BERK-04C183: Sandford St Martin: Neolithic leaf-shaped arrowhead

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ARROWHEAD

Unique ID: BERK-04C183

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An early Neolithic leaf shaped arrowhead, kite shaped (after Green, Butler p123). The arrowhead is very fine and has been bifacially retouched. There is a small notch in one side which has also been retouched, suggested the damamge was caused during the production process and is not post-depositional damage. One end of the arrowhead has broken off and this is probably post-depositional damage. This arrowhead measures 23.95mm long, 13.62mm wide and is 3.48mm thick. It weighs 1.1gms.

Notes:

A diagnostic early Neolithic tool, this is one of three arrowheads from the same site.

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: AD 4000
Date to: AD 3500

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 23.95 mm
Width: 13.62 mm
Thickness: 3.48 mm
Weight: 1.1 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 5th June 1970 - Thursday 5th June 1980

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: 2009 96

Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: West Oxfordshire (District)
Parish or ward: Sandford St. Martin (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP4227
Four figure Latitude: 51.939925
Four figure longitude: -1.390447
1:25K map: SP4227
1:10K map: SP42NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Fieldwalking
Current location: Returned to finder
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth less than 0.25 m

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Butler, C.	2005	Prehistoric Flintwork	Stroud	The History Press	123

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Recording Institution: BERK
Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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