Find Spot record MLI40594 - BRONZE PALSTAVES, FOUND MAREHAM LE FEN

Summary

BRONZE PALSTAVES, FOUND MAREHAM LE FEN

Type and Period (1)

  • (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

Two unlooped shield pattern bronze palstaves were found, one 5.8 inches long. Possibly found in a field south of Glebe Farm, Mareham le Fen. {1} P. Davey records one of these in his gazetteer with a grid reference of TF283 583, the second at TF 281 581. {2} A. White notes that the second unlooped palstave was found at TF 281 581. {5}

Sources/Archives (5)

  •  Index: SMR FILE. MAREHAM LE FEN. TF 25 NE: V -.
  •  Article in Serial: P.J. Davey. 1973. 'Bronze Age Metalwork from Lincolnshire' in Archaeologia. vol.104, p.119, Fig.44.427; p.64, Fig.5.46.
  •  Graphic Material: PARISH FILE. MAREHAM LE FEN. SKETCH OF BRONZE PALSTAVES, VOL 6.
  •  Article in Serial: Catherine M. Wilson. 1972. 'Archaeological notes, 1971' in Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. VOL7 P6.
  •  Unpublished Document: A.J. White. 1973-82. Annotations in HER copy of P. Davey, 'Bronze Age Metalwork', made by museum curator. p.64.

Map

Location

Grid reference TF 281 581 (point)
Civil Parish MAREHAM LE FEN, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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