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BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD
Unique ID: CORN-D3E397
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete flint barbed and tanged arrowhead dating to the Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age c.2500-1500 cal BC.
The arrowhead is made from a secondary flake of flint that is a light grey/ cream colour with a little cortex remaining. Almost the entire arrowhead survives barring the left barb, the patination of the break is the same as the rest of the arrow indicating this occurred a long time ago, possibly before its deposition. The arrowhead is bifacially worked with covering, scaled, low angle retouch.
Measurements: Length. 19.45mm; Width, 15.07mm; Thickness, 3.42mm; Weight, 0.68g
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: 19.45 mm
Width: 15.07 mm
Thickness: 3.42 mm
Weight: 0.68 g
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: MCO64609
Other reference: PAS 2021 32
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
District: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: St. Neot (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SX1672
Four figure Latitude: 50.51879066
Four figure longitude: -4.59691502
1:25K map: SX1672
1:10K map: SX12NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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