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BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD
Unique ID: HESH-33DCDB
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Lilly Chitty Collection
An Early Bronze Age barbed and tanged arrowhead (2,500 to 1,500 BC), dark grey in colour.
This piece is sub-triangular in plan and sub-elliptical in section. The seventh of 10 pieces, the number "7" is written in brio on a small label stuck to the ventral face of this piece. Most likely to be attributed to the Conygar Hill typology of barbed and tanged arrowheads, this small piece has been bificially worked and is missing one of its barbs. The remaining barb is squared yet slightly rounded, and it can be assumed that the missing opposing barb would have shared almost identical attributes. The tang possesses similar features - it is squared but has a slightly rounded profile. It can be assumed that this arrowhead once possessed a sharp point, and this may have been broken in use as there is a very small point of percussion visible on the remaining tip. The "Conygar Hill" typology attributed to this piece is done so reluctantly, as these types were classified according to arrowheads found in Ireland. The typical arrowheads in the West Midlands are significantly smaller.
This piece weighs 1.2 grams, measuring 24mm in length, 18.2mm in width, and 4.3mm in thickness.
| Source | Chalk Nodule |
| Colour | Grey |
Notes:
7
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Ludlow Museum Resource Centre
Subsequent action after recording: Part of an extant museum collection
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 2500 BC
Date to: Exactly 1500 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 24 mm
Width: 18.2 mm
Thickness: 4.3 mm
Weight: 1.2 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st May 1967
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: PRN:03551
Other reference: LFC14
Museum accession number: SHYMS: 1982/999/10.030.019
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: The Llan
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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