Record ID: LIN-B70D74
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a copper alloy spear head dating from the Middle to late Bronze Age, about 1550 - 800 BC. The surviving fragment comprises the tip and partial length of blade. Both wings are complete from the tip to approximately half way down the blade. From this point both wings are abraded and damaged. In section the spear is lozenge. It has a narrow blade measuring 44mm in length and 11mm in width. The spear has a dark brown patina with frequent surface pitting. The breaks are very worn and patinated suggesting it broke in antiquity.
Created on: Wednesday 8th November 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 15th November 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LIN-6F95A6
Object type: AWL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy awl of possible Bronze Age date. It is 48mm in length. The awl is rectangular in section for two thirds of its length, tapering from 5x4mm to a flat terminal. The opposite end is circular in section and tapers to a point. The awl has a dark brown-red patina often seen on Bronze Age and Iron Age metalwork in the region. A Roman date cannot be excluded, however.
Created on: Tuesday 5th September 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 31st October 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Sleaford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-A3748A
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of hollow cast copper alloy, possibly a miscast item of possible Bronze Age date. The object is rectangular in plan and appears to have been a hollow rectangle in section. Only one complete side and two incomplete sides survive. The object flares gently along its length, and also thickens to a triangular section at the widest end. The interior is covered with black soot and charcoal deposits much like is often seen on late medieval and post-medieval cooking pot legs. However, the exterior is smooth and has patches of mid brown patina as is commonly encountered on copper alloy …
Created on: Monday 14th August 2023
Last updated: Thursday 31st August 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Sleaford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-2B3E6F
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Blade-edge fragment of a late Bronze Age axe palstave or socketed axe. The fragment has a sharp, curved edge which gently widens to a rough break. The surface has a dark-brow patina which is commonly seen on Bronze Age metalwork of the region. The axe probable belongs to the Ewart Park phase of the Late Bronze Age (c. 1000 - 800 BC).
Created on: Monday 3rd July 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 1st August 2023
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Record ID: LIN-41B5D5
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a copper alloy spear head dating from the Middle Bronze Age, about 1550 - 1250 BC. It has a narrow blade measuring 33mm in length and 12mm in width. The break is very worn and patinated suggesting it broke in antiquity.  Not enough of the spearhead has remained to be able to date this fragment to a more precise range, although the circular section, the angle of the blade, and the midrib extending to the to the tip suggest comparisons with spearheads in Davis (2017) Groups 6-11.
Created on: Tuesday 3rd January 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Grasby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-C25A06
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a copper alloy spear dating to the Middle Bronze Age (III) or Late Bronze Age (Wilburton, Blackmoor / Ewart Park phases. c.1200-750 BC). Only the final 29mm of tip survives. The tip is triangular in plan and is worn around all edges. The fragment comprises a raised midrib with a flat, incomplete wing extending from both sides. The tip has a mid-green patina with infrequent pitting and corrosion. The break at the base shares the same patination as the rest of the object.
Created on: Tuesday 21st August 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 25th March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Aswarby and Swarby area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-AD652B
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A looped and socketed copper alloy spear head dating from the Middle Bronze Age, about 1550 - 1250 BC. It seems to fit into Davis's Group 2 or Group 3 (2017). It has a triangular blade with ribs on each blade wing, and a prominent midrib, lozenge shaped in cross-section. The socket is circular in cross-section and the socket extends just into the base of the blade midrib. There is a side loop on each side of the socket, positioned very close to the end of the object, away from the blade. The spear has a smooth mid green with only slight pitting and corrosion. The spear head is 101…
Created on: Monday 20th August 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LIN-B124D9
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint barbed and tanged arrowhead dating to the Bronze Age (c. 2500 - 1200 BC). The arrowhead is formed from a mid-brown coloured flint. It is triangular in shape with two notches chipped into the base to separate the barbs and tang. Both faces have been worked with covering, scaled and low-angle retouch. The arrowhead is 38mm in length and 27mm at maximum width.
Created on: Thursday 3rd May 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 20th November 2019
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Record ID: LIN-9B5103
Object type: CASTING WASTE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy casting jet or sprue. The item is roughly oval in plan and plano-convex in section, and has an incomplete, irregular tab of copper alloy extending from the base. Probably Late Bronze Age.
Created on: Wednesday 2nd May 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd May 2018
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Record ID: LIN-9E4468
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of a copper alloy spear head dating from the Middle Bronze Age, about 1550 - 1250 BC. It probably can be assigned to Davis's Group 6 'Developed side looped' type (Davis 2017). It has a narrow blade measuring 44mm in length and 18mm in width. The tip is missing and the break is very worn and patinated suggesting it broke in antiquity; the base of the fragment also shares the same patina. Most of the spear head is missing. Davis R (2017) Later Prehistoric Finds Group Object Datasheet No.5; A Short Guide to Early and Middle Bronze Age Spearheads Class: Davis Group 6
Created on: Thursday 25th January 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
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