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ARROWHEAD

Unique ID: LEIC-01CCE5

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

Neolithic flint oblique arrowhead.

Light grey opaque patina. A broken tertiary flake, butt positioned on bottom left. Base abruptly flaked to shape, right has a slightly denticulated notch for hafting. Right side retouched (short, abrupt, scaler). Pronounced bulb.

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: 31 mm
Width: 21 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight: 3 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: Eaton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK7626
Four figure Latitude: 52.82617968
Four figure longitude: -0.87351772
1:25K map: SK7626
1:10K map: SK72NE
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

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Audit data

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

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