WAW-42E601: Neolithic arrowhead: leaf-shaped (plan and reverse).

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ARROWHEAD

Unique ID: WAW-42E601

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Knapped flint leaf-shaped arrowhead. The flint is a dark grey flint which has developed a grey/blue patina. In plan the arrowhead is a leaf-shape, with the lower edge having a small amount of recent damage which reveals the natural colour of the flint. Both the ventral and dorsal surface have invasive pressure flaking scars. The arrowhead is a leaf shape in plan, which is described as a Ogival shape, and Green (1980 ‘The Flint Arrowheads of the British Isles. A detailed study of the material from England and Wales, with comparanda from Scotland and Ireland’ Oxford: BAR British Series 75 i and ii) further describes the shape as a Type 1A. The arrowhead measures 28.08mm long and 16.83mm wide. It weighs 1.74g. This type of arrowhead, dates to the early Neolithic period, 3500 to 2900 B.C.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Date from: 3500 BC
Date to: 2900 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 28.08 mm
Width: 16.83 mm
Weight: 1.74 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 2006

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Rugby (District)
Parish or ward: Dunchurch (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP4869
Four figure Latitude: 52.317014
Four figure longitude: -1.29726
1:25K map: SP4869
1:10K map: SP46NE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Green, H.S.	1980	The Flint Arrowheads of the British Isles	Oxford	BAR British Series 75

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Recording Institution: WAW
Created: 17 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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