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Witham Shield
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<p>The Witham Shield is an <a href="/facts/Iron_Age/mpQYShI0">Iron Age</a> decorative bronze shield facing of <a href="/facts/La_T%25C3%25A8ne_style/Kr4Gvz9C">La Tène style</a>, dating from about the 4th century BC. The shield was discovered in the <a href="/facts/River_Witham/rPVKlWlt">River Witham</a> in the vicinity of <a href="/facts/Washingborough/J8KwXauW">Washingborough</a> and <a href="/facts/Fiskerton%2c_Lincolnshire/4dDwaGsq">Fiskerton</a> in <a href="/facts/Lincolnshire/RqAUXE0F">Lincolnshire</a>, <a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL">England</a> in 1826. Further excavations at a nearby site have revealed posts interpreted as the foundation for a causeway, as well as artefacts including a sword, spears and part of a human skull with a sword fragment lodged within. The shield is now in the <a href="/facts/British_Museum/mq5LadWV">British Museum</a>. </p>