Record ID: NCL-1B8430 - NEOLITHIC arrowhead

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ARROWHEAD

Unique ID: NCL-1B8430

Object type certainty: Probably

A resized image of Early Neolithic flint blade

A flint arrowhead of early Neolithic date.

The arrowhead is leaf-shaped, with pressure flaking defining the edges on the dorsal and ventral surfaces, though more on the dorsal surface.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: NEOLITHIC [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: NEOLITHIC [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa 3500 BC
Date to: Circa 2800 BC

Dimensions and weight

Length: 19.3 mm
Width: 13.94 mm
Thickness: 1.82 mm
Weight: 0.6 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: North East
County: Northumberland
District: Alnwick
Parish: Thropton

Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: NU0202
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: From finder
Grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st January 2010 - Sunday 6th March 2011

Personal details

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Recorded by: Dr Robert Collins - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Miss Emma Nagouse - [view all attributed records]

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