The Wilburton-Wallington Phase is the name given by
archaeologist
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s to a metalworking stage of the
Bronze Age in
Britain spanning the period between c. 1140 BC and c. 1020 BC.
The
Wilburton complex was present in the south of Britain and the
Wallington (
Northumberland) complex in the north. Both are characterised by the introduction of
copper-
lead-
tin alloys in
bronze
Bronze is an alloy consisting primarily of copper, commonly with about 12–12.5% tin and often with the addition of other metals (including aluminium, manganese, nickel, or zinc) and sometimes non-metals, such as phosphorus, or metalloids such ...
making and by the manufacture of leaf-shaped slashing swords,
socketed spearheads secured to a shaft with a peg, horse-bits and
socketed axes.
It is paralleled by the
Poldar industries in
Scotland and the
Roscommon industries
Roscommon (; ) is the county town and the largest town in County Roscommon in Ireland. It is roughly in the centre of Ireland, near the meeting of the N60, N61 and N63 roads.
The name Roscommon is derived from Coman mac Faelchon who buil ...
in
Ireland as well as being linked with the
Urnfield A2-B1 in South Germany.
It is preceded in Britain by the
Penard Period
The Penard Period is a metalworking phase of the Bronze Age in Britain spanning the period c. 1275 BC to c. 1140 BC.
It is named after the typesite of Penard in West Glamorgan, where a hoard of bronze tools from the period was found in 1827.
...
, and followed by the
Blackmoor Period.
Bibliography
*Needham, S., Bronk Ramsey, C., Coombs, D., Cartwright, C., and Pettitt, P., (1997) "An independent chronology for British Bronze Age metalwork: the results of the Oxford Radiocarbon Accelerator Programme", ''Archaeological Journal'', Volume 154, pp. 55–107.
Periods of the British Bronze Age
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