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BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD
Unique ID: SWYOR-0A2BE8
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A flint barbed and tanged arrowhead dating from the Early Bronze Age, about 2400 BC - 1000 BC. The flint is a semi-translucent rich tan colour and is slightly speckled with patination. It is triangular in plan, with two square notches chipped into the base to form the tang and barbs. One barb has broken off and is missing. The complete barb has an oblique terminal and the tang is somewhat rounded. It is a pointed oval in section. The tertiary flake is bifacially worked with covering, scaled, low angle retouch. It is 23.8mm long, 20.8mm wide, 3.6mm thick and 1.24g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 2400 BC
Date to: Circa 1000 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 23.8 mm
Width: 20.8 mm
Thickness: 3.6 mm
Weight: 1.24 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st January 1920 - Tuesday 31st December 1929
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 2422
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Crosby and Park (Unitary Authority Ward)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE9013
Four figure Latitude: 53.60583987
Four figure longitude: -0.6412854
1:25K map: SE9013
1:10K map: SE91SW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.
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