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BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD
Unique ID: DUR-741D84
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A flint barbed and tanged arrowhead dating from the Late Neolithic to Middle Bronze Age (c. 2500 BC - c.1150 BC). The arrowhead is bifacially worked and sub-triangular in plan and the edges of the arrowhead are serrated. There is central tang with a barb at either side present. The tang is complete and extends beyond the limit of the barbs, of which only one is complete. The complete barb has a pointed terminal whereas the broken barb is rounded. It weighs 3.0g and measures 39.20mm in length, 21.84mm in width and 5.14mm in thickness. See Clive Waddington, 2004. The Joy of Flint: An introduction to Stone Tools and Guide to the Museum of Antiquities Collection Newcastle upon Tyne : Museum of Antiquities, pp41ff, for further examples.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 2500 BC
Date to: Circa 1150 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 39.2 mm
Width: 21.74 mm
Thickness: 5.14 mm
Weight: 3 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st July 2011 - Sunday 5th February 2012
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: North East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Darlington (Unitary Authority)
District: Darlington (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Hurworth (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: NZ1111
Four figure Latitude: 54.49422
Four figure longitude: -1.83169
1:25K map: NZ1111
1:10K map: NZ11SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waddington, C. | 2004 | The Joy of Flint: An introduction to Stone Tools and Guide to the Museum of Antiquities Collection | Newcastle upon Tyne | Museum of Antiquities | 41ff |
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