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Lyminge Anglo-Saxon Cemetery - Grave 4

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GRAVE 4. An adult man; supine, full length, arms straight; 90 deg., 2 ft. 6 in. deep. This grave was disturbed by one of the mushroom shed foundation holes.
  Finds. An iron spearhead (Fig. 3, No. 5) found by workmen at the left hand side of the skull. It is inlaid at the junction of the blade and socket with bands and chevrons of brass strip, 1/16 in. wide1.  This spearhead was the first find to be made on the site. Its decoration lay unsuspected for some time beneath a mass of corrosion and only became apparent after a certain amount of electrolytic cleaning. Subsequent cleaning was carried out by mechanical means.


 iron spearhead


inlaid with bands and chevrons of brass strip

   An iron ferrule at the left ankle. It is not possible to recover the exact distance between spearhead and ferrule.


   The fragmentary remains of an iron purse-mount and an iron knife at the pelvis.


   An iron shield-boss and grip, much shattered when found by workmen.


 

 

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