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The earliest appearance of bronze in Britain is put down at 2000 B.C.

As we have already stated this period is divided into Early and Late Periods by specialists.

Specimens of both periods have been found in many parts of the county, and so far as we have been able to trace them, we have compiled the following list of places where they have been discovered:—

 Anwick.

 Barton-on-Humber.

 Billinghay.

 Boston, B.M.

 *Branston, B.M.

 Brigg.

 Broughton.

 Burringham.

 Caythorpe.

 Caenby.

 Crosby.

 Crowle.

 Crowland.

 Elsham.

 Fleet.

 Flixborough.

 Fiskerton.

 Gainsborough.

 Halton, West, B.M.

 *Haxey, B.M.

 Horncastle, B.M.

 Kelsey, South.

 Kyme, South.

 Langton.

 Leasingham.

 *Lincoln.

 *Nettleham.

 Newport, Lincoln.

 Owersby, North.

 *Reepham.

 Roxby, B.M.

 Scothorne.

 Scunthorpe, B.M.

 Sleaford.

 Toynton, B.M.

 Washingborough.

 Winghale, B.M.

 Winterton.

 Winteringham.

 Wrawby.

 *Witham River.

Those marked with an asterisk (*) are to be seen in the County Museum at Lincoln. Those marked B.M. are in the British Museum.

The objects found include swords, celts (socketed and unsocketed), arrow-heads, spear-heads, palstaves, adzes, knives, daggers, circular shields, armlets, bracelets, bridle bits, trumpet, horse trappings (probably a peytrel at Caenby).

These show progress in the art of man from rude plane castings to what may be called high art in decoration, as shown in the very elaborate shield from the river Witham, and now in the British Museum, figured in their catalogue to the Early Iron Age on page 90.

It is to this period that we must attribute many of the very fine pieces of pottery belonging to Mr. H. Preston, now deposited at the Lincoln Museum. It consists of cinerary urns, drinking cups, food vessels, incense cups, and other forms of vessels.

The places where this early class of pottery has been found in the county, so far as we have been able to compile it, is as follows:—

 *Billinghay.

 Caythorpe.

 Denton.

 Donnington.

 *Dunston.

 Ferriby, South.

 Heighington.

 Horncastle.

 Kirton in Lindsey.

 Lincoln.

 Manton.

 Normanton.

 *Potterhanworth.

 Scotter.

 Willingham, North.

 Woolsthorpe.

Those marked with an asterisk (*) are to be seen in the County Museum at Lincoln.

All this pottery is made of burnt clay in an open fire.