Record ID: NLM-47C832
Object type: POT BOILER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Sandstone burnt stone. One half of a river-rounded Sandstone cobble, possibly flattened by use as a rubber or hone on one side, reddened by heat which has promoted splitting on the putative flat or polished side. The use of stones to heat water – for what purpose is the topic of speculation, ranging from cooking to bathing of the better sort – is especially characteristic of the later Bronze Age. Of course, stones could be heated or incorporated into hearths and campfires  and water boiled at any later date as well. Suggested date: possibly Late Bronze Age to Iron Age,…
Created on: Tuesday 22nd August 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd August 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Epworth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-800087
Object type: POT BOILER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Three pot boiler fragments, probably of Bronze Age to Iron Age date. All fragments of the burnt amortize pebble are fractured, which may have be caused by exposure to heat. They all show signs of burning and have craze cracking.
Created on: Wednesday 12th March 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Collingham', grid reference and parish protected.