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ARROWHEAD

Unique ID: LEIC-8E427E

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

Neolithic flint oblique arrowhead.

Mottled mid-greys and browns, opaque patina, Secondary piece. Tip and both sides shaped by short, abrupt retouch. Orthogonal basal scar pattern. Base shaped by abrupt, short retouch.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 3300 BC
Date to: Circa 1000 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 39 mm
Width: 23 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight: 5.9 g

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Materials and construction

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

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Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Melton (District)
Parish or ward: Scalford (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK7724
Four figure Latitude: 52.80806265
Four figure longitude: -0.85915052
1:25K map: SK7724
1:10K map: SK72SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

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Audit data

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

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