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LEAF ARROWHEAD
Unique ID: SF-2239D1
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published 
A struck flint implement, probably a leaf shaped arowhead of Neolithic to Early Bronze Age date. It is struck from a mottled grey/brown flint, is ogival in form with rounded base and snapped at the pointed end. The object is bifacially worked with covering, scaled and low angle retouch. It measures 34.58mm in length, 22.51mm in width, 4.13mm in thickness, and 3.61g in weight.
This is a probable snapped leaf arrowhead, most likely of ogival form. It is of Neolithic to Early Bronze Age date, c.4000-1600 BC.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 4000 BC
Date to: Circa 1601 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 34.58 mm
Width: 22.51 mm
Thickness: 4.13 mm
Weight: 3.61 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st November 2014
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
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