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ARROWHEAD
Unique ID: SUSS-EAFE11
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete late Neolithic flint arrowhead of the transverse chisel point type. In plan the flint is a sub-triangular shape. The broad cutting edge of the arrowhead is unworked. Both sides are initially curved using invasive retouch to undercut the broad chisel frontage and subsequently taper linearly and symmetrically to a rounded shaft-end. The thickest point of the arrowhead is just behind the cutting edge which coincides with the widest part of the flint. The flint is a dark grey in colour and is translucent in places. It is 28.3mm long, 28.5mm at its widest point, 4mm thick and weighs 2.35g.
Class: Transverse chisel point
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 2500 BC
Date to: Circa 2351 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 28.3 mm
Width: 28.5 mm
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight: 2.35 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 16th January 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PastfindersI
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Sussex (County)
District: Lewes (District)
To be known as: Near Lewes
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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