Find Spot record MLI98146 - Part of a late Bronze Age sword from Cherry Willingham
Summary
Part of a late Bronze Age sword from Cherry Willingham
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 801 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
A sword fragment was recovered from waterlogged peat close to the river Witham and consists of the complete hilt and upper blade of a copper alloy sword. The sword belongs within the main span of the British Ewart Park tradition dating to the late Bronze Age. Its condition is near perfect and it is significant that its blade has unambiguous evidence for deliberate damage. It is also possible that the break across the blade might have happened at a casting-flaw. {1}
The object was found during metal detection of the spoil heaps from the trench nearest the river Witham. {2}
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SLI13361 Unpublished Document: Pryor, Francis. 2009. Part of a late Bronze Age sword from Eastfield Rise Farm, Cherry Willingham, Lincolnshire. -.
- <2> SLI13362 Report: Pre-Construct Archaeology. 2009. Eastfield Rise Farm, Cherry Willingham, Lincolnshire Eastfield Rise Farm, Cherry Willingham, Lincolnshire. p.11.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | TF 0391 7151 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CHERRY WILLINGHAM, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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