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BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD
Unique ID: KENT-7085B3
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published 
A sub-triangular, mid-grey flint Barbed and Tanged Arrowhead of Bronze Age date, c. 2500-1500 BC. The Arrowhead has a translucent pointed tip and an area of light grey patina present on both faces. The arrowhead has been worked with invasive, scaled, low-angle retouch on both faces. One barb extends slightly beyond the other and both are rounded, as is the tang, which extends beyond both barbs. One face is slightly concave, the other is slightly convex.
Length: 35.4 mm, Width: 22.2 mm, Thickness: 4.0, Weight: 2.05 g
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 2500 BC
Date to: Circa 1500 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 35.4 mm
Width: 22.2 mm
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight: 2.05 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Swale (District)
To be known as: Sheerness
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
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 | p. 163 |
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