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SPEARHEAD
Unique ID: YORYM-685950
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Tip of cast copper-alloy spearhead dating from the Middle or Late Bronze Age, about 1550 – 800 BC]. The spear tip fragment is 33.98mm in length with a width of 14.89mm and a maximum thickness of 7.35mm. The weight of the spear tip is 8.54g. The fragment is lancet shaped and tapers to a point. It has a profile of a circle with a narrow blade protruding centrally from either side, resulting in a ridge running up the centre of the spear head. The edges of the spear tip have sustained damaged and are highly worn and dented. Corrosion of the copper-alloy has resulted in a smooth dark green patina. Not enough of the spearhead has remained to be able to date this fragment to a more precise range, although the circular section, the angle of the blade, and the midrib extending to the to the tip suggest comparisons with spearheads in Davis Groups 6-11.
Similiar object on the database: WMID - 560F7F.
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: 33.98 mm
Width: 14.89 mm
Thickness: 7.35 mm
Weight: 8.54 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: YMT : E05278
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Langtoft (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE9966
Four figure Latitude: 54.08041299
Four figure longitude: -0.48825758
1:25K map: SE9966
1:10K map: SE96NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 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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