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BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD

Unique ID: YORYM-0DD9E6

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A complete knapped lithic barbed and tanged arrowhead of early Bronze Age date, c.2300 -1600 BC. The arrowhead is formed from a tertiary flake of white/grey flint which is bi-facially worked with covering, low angled removals on all surfaces. It is triangular in plan with two shallow notches in the base between the central tang and a barb to either side. Conygar Hill Type.

The arrowhead is 44.7mm long, 35.1mm wide, 4.3mm thick and weighs 4.8g.

Class: Barbed and Tanged

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 2300 BC
Date to: Circa 1600 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 44.7 mm
Width: 35.1 mm
Thickness: 4.3 mm
Weight: 4.8 g

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: YMT : E05784

Materials and construction

Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Wakefield (Metropolitan District)
District: Wakefield (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Darrington (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE4920
Four figure Latitude: 53.67418121
Four figure longitude: -1.25974575
1:25K map: SE4920
1:10K map: SE42SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Chance find during metal detecting
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

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Recording Institution: YORYM
Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 3 years ago

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