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  • Photo of windmill sails

    Windmills

    People have harnessed wind power for thousands of years and one of the most effective and visually striking examples of this is provided by windmills.

  • Photograph - Dagger Sheath

    Unearthed: From Excavation to Display

    The conservation of archaeological material is a complex process which demands a high degree of professional judgement of its practitioners. The Museums and Collections Care team and specifically the conservators within that team, has a national reputation for the quality of its work.

  • Image of the big dig

    The Boston Big Dig

    Information regarding the Boston Big Dig and it's development. (photo by kind permission of Aerial-Cam)

  • Photo of painted cloth

    Painted Cloth

    Recently conserved, these impressive textile panels were originally hung on the walls of Brandeston Hall, Suffolk and were on display at Gainsborough Old Hall until 2005

  • Photo of Episcopal rolls of Bishop Hugh of Wells

    Episcopal Rolls and Registers

    Lincolnshire Archives has a designated collection, recognised for its international status. Find out more about these magnificent records.

  • Images from the Tennyson Resource Centre

    Tennyson Resources

    A world class collection held in Lincoln relating to one of the nation’s most famous poets.

  • Photo of the Usher Galler

    Lincs to the Past

    An introduction - Launched May 2011, this site offers a gateway to cultural collections for everyone, 24/7. What can it do for you?

  • Photo of a 18th Century silk dress

    18th Century Mantua

    This rare garment - recently conserved, now accessible for the first time through the wonders of digitisation.

  • Photo of Llyndu House, Thimbleby

    Historic sites

    The Historic Environment Record is a rich resource that allows people to explore Lincolnshire's many sites of significant heritage.

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    Images of Lincolnshire

    View Lincolnshire related images in our Illustrations Index.

  • Image of Joseph Banks

    Joseph Banks

    Joseph Banks is one of Lincolnshire’s most famous sons. Find out more about this world famous botanist and naturalist.

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The Witham Shield: A Spotlight Loan from the British Museum

13th March - 9th June 2013

The Witham Shield, found in the River Witham at Washingborough in 1826, is a masterpiece of British Iron Age art. The shield is returning to Lincoln for a brief visit in this British Museum Spotlight Loan exhibition, which will explore the history, manufacture, design and craftsmanship of this icon of prehistoric Lincolnshire.


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  • 500,000BC - 2,300BC

    Handaxe from Saint Acheul

    Handaxe from Saint Acheul

    One of the earliest human tools, discovered in France in 1872 by the antiquarian Sir John Evans

  • 500,000BC - 2,300BC

    Welton le wold axe

    Welton le wold axe

    Found at Welton leWold in 1973. This is one of the earliest tools known from Lincolnshire

  • 500,000BC - 2,300BC

    Mammoth tooth

    Mammoth tooth

    Tooth from a woolly mammoth which roamed Lincolnshire around 10,000 years ago

  • 500,000BC - 2,300BC

    Polished / grained hammer stone from Ludford

    Macehead

    Made from an attractive banded stone, was this macehead for use or an ornament?

  • 500,000BC - 2,300BC

    Neolithic polished axe

    Neolithic polished axe

    Found at Reepham, near Lincoln. These axes are some of the most common Neolithic finds

  • 2,300BC = 700BC

    Sudbrook torc

    This torc was worn around the neck at a time when gold was first being used. Found at Sudbrook

  • 2,300BC = 700BC

    Baumber bangle

    The workmanship on this early piece of jewellery suggests it was unfinished

  • 2,300BC = 700BC

    Bronze sword

    These elegant weapons are the first swords in British history. Found at Bardney in 1908.

  • 2,300BC = 700BC

    Bronze Age beaker

    This ceramic drinking cup has a handle and was decorated using twigs and twisted cord

  • 2,300BC = 700BC

    Faience bead (star shaped)

    This bead was found in a burial mound at Stainsby. It is made of faience and is from Central Europe.

  • 700BC = AD43

    Banks sword scabbard

    This sword and scabbard were found in the River Witham in 1787 and once owned by Sir Joseph Banks.

  • 700BC = AD43

    Normanby le Wold brooch

    This is one of only 7 Iron Age gold brooches in the country. Can you see the beaked face?

  • 700BC = AD43

    Rothwell boar

    This detailed and realistic boar was probably made to be a religious offering, thrown into a river

  • AD43 = AD410

    Statuette of Minerva

    This statuette is in a classical style, and shows the Goddess wearing armour under her robes.

  • AD43 = AD410

    Greyhound brooch

    This rare example of a realistic greyhound was probably made for someone who liked or raced dogs.

  • AD43 = AD410

    Lincoln boy charioteer

    This delicate carving probably came from a tombstone and shows a boy holding the reigns of a chariot.

  • AD410 = AD1066

    Viking axe from Witham

    This Viking axe was found at Lincoln. It was made for chopping wood but could also have been a weapon.

  • AD410 = AD1066

    Hanging Bowl (Loveden Hill)

    This highly decorated bowl was found in a grave. It was deliberately damaged before being buried.

  • AD1066 = AD1485

    1072 transfer of See to Lincoln

    By this small deed, William the Conqueror gave the site for, and endowed, the new cathedral of Lincoln.

  • AD1066 = AD1485

    Medieval sword from Witham

    This 14th Century sword was found in the River Witham in 1787. It has bronze crosses inlaid in the blade.

  • AD1066 = AD1485

    Reliquary box

    This small, lockable casket was probably used for storing valuable personal items such as jewellery.

  • AD1066 = AD1485

    John of Gaunt's Will

    The Will of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster (died 1399), was copied into the Register of the Bishop of Lincoln.

  • AD1066 = AD1485

    Pedigree of the Kings of Britain

    Part of a royal pedigree, drawn on to a long roll of parchment. It claims that Henry VI was descended from Noah.

  • AD1714 = AD1837

    Mantua

    This silk dress was made in the early 18th Century and is a rare survival.

  • AD1714 = AD1837

    Georgian bird scarer

    This simple object is designed to scare birds away from crops and was made in about 1820

  • AD1714 = AD1837

    George III ring watch

    This silver, gold and diamond ring watch is believed to have been given to King George III by the maker, John Arnold.

  • AD1714 = AD1837

    Robert Sutton longcase clock

    This longcase clock was made by Robert Sutton of Barton on Humber. The clock's movements are made of wood.

  • AD1901 = AD1918

    WWI battlefield cross

    Battlefield cross, erected for an unknown soldier of the Lincolnshire Regiment in the First World War

  • AD1901 = AD1918

    Lincoln Elk motorcycle (1917)

    This motorcycle was manufactured on Broadgate, Lincoln in 1917.

  • AD1901 = AD1918

    20th C studio pottery

    This vase is inspired by Japanese design, and has been coloured using white, brown and green slip.

  • AD1901 = AD1918

    Trench Art

    These bronze shell cases were decorated by soldiers from the Lincolnshire Regiment during the First World War.

  • AD1901 = AD1918

    Images of Lincoln tank production

    The tank production line at the works of William Foster and Co, Lincoln.

  • AD1901 = AD1918

    Photograph from typhoid epidemic

    Residents of Lincoln collecting clean water from Holmes Siding during the epidemic of 1905.

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