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TRANSVERSE ARROWHEAD
Unique ID: PUBLIC-A55735
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A Transverse and chisel arrowhead worked on a flake of fine dark brown flint with small opaque cream inclusions. Before removal of the arrowhead blank, parallel flakes were removed that had the proximal ends of their negative scars truncated by the transverse removal forming the wide sharp, straight forward edge of the arrowhead. The proximal and distal ends of the flake blank were flaked away to leave symmetrical concave tapered blunt edges down to the tang using bifacial semi-abrupt retouch.
There does seem to be a concentration of mostly undamaged often transverse arrowheads at this site. If they were lost in hunting then surely they should be dispersed and damaged. If they were lost from camps where arrowheads were being made then there should be more blanks and discarded failures or perhaps a preponderance of deliberate disposal as seen in burials. Some fine and apparently unused scrapers are also found here.
Chris Butler in 'Prehistoric Flintwork' illustrates a similar chisel arrowhead on page 159, fig. 66, 3.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Heamoor
Subsequent action after recording: Donated to a museum
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 1500 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 32.1 mm
Width: 27.3 mm
Thickness: 5.3 mm
Weight: 5 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 9th September 2013 - Monday 9th September 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 672.2
Museum accession number: 2011.23
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
District: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Clodgy Moor
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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