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LEAF ARROWHEAD
Unique ID: GLO-218327
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Early Neolithic
Largest: length 24mm, width 18mm, depth 3.5mm
Smallest: length 15mm, width 15mm, depth 2mm
1, leaf shaped, asymmetrical arrowhead. Flaking scars covering both the dorsal and ventral sides, similar to type 2Ah (Green, 1980, 27). Light brown colour with patina starting to form.
2, Tip of an arrowhead. Ventral is flat, missing the bulb. Dorsal has one arise, long, low angled, scaled flaking scars down either side, point at the forward edge, off centre, the butt is broken (old break). Off white patina with grey mottling.
3, Tip of an arrowhead. Ventral is flat, missing the bulb. Flaking scars covering the dorsal, long, low angled, scaled flaking scars down either side, point is broken at the tip. The butt broken so that the main body of the arrowhead has is missing (old break). Off light grey patina with off white mottling.
4, Butt of a leaf arrowhead. Ventral and dorsal are flat, pronounced bulb on the ventral. Short, low angled, parallel flaking scars down either side, point is missing (old break). Off white patina with grey mottling. This flint has been river worn
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 4
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 425
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Gloucestershire (County)
District: Forest of Dean (District)
Parish or ward: Newland (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SO5806
Four figure Latitude: 51.751109
Four figure longitude: -2.609812
1:25K map: SO5806
1:10K map: SO50NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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