Rare Bronze Age coffin with remains of man with an axe found on golf course

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Golfers are forever trying to avoid everything from bunkers, the rough and water to other players’ putting lines. In Lincolnshire the hazard was almost an incredibly rare telephone box-sized early bronze age coffin.

Historic England on Friday revealed details of a remarkable discovery as works were being carried out on a golf course pond in July 2018, during a spell of hot weather.

The log coffin, which measures about 3 metres long by 1 metre, is thought to be 4,000 years old. Inside are the remains of a man, who was buried with an axe.

The axe is an extremely rare find, especially because its wooden haft survives as well as its stone head. It is only one of only 12 known to have been discovered in Britain and archaeologists think it was more a symbol of authority than a practical tool.

The coffin will be moved to the Collection Museum in Lincoln.

Source - https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/sep/10/rare-bronze-age-coffin-found-golf-course-pond-axe?

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The man with the axe.... Lorde knew

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The axe is so well preserved damn