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SPEARHEAD
Unique ID: YORYM-1AAAE5
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete copper-alloy spearhead dating from the Middle or Late Bronze Age, about 1550 – 800 BC. Only the tip of the spear remains which is triangular in plan and lozenge in section with mid-ribs. No socket is present.
An insufficient portion of the spear remains to prove diagnostic, therefore a specific type cannot be attributed, though it is probably comparable with the range of spearheads in Davis Groups 6-11.
The metal has a mid-green patina and is pitted and worn. The spear is 38.7mm long, 15.3mm wide, 10.5mm thick and weighs 12.7g.
Class:
Unclear (socketed)
Sub class: Davis Groups 6-11
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 1550 BC
Date to: Circa 800 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 38.7 mm
Width: 15.3 mm
Thickness: 10.5 mm
Weight: 12.7 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: YMT : E05213
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Scarborough (District)
Parish or ward: Folkton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TA0379
Four figure Latitude: 54.19642212
Four figure longitude: -0.42271002
1:25K map: TA0379
1:10K map: TA07NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis, R. | 2017 | Object Datasheet No. 3: A Short Guide to Late Bronze Age Spearheads | Online | Later Prehistoric Finds Group | |||
| Davis, R. | 2017 | Object Datasheet no.5: A Short Guide to Early and Middle Bronze Age Spearheads | Online | The Later Prehistoric Finds Group |
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