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ARROWHEAD
Unique ID: SF-4DA341
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A struck flint leaf shaped arrowhead of probable Neolithic date. It is unpatinated, struck from a grey/brown flint and leaf-shaped in form, tapering to a sharp point at the tip and with a slightly elongated proximal end. The edges have neat retouch, with flake scars on the dorsal face as well as the tip end of the ventral face. It measures 30.77mm in length, 14.54mm in width, 3.99mm in thickness and 1.44g in weight. It is of probable Neolithic date, c.3,500-2,100 BC.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 3500 BC
Date to: Circa 2100 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 30.77 mm
Width: 14.54 mm
Thickness: 3.99 mm
Weight: 1.44 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st April 2012
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
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