Record ID: LIN-8A14F7
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragments of an iron scale tang knife with a bone handle dating to the Post-medieval period (c. AD 1500-1700). There are now four pieces, found on the same day in different parts of the garden, c.3-4 inches below the ground level. The four fragments probably represent at least two knife handles. The bone handles are D-shaped in section and is held in place with iron rivets. The handle is decorated with a cross-hatch pattern along the long edge of the handle, with a series of short parallel, diagonal lines, down the centre. There is iron corrosion product at the terminal of the …
Created on: Tuesday 14th December 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 15th February 2022
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Record ID: LIN-E2A911
Object type: PIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a Roman bone object, possibly a pin dating to c.AD 43-410. The object comprises a squashed globular, faceted and sub-rectangular-sectioned head with an off-centre circular hole or aperture. A sub-rectangular shaft, sub-circular in cross-section, extends 11.04 mm in length from the head, it is slightly facetted and terminates with a broken blunt end. Total surviving length: 19.75 mm; Width: 9.56 mm; Thickness: 4.96 mm; Weight: 0.65g Kevin Leahy notes there are parallels for this object at Aldborough (Yorkshire), described as possible needles and broadly da…
Created on: Wednesday 25th November 2020
Last updated: Thursday 4th March 2021
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Record ID: LIN-A21863
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete bone spindle whorl or gaming piece, dating to the early medieval period c.AD 600-800. The circular whorl is bi-convex in profile, 39.18 mm in diameter, 15.84 mm thick and with a circular central perforation that is 7.21 mm in diameter and weighs 14.49g. The upper surface is worn, with traces of circumferential incised rings around the central perforation. The underside is worn with traces of five circumferential incised rings.The surface takes a light-brown colour. Fibres were spun into thread using a drop-spindle made of bone, ceramic or stone 'whorls' which acted as …
Created on: Sunday 7th April 2019
Last updated: Monday 24th February 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Little Carlton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-9D24C2
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Bone spindle whorl or gaming piece, dating to the early medieval period c.AD 600-800. The circular whorl is bi-convex in profile, 35.38 mm in diameter, 13.53 mm thick and with a circular central perforation that is 8.14 mm in diameter and weighs 11.82g. The smooth upper surface is decorated with five sub-circular incised rings around the central perforation. Outside the central perforation, there are three small indentations - which could represent damage made in antiquity. The underside is undecorated and consists of the coarser, inner part of the bone with many cut ends o…
Created on: Sunday 7th April 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 8th May 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Little Carlton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-6AFB6D
Object type: AWL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Viking antler handle from an awl, dating to the ninth or tenth century AD. The handle is made from a piece of antler tine and is neatly cut flat at both ends. The tine is sub-circular in section and tapers from end to end. The centre of the antler is hollow. Both ends have been carefully modified in order to allow an awl (now missing) to be inserted. The modification comprises a deeply cut, v-shaped notch, which at its deepest cuts into the hollow centre. A series of cut marks shows that the notches were cut in stages. The exterior of the tine is smooth, having a 'polished' appea…
Created on: Wednesday 27th February 2019
Last updated: Friday 15th March 2019
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Record ID: LIN-6AA5DE
Object type: AWL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Viking antler handle from an awl, dating to the ninth or tenth century AD. The handle is made from a piece of antler tine and is neatly cut flat at both ends. The tine is sub-circular in section and tapers from end to end. The centre of the antler is hollow. Both ends have been carefully modified in order to allow an awl (now missing) to be inserted. The modification comprises a deeply cut, v-shaped notch, which at its deepest cuts into the hollow centre. A series of cut marks shows that the notches were cut in stages. The notch at the larger end of the time is damaged. The exte…
Created on: Wednesday 27th February 2019
Last updated: Friday 15th March 2019
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Record ID: LIN-87F2D6
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A bone roundel, measuring 21mm in diameter and 5mm thick. The item is circular in plan and plano-convex in section, being in the form of a flower head. The domed surface has a pellet in the centre with a notched collar surround it. Twelve petals radiating from it collar. Each petal has four deep notches to it. The outer edge of the item is decorated with five or six notches. The revese h as a recessed roundel carved into it. There is no evidence of any attachment. The item is possible post-medieval, and possibly a mount from a box.
Created on: Thursday 20th April 2017
Last updated: Friday 21st April 2017
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Record ID: LIN-885AA6
Object type: HAIR PIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of a Roman bone hair pin of Crummy Type 3 and Greep Type B1.1 dating to AD150-410. The head is bun-shaped. The pin shaft tapers to join the bun-shaped head. The bone has taken on a dark brown coloured patination towards the break. References Greep, S. 1983. Objects of animal bone, antler, ivory and teeth from Roman Britain. Unpublished PhD thesis: University of Cardiff. Crummy, N. 1995. The Roman small finds from excavations in Colchester 1971-1979. Colchester Archaeological Trust Ltd, Colchester.
Created on: Wednesday 25th January 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 24th May 2017
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Record ID: LIN-885587
Object type: GAMING PIECE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Roman bone gaming piece or counter. The counter is flat, circular, and decorated with five concentric circles on the upper surface (including the rim). This decoration was possibly produced through turning on a lathe.The base is flat and undecorated, but a series of linear scratches indicate that the item was dragged across a surface, sometimes forceably. Similar counters can be found in Crummy (1995: Nos. 2268-2277), and in MacGregor (1985: 132-133). Kenyon type B. They seem to have been produced throughout the Roman period with little variation. References: Crumm…
Created on: Wednesday 25th January 2017
Last updated: Thursday 2nd February 2017
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Record ID: LIN-54B99D
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A bone spindle whorl. The whorl has a flat base and a domed top. The hole has an hour glass profile. The spindle whorl has been made from a femural or humeral head (the ball joint of an upper limb bone) from an animal. The dome shape is the natural shape of the bone. Probably Medieval.
Created on: Monday 19th October 2015
Last updated: Friday 23rd October 2015
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Record ID: LIN-FAD53A
Object type: COMB
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A handle from an antler comb, dating to the Middle to Late Saxon period, circa 800-1066. The handle is probably made from a red deer antler (Steve Ashby pers. com.). The handle is approximately circular in section and tapers from 20mm diameter at the butt to 16mm diameter at the end which would have grasped the comb. The butt-end is decorated with two pairs of incised bands. The butt itself is worn, having a slightly polished surface around the edges. The butt is decorated with an incised circle, with four evenly spaced lines radiating from the centre to the edge. In two quarters is a…
Created on: Wednesday 22nd July 2015
Last updated: Monday 27th July 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'East Lindsey', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-997216
Object type: SCOOP
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval bone scoop dating to the 18th century. This scoop has been manufactured from a sheep's metapodial. The distal end of the bone forms the handle with the articular condyles left intact. The shaft is filed all over, with linear incised decoration on the front only. This comprises four unevenly spaced lines following the direction of the shaft. Transversing this is a zig-zag motif of ten lines. An additional line runs parallel to the proximal end. The upper half of the proximal end is cut off, while the lower half is broken. The cut would have exposed the lower half of the…
Created on: Friday 6th March 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 18th March 2015
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Record ID: LIN-260D0B
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete bone knife handle, probably of post-medieval date (circa 1500-1700). The handle is subrectangular with a rounded terminal, through which is a copper alloy rivet. The other end is broken. In section the handle is plano-convex. The surface is undecorated.
Created on: Thursday 30th October 2014
Last updated: Thursday 30th October 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'East Lindsey', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-DA04D8
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A bone probably post-medieval (AD c.1500-c.1800) possible handle from an unidentified object. Overall, the object is 45.2mm long and 11.8mm in diameter. It weighs 4.82g. The object is sub-cylindrical. It has a rounded terminal and then narrows, expands, narrows and expands along its length, becoming narrower overall (9.9mm in diameter) at the other terminal. The narrower terminal has two semi-circular incisions at its end, but is otherwise rounded like the other terminal. These incisions along with the shape of the object suggest that this was a handle for an implement, perhaps a smal…
Created on: Wednesday 27th August 2014
Last updated: Thursday 28th August 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sleaford area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-7236C3
Object type: FERRULE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A bone ferrule or handle, perhaps from a knife. The object is elongated, and has been filed and faceted to form an octagonal handle. It has four wide flat sides with four narrow faceted corners. It is cut at both ends and appears to be complete. The dating of this object is uncertain, and could be Roman to medieval.
Created on: Wednesday 6th March 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 6th March 2013
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Record ID: LIN-2C8293
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A broken but complete bone spoon. The spoon has a shallow circular bowl with a flat sub-rectangular handle. The shallowness of the bow may suggest that this is a childs spoon or perhaps a mecidinal spoon.
Created on: Friday 31st July 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LIN-44A3B4
Object type: WASTE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cut fragment of antler. The antler has been cut or sawn at the top and bottom, and perhaps also down one side. The piece was found on a site producing almost exlusively material dating to the Roman period.
Created on: Monday 20th July 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Heckington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-E2C218
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bun shaped bone spindle whorl or weight. The object is decorated on one side only with a pair of concentric circles in the centre and a perimeter groove around the central hole. The central hole measures 10mm diameter.
Created on: Friday 4th July 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Blyborough', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-DF2EE3
Object type: BOX
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probable incomplete bone veneer from a box. The veneer is triangular in cross-seciton and decorated with three sets of paired collars, leaving two larger panels visible on the object. One end is complete, and the panel at this end has a circular hole through it containing a bone pin. The other end of the veneer is incomplete. The bone is a whitish colour and may have been burnt, suggesting that it may once been attached to a box placed on a cremation pyre.
Created on: Friday 4th July 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Blyborough', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-B84D73
Object type: WEFT BEATER
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probable bone pin beater. The object is circular in cross-section, elongated and tapers to either end. One end is broken however the other is worn to an angled flat terminal. The surface of the beater is very smooth through wear, particularly towards the worn flat end.
Created on: Wednesday 2nd July 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Blyborough', grid reference and parish protected.