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BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD
Unique ID: NCL-D905D2
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A near-complete barbed and tanged arrowhead of late Neolithic to early Bronze Age date, 2400 BC-1000 BC,
The object is triangular in plan with two notches removed from one edge to create the rectangular barbs and tang, although one barb has broken off. Invasive, scaled retouch at a low angle present on both faces of the object, with low angle parallel retouch along one edge. The flint is a dark grey in colour with some milky grey nodules.
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 2400 BC
Date to: Circa 1000 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 26.45 mm
Width: 19.12 mm
Thickness: 4.55 mm
Weight: 1.5 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 27th July 2014
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Hambleton (District)
Parish or ward: Sinderby (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE3481
Four figure Latitude: 54.2235979
Four figure longitude: -1.48002208
1:25K map: SE3481
1:10K map: SE38SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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