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LEAF ARROWHEAD
Unique ID: SUSS-0E91F1
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Published 
A probable flint knapped late Neolithic to early Bronze Age possible large leaf-shaped arrowhead or plano-convex knife with purposefully blunted proximal end, c. 2500-1500 BC. It is also possible this was originally fashioned as one tool and then modified for another purpose, or that the original tool was not completely finished.
The object is sub-leaf shaped, with working all over both faces. Instead of a pointed oval shape as is common to these types, the proximal end has been knapped blunt and straight across, perhaps shaped to fit into a haft. The distal end tapers to a sharp point. The right mesial edge has been retouched from both dorsal and ventral faces. The left mesial edge has been retouched, but more lightly and arguably is blunt for the left hand. The flint tool has a flattened and thin oval cross-section.
Notes:
The identification of this object would benefit from the assessment of a lithic specialist.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 2500 BC
Date to: Circa 1500 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 65.6 mm
Width: 23.8 mm
Thickness: 6.1 mm
Weight: 10.6 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 7th December 2013
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Horsham (District)
Parish or ward: Roffey South (District Ward)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ1830
Four figure Latitude: 51.05722707
Four figure longitude: -0.31766304
1:25K map: TQ1830
1:10K map: TQ13SE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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