WAW-3DE311: Neolithic or Bronze Age arrowhead or flake (front and reverse)

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ARROWHEAD

Unique ID: WAW-3DE311

Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A possible incomplete knapped flint arrowhead or flake. In plan the object is an inverted sub ‘V’ shape, with one arm longer than the other. The long arm, on the ventral surface has the bulb of percussion, with conchoidal ripples running obliquely across the flake. This area on the dorsal surface has possible re-touching around the edge and at the lower corner of the object. The second ‘arm is possibly incomplete The tip of the object has a small patch of white cortex. The flint is an opaque mid brown. It measures 35mm long and 27mm wide. It weighs 2.7g. The object is possibly a type of arrowhead but may be more likely to be a flake due to the lack of further re-touch, but this is not certain. The flake or arrowhead is probably prehistoric, possibly dating to the Neolithic or early Bronze Age (-3500 to -1500).

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 3500 BC
Date to: Circa 1500 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 35 mm
Width: 27 mm
Weight: 2.7 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 18th December 2005 - Wednesday 18th January 2006

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Uncertain

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Stratford-on-Avon (District)
Parish or ward: Bidford-on-Avon (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP1052
Four figure Latitude: 52.166179
Four figure longitude: -1.855214
1:25K map: SP1052
1:10K map: SP15SW
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

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Recording Institution: WAW
Created: 18 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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