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Record ID: YORYM-6213B6
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, unidentified object of uncertain date. The object is formed from a single piece of igneous rock, most probably gabbro, which appears to have been at some point manipulated into a circular form, though it is now worn and broken. Numerous large quartz inclusions are present within the stone. Centrally, a circular piece of gold infilled with red enamel has been inserted into the stone. Due to the durable nature of this type of stone it is probable that the gold was purposefully inserted into its surface. There are no signs of any form of attachment.
The gold makes up less…
Created on: Tuesday 8th March 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 8th March 2011
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This findspot is known as 'Skegness', grid reference and parish protected.
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Record ID: YORYM-800516
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Stone cannon ball or 'ballista'.
Created on: Thursday 7th December 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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This findspot is known as 'Wragby Rally', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: WMID-231986
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete polished/ ground stone axe, dating to the Neolithic period, between 3500 - 2150 BC (length: 78mm; width at blade end: 51.5mm; thickness: 23.5mm; weight: 127.3g).
The axe is sub-triangular in shape with a sub-ovoid section. The slightly uneven surface has been polished/ ground and the artefact has light brown/ grey in colour. A large area has been broken from one side of the axe near the butt as well as small breaks along the blade edge. The artefact is in a slightly worn but fair condition.
Created on: Saturday 20th January 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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This findspot is known as 'Ancaster', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: WMID-6C5795
Object type: ARM GUARD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete polished worked stone, possible unfinished arm guard or bracer, of possible Neolithic dating (c. 4000 BC to c. 2350 BC).
The possible arm guard is sub rectangular in shape, with tapered sides and a plano-convex section (one side flat, the other domed). The domed side bears traces of being bevelled, to create the domed shape. Both surfaces have been highly polished.
It measures 77.8 mm in length, 28.2 mm wide and 6.7 mm thick. It weighs 25.6 g.
The possible arm guard is mid grey colour, and has been made from a very fine grained schist or siltstone.
Identifica…
Created on: Thursday 10th October 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd October 2013
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Record ID: SWYOR-4FAD08
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A stone axe which is probably Neolithic in date. The axe looks to have been ground into shape. It is made of a green coloured stone with a fine grain and still has quite a keen edge to it. It measures 85mm long, 45mm wide and 17mm thick.
This artefact has been recorded from photographs and a description kindly supplied by the finder.
Created on: Monday 23rd July 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-876674
Object type: GAMING PIECE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A stone or pebble which is flat on one face and rounded (convex) on the other; oval in plan. It has been glazed with white to pale green glassy glaze with black speckles in it. It may have been decorated to use it as a gaming counter. It is of comparable size to stone and ceramic gaming pieces found at York in Anglo-Saxon contexts (Mainman and Rogers 2000, page 2566), one of which has a splash of glaze on it.
Glass counters are also known from the Roman period; see for example GLO-88A182 for details. There is also evidence of rounded pebbles have been utilized as gaming pieces th…
Created on: Tuesday 20th September 2011
Last updated: Monday 1st June 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-095CA7
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A rectangular length of lightweight, dark, fine-grained stone that has probably been used as a whetstone (hone or sharpening stone) as there are a number of shallow grooves on three of the surfaces. It is difficult to date with certainty but it probably dates from the Early-Medieval to Medieval periods. It is pierced at one end and a copper-alloy rivet remains in the piercing. At each end of the rivet is a small section of copper-alloy plate, probably forming a suspension mount, most of which has broken away in antiquity and is missing. The opposite end of the stone to the suspension …
Created on: Friday 15th January 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-E625E3
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small Neolithic, polished stone hand axe dating from c. 3500BC - 2100BC. This is very small in comparison with the norm, which probably indicates that it was a votive offering. It is 58.1mm long, 43.1mm wide and 19.9mm thick. It weighs 54.39gm. The axe is extensively damaged, with hardly any of the original polished surface surviving. It is visible only on one side facet and on part of one face. This makes the original shape of the axe difficult to determine. The stone is fine grained with conchoidal fractures and a greenish colour.
Created on: Wednesday 2nd September 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 21st May 2014
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Record ID: SWYOR-C99494
Object type: GAMING PIECE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A group of 11 water rounded pebbles which are not worked, but which may have been used as gaming counters. Most are an orange brown colour. As the river is not far from the site, they may be entirely natural.
Created on: Wednesday 21st November 2012
Last updated: Monday 18th May 2020
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This findspot is known as 'Brampton', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SWYOR-21BA16
Object type: GAMING PIECE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A stone or pebble which is a probable gaming piece. It is oval in plan with one face that is slightly flat and the other is rounded (convex); the surface is also uneven. There is evidence that rounded pebbles have been utilized as gaming pieces. Compare to PAS record IDs: SWYOR-357567 and WMID-C24862. The date of this piece is uncertain but it was found in the same area as PAS record ID: SWYOR-223563 on a site producing many Early Medieval finds. The object is medium brown in colour.
Thickness: 11.5mm; Diameter: 30mm; Weight: 13.96g
Created on: Friday 9th December 2011
Last updated: Thursday 28th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-223563
Object type: GAMING PIECE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A stone or pebble which is a probable gaming piece. It is sub circular in plan with one face that is flatter and the other is rounded (convex), with one side that is shallower than the other; the surface is also uneven. There is evidence that rounded pebbles have been utilized as gaming pieces. Compare PAS record IDs: SWYOR-357567 and WMID-C24862. The date of this piece is uncertain but it was found in the same area as record ID: SWYOR-21BA16 on a site producing many Early Medieval finds. The object is dark brown in colour.
Thickness: 11.3mm; Diameter: 16.9mm; Weight: 5.61g
Created on: Friday 9th December 2011
Last updated: Thursday 28th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-82DDB3
Object type: PENCIL
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of a stone (slate) pencil probably dating from the 19th century. This would have been used for writing on slates. It is a circular sectioned rod, broken at one end and tapering to a point at the other. The break reveals the laminated structure of the slate. The pointed end is square in section and irregular, perhaps having been broken at some point. Compare NLM-5E9762 and NLM-71B667.
Created on: Monday 25th June 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 25th January 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-890AF2
Object type: GAMING PIECE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A group of fifteen smooth and rounded stone pebbles which could have been used as gaming counters. They vary in colour from grey through buff to pink. They were all found in one area of one field, but it remains a possibility that they are a natural river gravel deposit. The site is a known Early Medieval one, so if they are archaeological, an Early Medieval date is suggested.
Created on: Monday 25th June 2012
Last updated: Saturday 23rd May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-96E960
Object type: ANIMAL REMAINS
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fossilised shell (probably Gryphaea, commonly known as a Devil's Toenail), dating from the Jurassic period. The fossil may have been curated during in an archaeological period, or may be naturally occurring. They are so common near Scunthorpe, that they appear on the town's arms. In the 17th and 18th centuries, they were believed to be a cure for arthritic joints.
Created on: Tuesday 26th June 2012
Last updated: Saturday 23rd May 2020
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Record ID: SUR-142448
Object type: PERFORATED OBJECT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a flat, sub rectangular pierced stone object with a plano convex lenticular cross sectional profile and tapering edges on the three surviving sides. The stone is a hard and coarse grained grey-green rock of non-local type, possibly igneous, with abundant inclusions of quartz or feldspar. The pierced hole has been worked from both sides and has a slight hour glass profile with clear tool marks on the inner surface suggesting the use of metal tools in its fabrication. The coarse grain, lack of finish and thin, uneven profile all contraindicate a prehistoric origin.
Found o…
Created on: Wednesday 31st July 2019
Last updated: Friday 23rd June 2023
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Record ID: PUBLIC-E2AD11
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete whetstone of probable early-medieval to medieval date (c. AD 800 - 1400).
Description: The whetstone is formed from a very fine-grained, sedimentary, mica-rich stone. It is sub-trapezoidal in plan with parallel sides and is sub-rectangular in cross section. Both ends are broken, probably in antiquity. All sides are flat and very smooth, except one face that is slightly dished from the sharpening process.
Measurements: Length 61.66mm: Width 28.01mm: Thickness 19.83mm: Weight 78.11g
Discussion: Dating of whetstones is difficult as they were used from the la…
Created on: Thursday 20th August 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 20th October 2020
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This findspot is known as 'Skidbrooke', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: PUBLIC-09CFC5
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The pointed tip from a broken stone whetstone or hone. The whetstone is made from very fine-grained sandstone with mica flecks and areas with black patches. The material is very similar to coal measures sandstone but this has not been verified as the source for the stone. The stone is a pointed triangle in plan and sub-triangular in section. The sides are highly polished and faceted from the repeated action of sharpening blades.
Created on: Monday 10th November 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 26th November 2014
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Utterby', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: PUBLIC-FA7EA7
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of whetstone, probably early-medieval in date. The whetstone has been manufactured from fine-grained mica schist, most probably sourced in Scandinavia. Other whetstones made from this type of stone have been recorded in association with early-medieval finds. The whetstone is rectangular in plan and sub-square in section at one end and sub-triangular in section at the other end. The four longer faces are worn smooth but with some damage from farm machinery. The whetstone is broken at both ends with the squarer end broken across what may have been the drilled hole for the sus…
Created on: Monday 19th September 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 18th October 2016
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This findspot is known as 'Skidbrooke', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: PUBLIC-47D2D1
Object type: ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A block of worked, sandy limestone with a cut groove, probably to accomodate a window pane. The block is sub-rectangular in plan with two faces cut and finished to give smooth, flat surfaces. The corner between these two faces is chamfered. The rest of the block has rough and broken surfaces. Cut into one of the wider, damaged faces is a rectangular groove, 12mm in width. The block is broken across one end of this groove. It is likely that the block was originally the top or bottom part of a window frame and the groove held the pane of glass. The block was found associated with mediev…
Created on: Wednesday 18th February 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd March 2015
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Skidbrooke', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: PUBLIC-750598
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A large fragment of whetstone, probably early-medieval in date. The whetstone has been manufactured from fine-grained mica schist, most probably sourced in Scandinavia. Other whetstones made from this type of stone have been recorded in association with early-medieval finds. The whetstone is sub-trapezoidal in plan and sub-square in section with the four longer faces being very smooth. The whetstone is broken at both ends. One face has two, straight, longitudinal gouges, probably as a result of the blade-sharpening process.
Created on: Friday 20th February 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd March 2015
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Skidbrooke', grid reference and parish protected.
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