was settled by Germans for the same reason.

We are also close to beaches....on big muddy river that is.


55 posted on 03/02/2021 2:40:58 PM PST by FreedomNotSafety
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To: Red Badger; Liz

It’s some nice work!


56 posted on 03/02/2021 4:02:05 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: Viking2002
My neighbor's wife lost her wedding ring out on her property and was distraught after 3 days of searching and could not find it. I sent my kids over there with a metal detector and they found it in 20 minutes, she was so happy she gave them 50 bucks and baked brownies.
57 posted on 03/03/2021 7:07:03 AM PST by ABN 505 (Right is right if nobody is right, and wrong is wrong if everybody is wrong. ~Archbishop Fulton John)
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To: Liz; All

I didn’t realize this showed a spear lying horizontal across something larger until I looked at the article itself.


58 posted on 03/04/2021 7:23:59 PM PST by gleeaikin
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