Record ID: NLM-527083
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy socketed axe-head. Cast copper alloy axe-head with a crescentic cutting edge, a plain body with slightly concave upper and lower sides and a sub-rectangular socket measuring 32.7mm in height and 28.4mm in width [externally]. A single loop of length 23.5mm is set on one side on the mould line at a distance of 9.5mm from the socket. Six triangular-section fragments of pale buff and desiccated wood were presented along with the object together with smaller splinters and dust, with slight evidence of green staining, and are regarded by the finder as relict fragments of a woode…
Created on: Tuesday 9th April 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 9th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Linwood', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-562397
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint coarse-scraper possibly of very Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age date (c. 2400 - 1600 BC). The object is made from a light brown opaque flint. Almost the entire surface of the flint is covered with a white patina where recortication has occurred. There are also spots of orange iron staining too. However, the distal end of the scraper is stained neither white nor orange, and shows the original colour of the flint. The object is a roughly semi-circular shape and has been manufactured from a tertiary flake of flint. On the ventral surface of the flake there is conchoidal …
Created on: Thursday 28th March 2024
Last updated: Monday 22nd April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Caistor', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-2DC392
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Middle to Late Bronze Age palstave axe dating to c. 1600-1200 BC, possible shield-pattern palstave axe head, Arreton/Acton Park Metalwork Assemblage. The axe is narrow and unlooped, with a rounded stop-ridge on both sides at right angles to the septum. Prominent side flanges, the butt narrows to a damaged end. The blade is narrow and trapezoidal, widening gently to the cutting edge, with little added flare to the tips. The blade is slightly nibbled along the cutting edge. There is no nick. There is a slightl shield-like depression below t…
Created on: Tuesday 26th March 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 26th March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Greetham with Somersby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-2BCAF0
Object type: BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete flint barbed and tanged arrowhead dating to the early Bronze Age c.2350-1600 BC. Triangular flake with covering angled scalar retouch on both sides, with long barbs and a tang. One of the barbs has been snapped off. Mid-orangey-brown flint. Length: 32.03 mm, Width: 24.47 mm, Thickness: 3.55 mm, Weight: 2.42g
Created on: Tuesday 26th March 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 26th March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Greetham with Somersby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-F9F7F2
Object type: AWL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A near complete cast copper-alloy awl of probable of Bronze Age date (c.1600-800 cal BC). Description: The object is rectangular in cross-section at one half, slightly curved and gradually flattening to a flat end. The other half is circular in cross-section and tapers to a point. It has a light green and brown patchy patina. Measurements: length: 101.2mm; width: and thickness: 5.2mm; weight: 11.19g Discussion: Awls were a range of rod-like tools that were usually round sectioned and pointed at one end, and rectangular sectioned with a sq…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2024
Last updated: Thursday 1st February 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SWYOR-715A1A
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a flat axe-chisel or narrow bladed chisel dating from the Early to Middle Bronze Age, about 2200 - 1000 BC. The fragment consists of the axe's cutting edge above which is a patinated jagged break. The axe fragment is sub-trapezoidal in plan with the sides being slightly concave. The blade is an asymmetrical convex crescent with faint bevels. The broken edge of the axe runs transversely across its body giving an irregular oblique edge at one end. In cross section the body of the axe is rectangular as revealed by the break. The cross-section at the blade…
Created on: Monday 11th December 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 20th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.

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
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-FC4E13
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy possible sword fragment. Cast straight-sided trapezoid object of lentoid or flattened lozenge section, here taken to be the tip of a sword, dagger or rapier, broken at either end. The break at the wider end is relatively recent but the other, nearer the tip of the putative weapon, is ancient. Suggested date: Middle to Late Bronze Age, 1600-800BC Length: 22.9mm, Width: 14.7mm, Thickness: 2.5mm, Weight: 3.01gms
Created on: Monday 30th October 2023
Last updated: Monday 30th October 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'East Lindsey', grid reference and parish protected.

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-6221CD
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy fragment, possibly a tip of a flanged axe or palstave dating from the Early to Middle Bronze Age (c.2050-1400 BC). The object is trapezoidal with a triangular cross-section. It has a flaring edge and narrows towards a shaft. The opposite end of the cutting edge has a facetted side and an adjacent truncated side which appears damaged. The surface is a mid-green patina with patches of brownish-green. There is a circular hole, possibly as the result of a casting flaw. Very worn. Width of cutting edge: 26.77 mm; Length of total object 21.52 mm;&nbs…
Created on: Friday 11th August 2023
Last updated: Monday 9th October 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Leadenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-3E136B
Object type: BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Flint barbed and tanged arrowhead - source record advances date of c.1800 BC. Suggested date: Early Bronze Age, 2350-1600  Length: 32.9mm, Width: 22.5mm, Thickness: 4.7mm, Weight: 2.72gms
Created on: Tuesday 4th July 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 4th July 2023
Spatial data recorded.

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
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LIN-AC9E99
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Treasure case 2023 T612 A Middle to Late Bronze Age (c. 1300-800 BC) hoard consisting of two cast copper-alloy fragments including a  possible sickle fragment and a fragment of a speartip. 1. Sickle of uncertain type It is broadly triangular in form with a pointed-oval cross-section. The tip of the curved blade has broken off and the base is missing, both truncated ends are patinated indicative of old breaks. It has a single back curvature and wide blade, with an almost straight adjacent length. It has faint linear ridges on both faces, possib…
Created on: Tuesday 27th June 2023
Last updated: Friday 16th February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Dunholme', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-AC9343
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Treasure Case 2023 T611 A Middle to Late Bronze Age (c. 1300-800 BC) hoard consisting of three cast copper-alloy objects including a miniature axe, a palstave axe fragment and a speartip fragment. 1. Miniature axe Miniature cast copper-alloy axehead of Early Bronze Age c. 2000 BC - 1700 BC. The object is a miniature or model flat axehead or chisel. The sides are bowed. It is rectangular,  lentoidal in cross-section, with a flaring cutting edge and narrowed shaft. The sides descend from the butt almost vertically t…
Created on: Tuesday 27th June 2023
Last updated: Friday 16th February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Dunholme', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-6086CE
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy spearhead fragment of Middle to Late Bronze Age date, c. 1550 – 800 BC. Only the tip of the spear remains which is triangular in plan and lozenge in section with slight raised mid-ribs. A hollow socket extends through towards the tip. An insufficient portion of the spear remains to prove diagnostic, therefore a specific type cannot be attributed, though it is probably comparable with the range of spearheads in Davis Groups 6-11. The metal has a mid-green/grey patina and is worn. The spear is 30.43mm long, 14.26mm wide, 8.28mm thick and weighs 6.44g.
Created on: Tuesday 30th May 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 1st August 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-4C957C
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Opaque pale grey flint scraper fragment. About half of a thumbnail scraper with a broad flake struck from the dorsal side and with a bulb at one end of the ventral surface. Short abrupt retouch executed from the dorsal aspect follows a curved end; it breaks off where the scraper broke, possibly during manufacture. Suggested date: Early Bronze Age, 2350-1600 BC. Length: 24.5mm, Width: 15.6mm, Thickness: 6.5mm, Weight: 2.88gms
Created on: Wednesday 17th May 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 17th May 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Scotter', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-4C70CC
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pale grey-buff flint scraper. Thumbnail scraper, with two broad flakes struck from the dorsal side and a bulbar ventral surface; the bulb has perhaps been trimmed by drafts delivered from the ventral aspect. Short abrupt retouch executed from the dorsal aspect follows a curved edge. Suggested date: Early Bronze Age, 2350-1600 BC. Length: 27mm, Width: 22.2mm, Thickness: 7.2mm, Weight: 5.34gms
Created on: Wednesday 17th May 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 17th May 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Scotter', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-4BF549
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Dark grey flint possibly collected from the East Coast [as inferred from relict marine ‘patina’ on the dorsal side] scraper. The ventral surface is rippled with a positive hinge fracture at that end. Invasive angled scalar retouch executed from the dorsal aspect follows the curve of either end, and may be masked by subsequent battering along one side. Suggested date: Early Bronze Age, 2350-1600 BC Length: 23.7mm, Width: 20.2mm, Thickness: 9.7mm, Weight: 4.89gms
Created on: Wednesday 17th May 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 17th May 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Scotter', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-492486
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Honey-brown flint with cortex, scraper. A thumbnail scraper with two broad flakes struck from its dorsal side and with a bulb at one end of its ventral surface. Invasive angled scalar retouch executed from the dorsal aspect follows the curved end. Suggested date: Early Bronze Age, 2350-1600 BC Length: 29.2mm, Width: 23.4mm, Thickness: 9.4mm, Weight: 5.86gms
Created on: Wednesday 17th May 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 17th May 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Scotter', grid reference and parish protected.