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ARROWHEAD
Unique ID: BH-9A0A82
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A barbed and tanged flint arrowhead of probable early Bronze Age date. The object measures 23.1mm high by 15mm wide and 3.8mm thick. The main part of the body is triangular in shape, extending to a sharp point at the top and terminating in a barb at one of the bottom corners. The opposite corner has been broken off in antiquity. The tang is sub-rectangular and measures 6.5mm long by 5.3mm wide. Both surfaces of the object are convex and have been formed by pressure flaking. The edges appear to have been deliberately serrated. The surface of the object is heavily weathered. The weight is 1.16g.
Class: Barbed and tanged
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Luton museum display
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 2150 BC
Date to: Circa 1500 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 23.1 mm
Width: 15 mm
Thickness: 3.8 mm
Weight: 1.16 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 4th December 2005
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Ver 5.12.05
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Central Bedfordshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Central Bedfordshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Shillington (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TL1235
Four figure Latitude: 52.002152
Four figure longitude: -0.369876
1:25K map: TL1235
1:10K map: TL13NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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