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ARROWHEAD

Unique ID: YORYM-7FCA51

Object type certainty: Certain

A small, extremely fine Barbed and Tanged arrowhead. The arrowhead has been knapped out of flint and then intensively pressure flaked. The arrowhead has been bifacially worked into an arrowhead shape, with a sharp point (slightly broken), and straight, sharp edges. This type of arrowhead dates to the Bronze Age (circa 2150 -800).

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Period from: BRONZE AGE [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa 2150 BC
Date to: Circa 800 BC

Dimensions and weight

Length: 18.6 mm
Width: 18.8 mm
Thickness: 4.1 mm
Weight: 1.1 g
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Flint [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Complete [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: Yorkshire And The Humber
County: North Yorkshire
District: Selby
To be known as: Brayton

Method of discovery: Other chance find [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Character undetermined [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st October 2007

Personal details

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Recorded by: Mrs Liz Andrews-Wilson - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Mrs Liz Andrews-Wilson - [view all attributed records]

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    Created: Tuesday 18th December 2007
    Updated: Thursday 24th February 2011

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