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LEAF ARROWHEAD
Unique ID: SOM-1FD985
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Incomplete flint leaf-shaped arrowhead, dating to the early Neolithic. The object is very finely worked on both faces, with numerous small removals. It is roughly leaf-shaped but asymetrical, as one side of the butt end curves inwards slightly. Both ends taper gently to a point, but the points are missing. The flint is light grey in colour, with small patches of milky patination and brown staining on both faces. Length: 29.67mm, Width: 17.73mm, Thickness: 3.28mm Weight: 1.46g
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 3500 BC
Date to: Circa 2100 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 29.67 mm
Width: 17.73 mm
Thickness: 3.28 mm
Weight: 1.46 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 8th May 2009
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Entry 020487
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: South Somerset (District)
To be known as: Winsham
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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