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SPEARHEAD
Unique ID: LANCUM-1C081A
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete copper-alloy spearhead of middle Bronze Age date, c. 1500 - 1000 BC. Only the tip of the spear remains which is triangular in plan and lozenge in section with mid-ribs. No socket is present. An insufficient portion of the spear remains to prove diagnostic, therefore a specific type cannot be attributed. The metal has a mid-green patina and is pitted and worn.The length is 43mm, the width is 12mm and the weight 7.96g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 1500 BC
Date to: Circa 1000 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 43 mm
Width: 12 mm
Weight: 7.96 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 10th March 2017 - Friday 10th March 2017
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Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: North Kesteven (District)
Parish or ward: Leasingham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TF0748
Four figure Latitude: 53.01861265
Four figure longitude: -0.40636575
1:25K map: TF0748
1:10K map: TF04NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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