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Bronze Age metalwork
The earliest metal tools were made from copper and later, with the addition of tin, bronze became the main type of metal. Early Bronze Age tools and weapons included flat axes, spearheads, daggers and halberds. Later, the tools and weapons became more technologically advanced and war-like, and included rapiers, swords and shields. The collections contain a wide range of metal tools, weapons and other objects including horns and cauldrons.