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ARROWHEAD

Unique ID: LEIC-F7BA98

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

Two Neolithic flint arrowheads.

A1 Neolithic flint barbed-and-tanged arrowhead. Early Neolithic to early Bronze Age. Mid-grey opaque patina. Tertiary piece, fashioned on tiny bi-directional bladelet. Largely unmodified apart from a series of notches on both sides to form the simple shape and for hafting near the base. Length 24mm, width 8mm, thickness 4mm. Weight 0.6g.

A2 Neolithic flint arrowhead. Early Neolithic to early Bronze Age. Small arrowhead made on mid-grey translucent flint. Proximal end thinned for hafting and represents the base. Distal end has been abruptly retouched to from a sharp tip. Length 26mm, width 12mm, thickness 3mm. Weight 1.2g.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 4000 BC
Date to: Circa 1000 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 2

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Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Melton (District)

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Recording Institution: LEIC
Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 4 years ago

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