LEIC-E8166A:

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ARROWHEAD

Unique ID: LEIC-E8166A

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

Neolithic flint oblique arrowhead.

Light grey opaque patina. Made on a flake struck from an orthogonal core. Slight tang and barbs but not enough to consider this piece a barbed-and-tanged arrowhead. The butt is located at the base and the tip slightly retouched (short, low angle, parallel).

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: 32 mm
Width: 30 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight: 3.7 g

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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)
Parish or ward: Scalford (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK7625
Four figure Latitude: 52.81719198
Four figure longitude: -0.87375008
1:25K map: SK7625
1:10K map: SK72NE
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

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

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