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BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD
Unique ID: NLM-702887
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Pale grey semi-translucent flint with very light misty patina barbed and tanged arrowhead.
Triangular flake with covering angled retouch on one side and invasive angled retouch on the other. Straight cutting edges converge from pointed barbs (one lost) on a now-rounded point; the chipped stub of atange projects between the barbs. Suggested date: Early Bronze Age, 2350-1600 BC.
Length: 20.8mm, Width: 18.4mm, Thickness: 4.1mm, Weight: 1.27gms.
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 2350 BC
Date to: Circa 1600 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 20.8 mm
Width: 18.4 mm
Thickness: 4.1 mm
Weight: 1.27 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 12th May 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM28903
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Binbrook
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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