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BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD
Unique ID: NLM-DF58D1
Object type certainty: Certain
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Opaque buff Flint or Chert barbed and tanged arrowhead, of form Sutton A. A rectangular tang is flanked by the slightly indented lower edge of the blade. There is overall invasive scalar retouch to one side, with much sparser working, except on the tang, on the other. The flint confers a slightly wavy profile. The heavy broad form is be apt to a hunting arrowhead intended to shear muscle and promote bleeding, weakening the prey and providing a trail for dogs to follow. Suggested date: Early Bronze Age, 2350-1600 BC.
Length: 41mm, Width: 25.2mm, Thickness: 5.9mm, Weight: 5.03gms
Class: Sutton A
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 2350 BC
Date to: Circa 1600 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 41 mm
Width: 25.2 mm
Thickness: 5.9 mm
Weight: 5.03 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 2nd February 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM24683a
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Scotter
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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