Find Spot record MLI33243 - A small middle Bronze Age dirk or dagger found in Bourne
Summary
A small middle Bronze Age dirk or dagger found in Bourne
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Middle Bronze Age - 1500 BC to 1001 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
A SMALL MIDDLE BRONZE AGE DIRK (LENGTH 13.5CM). EXAMINATION HAS SHOWN THAT IT HAD THREE RIVET HOLES AND HAS BEEN EXTENSIVELY WHETTED DOWN. IT MAY BELONG TO TRUMP'S CLASS I DAGGER-DIRKS, OR IT MAY BE LATER CLASS WHICH HAS BEEN RE- RIVETED WITH THREE INSTEAD OF TWO RIVETS. {1} BRONZE DAGGER OF LENGTH 5 INCHES FOUND IN A FIELD TO THE E OF THE CAR DYKE AND SOUTH OF THE VILLAGE OF DYKE. {2}
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI2921 Index: SMR FILE. BOURNE. TF 12 SW H,1968, -.
- <2> SLI584 Article in Serial: BRITTON. 1963. PROCEEDINGS OF THE PREHISTORIC SOCIETY. -.
- <3> SLI1079 Bibliographic Reference: Hayes, P. P. and Lane, T. W.. 1992. The Fenland Project No.5: Lincolnshire Survey, the South-West Fens. UA1.
- <4> SLI274 Article in Serial: P.J. Davey. 1973. 'Bronze Age Metalwork from Lincolnshire' in Archaeologia. vol.104, p.82, Fig.19.193.
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Location
| Grid reference | TF 1065 2184 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BOURNE, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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