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BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD
Unique ID: IOW-1F59B4
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published 
A complete Early Bronze Age barbed and tanged flint arrowhead (c. 2500 BC to c. 1500 BC).
This pale grey, buff and off-white arrowhead appears to have been knapped from a flake with a dorsal and ventral surface. It is broadly sub-triangular in plan and pointed-oval in cross section. The tang is a square shape and the barbs are pointed in plan. Both long sides / edges of the arrowhead, including the barbs, on the dorsal face have been knapped to form a cutting edge. However, there is no fine retouch. The ventral face is largely flat and featureless.
Height: 22.4mm; width: 19.7mm; thickness: 2.9mm. Weight: 1.11g.
Similar flint barb and tanged arrowheads are associated with the Beaker phase of the Late / final Neolithic and Early Bronze Age c. 2500 BC-1500 BC. This example fits into the sub-classification of non-Fancy B&T arrowheads best described as Sutton types (Butler 2005: 162-165, fig. 68, ref: 10) after Green (1980). This example is best described as having pointed barbs and a squared tang (A/F).
Butler, C. 2005. Prehistoric Flintwork. Tempus Publishing. Stroud.
Green, H.S. 1980. The Flint Arrowheads of the British Isles. Oxford. BAR British Series 75.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Exactly 2500 BC
Date to: Exactly 1500 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 22.4 mm
Width: 19.7 mm
Thickness: 2.9 mm
Weight: 1.11 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 29th April 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2014-1-129
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler, C. | 2005 | Prehistoric Flintwork | Stroud | The History Press | 162-165, fig. 68, ref: 10 | ||
| Green, H.S. | 1980 | The Flint Arrowheads of the British Isles | Oxford | BAR British Series 75 |
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