Description

Summary: 1 bronze knife-dagger, with 2 rivets and a thin flat blade, found with a primary cremation in the bronze age bell barrow (with sloping sides), Amesbury G46, excavated by William Cunnington

Research results

A Bronze Age copper alloy dagger excavated by William Cunnington from Amesbury G46, where it accompanied a primary cremation.

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.