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Lincolnshire HER
Name:Basal Looped Spearhead, Lincoln
HER Number:MLI98141
Type of record:Find Spot

Summary

A basal looped spearhead of middle Bronze Age date, found in 1860-63, at Freeschool Lane, Lincoln.

Grid Reference:SK 977 712
Map Sheet:SK97SE
Parish:ABBEY, LINCOLN, LINCOLNSHIRE

Full description

A type IIIa, basal looped spearhead of middle Bronze Age date, found in 1860-63. It was found in the crevice on an old wall in Freeschool Lane and is now in Lincoln Museum. {1}{2}{3}{4}{5}


<1> SMR file cards for Lincoln, SK 97 SE: CP (Index). SLI3134.

<2> Ordnance Survey, OS card index for Lincoln, SK 97 SE: 6 (Index). SLI2604.

<3> C.W. Phillips, 1935, 'The Present State of Archaeology in Lincolnshire: Part 2' in the Archaeological Journal, vol.91, p.173 (Article in Serial). SLI323.

<4> P.J. Davey, 1973, 'Bronze Age Metalwork from Lincolnshire' in Archaeologia, vol.104, p.78, fig.17.176 (Article in Serial). SLI274.

<5> City and County Museum Collection, LM 1.22 (Artefact). SLI8.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Middle Bronze Age - 1500 BC to 1001 BC)

Associated Finds

  • SPEARHEAD (Middle Bronze Age - 1500 BC to 1001 BC)

Sources and further reading

<1>Index: SMR file cards for Lincoln. LINCOLN. SK 97 SE: CP.
<2>Index: Ordnance Survey. OS card index for Lincoln. LINCOLN. SK 97 SE: 6.
<3>Article in Serial: C.W. Phillips. 1935. 'The Present State of Archaeology in Lincolnshire: Part 2' in the Archaeological Journal. vol.91, p.173.
<4>Article in Serial: P.J. Davey. 1973. 'Bronze Age Metalwork from Lincolnshire' in Archaeologia. vol.104, p.78, fig.17.176.
<5>Artefact: City and County Museum Collection. LM 1.22.

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