Record ID: PUBLIC-05FD5A
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy mount or stud of unknown function. The object is conical in plan with a sub-circular base and rounded tip. There is a circumferential groove running around the object approximately 3.5mm from the base. Cut into the centre of the base is a square hole with iron staining suggesting that this was the means of attachment using an iron fixing. The patination and style of the object suggest an Iron Age -Roman date and that fits with other objects found at the site. It measures 13.25mm in height with a basal diameter of 19mm. It weighs 12.92g.
Created on: Friday 14th April 2017
Last updated: Friday 21st April 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Thoresby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-ADF947
Object type: SLAG
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large fragment of Iron bloomery slag. The fragment is rich in iron with iron corrosion products over parts of its surfaces. It strongly attracts a magnet. The fragment also contains a large number of air bubbles and is heavy for its size.One side has a distinct, smooth curved profile which may be where the bloom was shaped by the inner wall of the furnace. The process of smelting iron ore to produce iron has not changed much from the Iron Age to the Medieval period.
Created on: Monday 9th July 2012
Last updated: Thursday 12th July 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Skidbrooke', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-FD1F86
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy ring of uncertain date and function. There are several such objects recorded on the database, their dating being problematic. They also, probably, served a variety of functions. The small size and wear patterns of this object suggest it may be a bead. The object was found in association with other objects of, primarily, Iron Age and Roman date so a date of this period seems likely. The ring has a convex outer surface and slightly flattened inner surfaces. Both the width and the thickness of the ring decrease significantly at one point, possibly as a result of wear from …
Created on: Tuesday 3rd May 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 4th May 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Thoresby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-2CE691
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, cast, copper-alloy brooch of the "Birdlip" type dating to the late Iron Age/early Roman period. The backward-curving, solid head is slightly trumpet-shaped with a moulded medial ridge and a further moulded ridge to either side. The base of the head has a transverse disc and, below it, the hooked 'beak' typical of the type. There is a short section of the bow remaining below the beak. The bow is + -shaped in section.
Created on: Monday 11th April 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 4th May 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Thoresby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-E9B3D2
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, 1st Century AD, griffin-headed terminal from a fixed vessel handle. The original vessel would have had a mirror image terminal on the opposite side, joined by an omega-shaped handle. Only the stub of the handle survives on this example and the head of the griffin is also missing. The front face of the terminal is decorated with punched crecents possibly representing the feathers on the neck of the creature. The rear face of the terminal is slightly concave in both horizontal and vertical axes to ensure a close fit to the wall of a large vessel. The…
Created on: Thursday 25th November 2010
Last updated: Monday 24th January 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Thoresby', grid reference and parish protected.