Find Spot record MLI98155 - A Bronze Age socketed axehead found near the river Witham in Lincoln
Summary
A Bronze Age socketed axehead found near the river Witham in Lincoln
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 801 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
A Bronze Age socketed axehead with three ribs found near the river Witham in Lincoln in about 1898. It was formerly in the Jarvis collection and is now in Lincoln Museum. {1}{2}{3}
Andrew White, the former museum curator at Lincoln, notes that there is no evidence for the date of 1898 for the discovery of this axehead. {4}
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI274 Article in Serial: P.J. Davey. 1973. 'Bronze Age Metalwork from Lincolnshire' in Archaeologia. vol.104, p.74, Fig.9.93.
- <2> SLI323 Article in Serial: C.W. Phillips. 1935. 'The Present State of Archaeology in Lincolnshire: Part 2' in the Archaeological Journal. vol.91, p.173.
- <3> SLI44 Artefact: 1970. CITY AND COUNTY MUSEUM COLLECTION 1970. LCNCC 76.70.
- <4> SLI13364 Unpublished Document: A.J. White. 1973-82. Annotations in HER copy of P. Davey, 'Bronze Age Metalwork', made by museum curator. p.74.
Map
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Location
| Grid reference | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | PARK, LINCOLN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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