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ARROWHEAD
Unique ID: BUC-5F0E22
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A wrought iron arrowhead of medieval date, AD.1200-1550. The object is formed of a round socket that makes up the majority of the object's length. The tip of the arrowhead has a diamond shaped cross section. There is a slight waist where the tip meets the socket, however, the maximum width of the tip does not exceed that of the socket. Jessop 1996 type M3
Arrowheads of this type are typically 'military' in nature though they would serve equally in hunting. They were produced rapidly and in their thousands particularly during the 15th and early 16th century. They are often termed 'short bodkins' or armour piercing, though this is not strictly true. Similar types of arrowhead are also found on crossbow bolts.
The arrowhead is a dark red brown colour, and measures 36.8mm in length, 12.5mm in width, and weighs 4.86g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1550
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 36.8 mm
Width: 12.5 mm
Weight: 4.86 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 18th August 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: AYBCM:4865
Materials and construction
Primary material: Iron
Manufacture method: Hand made
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Milton Keynes (Unitary Authority)
District: Milton Keynes (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Tyringham and Filgrave (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP8646
Four figure Latitude: 52.10565591
Four figure longitude: -0.74574726
1:25K map: SP8646
1:10K map: SP84NE
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessop, O. | 1996 | A New Artefact Typology for the Study of Medieval Arrowheads | London | The Society for Medieval Archaeology | Fig 1 | M3 |
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