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ARROWHEAD
Unique ID: BH-59406D
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A possible flint arrowhead of Neolithic to Bronze Age date.
The tertiary flake is of thin section and is sub-lozengiform, with an irregular, possibly damaged, bottom end. The bifacial retouch is long, scaled and low angle. The flint is a translucent greyish-brown colour.
Length: 26.8mm; width: 18.2mm; thickness: 2.8mm. Weight: 1.73g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 4000 BC
Date to: Circa 1000 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 26.8 mm
Width: 18.2 mm
Thickness: 2.8 mm
Weight: 1.73 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 4th January 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Ver 15/22 - 6
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: West Oxfordshire (District)
To be known as: Milton-under-Wychwood
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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