WAW-F985E6: Neolithic to Bronze Age barb and tanged arrowhead.

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ARROWHEAD

Unique ID: WAW-F985E6

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A knapped flint barb and tanged type arrowhead. The flint is a mottled light grey and light brown colour. It is sub-triangular in plan, with a barb and tang. The arrowhead measures 24.76mm long from the tip to the tang, and 21.88mm wide. It weighs 1.8g.

Barb and tanged arrowheads date to the late Neolithic to early Bronze Age (-2500 to -1500).

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 2500 BC
Date to: Circa 1500 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 24.76 mm
Width: 21.88 mm
Weight: 1.8 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st January 2010 - Monday 26th April 2010

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Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Stratford-on-Avon (District)
Parish or ward: Bidford-on-Avon (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP1052
Four figure Latitude: 52.166179
Four figure longitude: -1.855214
1:25K map: SP1052
1:10K map: SP15SW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

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

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