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
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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
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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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Record ID: LIN-1CDF13
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete socketed 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 45 mm in length. The tip is missing and the break is very worn and patinated suggesting it broke in antiquity. Only circa 12-15 mm of the tip appears to be missing. The blade wings are highly abraded and irregular, though much of this appears to have occurred post-deposition since the breaks are a different patina to the rest of the object. A maximum w…
Created on: Friday 19th January 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
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Record ID: LIN-7DAAC9
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy Middle Bronze Age unlooped palstave axehead (c.1500-c.1300 BC). When viewed from the side the axe has a slender body of rectangular form, which then flares into the blade. In plan the axe is a slender pointed-oval. The butt is H-shaped in section and terminates towards the centre of the axe with a well-defined, rounded stop-ridge on both sides rising at right angles to the septum. Beyond the septum is a moulded shield-shaped stop-ridge set transversely across the body. The blade is flared and the surface is smooth, bevelled and sharpened. The palstave …
Created on: Tuesday 12th September 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 12th September 2017
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Record ID: LIN-DA78A7
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Middle to Late Bronze Age palstave axehead (c.1500-c.1300 BC). The axehead is a Group I (shield-pattern) type from the Acton Park phase of Bronze Age metalwork, distinguished by its shield-shaped decoration below the stop ridge. The butt is H-shaped in section and has some damage to the terminal. The flanges of the butt are wide, and at the end is a pronounched stop-ridge. Beyond this extending onto the blade on both sides is a shield-shaped decoration with a moulded rib that extends from the centre of this and further along the body. The blade is flared and extends to a full cre…
Created on: Wednesday 22nd February 2017
Last updated: Friday 2nd June 2017
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Record ID: LIN-A90E8A
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Dr Peter Chowne writes: a complete cast copper-alloy developed side-looped spearhead that can be assigned to Davis Group 6A (Davis, 2012). The terminology used below follows that of Davis. Although complete there is some damage to the blade both ancient and modern, probably the result of agricultural activity. Surface colour is predominantly dark brown some of the damaged areas have green corrosion. The tip of a wooden shaft survives within the socket. Length: 125 mm, Width: 26 mm, D; 72 mm, Weight: 67.1 g. The blade is flame-shaped with a low (25%) 'Position of Maximum Width' …
Created on: Tuesday 27th September 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
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Record ID: LIN-12E7A1
Object type: SPEAR
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a Middle to Late Bronze Age spear. Only part of the blade located near to the terminal (tip-end) survives. It is lozenge in section and has a pronounced rib running down the centre on both sides. The entire perimeter is damaged. Much of the blade is pitted with bright green patches of corrosion, however, the original surface is smooth and has a mid-brown patina. One of the breaks is irregular and does not appear to have been done intentionally; the other, however, is more regula, straight, and might be the result of having been cut. 38mm x 21mm x 4mm. 12.58g. This it…
Created on: Tuesday 20th September 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 20th September 2016
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Record ID: LIN-12DB24
Object type: SPEAR
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a Middle to Late Bronze Age spear. Only the tip survives. It is lozenge in section and has a shallow rib running down the centre on both sides. The entire perimeter is damaged. Much of the blade is pitted with bright green patches of corrosion, however, the original surface is smooth and has a mid-brown patina. The break is irregular and does not appear to have been done intentionally. 38mm x 16mm x 3mm. 5.73g. This item possibly dates to the Ewart park phase of the Late Bronze Age (1,000-700BC).
Created on: Tuesday 20th September 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 20th September 2016
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Record ID: LIN-709F56
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A near-complete Bronze Age copper-alloy palstave dating to the Middle to Late Bronze Age transition.The axe is if Schmidt and Burgess's Nettleham Type, which places it within the Wilburton Industry, Needham Period 6, 1150-950 CAL BC. The axe is heavily eroded and has breaks across the butt and the side loop. The blade gently flares to the cutting edge; the sides are straight, and in section the blade is rectangular. The cutting edge is abraded and appears to have been reground several times owing to the lack of expanded blade at the edges.The axe has a pronouced stop-ridge on both …
Created on: Friday 19th August 2016
Last updated: Monday 22nd August 2016
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Record ID: LIN-D95544
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Bronze Age copper alloy barbed-and-tanged arrowhead or razer, dating circa 1275-1140 BC. Other than the tang, the original perimeter of the arrowhead is heavily abraded or entirely missing. The present perimeter does, however, indicate that the sides were gently curved towards the tip, rather than being straight. A v-shaped notch separates the wings from the tang. The tang is rectangular in section, and measures 4mm x 1mm. A shallow midrib is visible on one side only. The midrib extends from the tang, being of the same width, and gently tapers towards the tip. The s…
Created on: Tuesday 31st May 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 10th November 2021
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Record ID: LIN-D574B4
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early to Middle Bronze Age bronze Group I, Primary Shield Pattern palstave of Acton Park Metalworking Industry and of Needham's (1996) Periods 4-5, c. 1600 - 1400BC. The axe is incomplete, but is still in a reasonably good condition, with a light brownish patina covering most of its surfaces, interspersed with areas covered by a patchy green corrosion product. The butt is rectangular in plan and incomplete at the terminal. In section the butt has wide flanges on both sides, and a pronounced stop-ridge. Below the stop on the blade is a shallow, ribbed, shield-shaped depression, char…
Created on: Tuesday 31st May 2016
Last updated: Monday 6th June 2016
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Record ID: LIN-4D4DF6
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy developed flat axe of Aylesford type (Schmidt & Burgess, 1981). The axe is dark yellowish brown with an even surface patina except in a few places where green patina is visible. There are a number of shallow grooves on both faces of the blade indicative of use rather than recent damage in the ploughsoil. It measures 58 mm in length but the butt is missing. The break is just behind a median bevelled stop and is patinated consistent with the rest of the axe perhaps suggesting breakage in use. Width at the crescentic cutting edge is 50.5 mm and the axe weighs 89.3 gm with a …
Created on: Wednesday 6th April 2016
Last updated: Friday 9th September 2016
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