Find Spot record MLI40139 - Two Bronze Age swords found in Tattershall Thorpe
Summary
A late Bronze Age leaf-shaped sword and a part of a blade of a similar sword found in Tattershall Thorpe
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 801 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
A late Bronze Age leaf-shaped sword found in 1960 or possibly in 1959.{1}{2}{5}
There is another leaf-shaped sword found in 1962 from the same approximate location, TF 2065 5932. The grid reference was obtained directly from the finder of the objects.{3}
Davey records and illustrates the sword found in 1960 (and photographed in source no.1) as well as a fragment of sword blade. He records the parish as Tattershall but the grid reference given is in Tattershall Thorpe. These finds may be linked with record PRN40140. {4}
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SLI660 Article in Serial: D.F. Petch. 1961. ‘Archaeological Notes for 1959 and 1960’ in Lincolnshire Architectural and Archaeological Society Reports and Papers. vol.9.1, p.9, Plate 3.
- <2> SLI2230 Index: University of Nottingham. 1960. East Midland Archaeological Bulletin. vol.3, p.5.
- <3> SLI2782 Index: OS CARD INDEX. TATTERSHALL THORPE. TF25NW5,1964, BAIRD J.
- <4> SLI274 Article in Serial: P.J. Davey. 1973. 'Bronze Age Metalwork from Lincolnshire' in Archaeologia. vol.104, p.98, Fig.43.418, 419.
- <5> SLI34 Artefact: 1960. CITY AND COUNTY MUSEUM COLLECTION 1960. LCNCC 57.60.
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Location
| Grid reference | TF 2065 5932 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | TATTERSHALL THORPE, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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