The Scheme's logo
LEIC-9550E4:

Rights Holder: The Portable Antiquities Scheme
CC License:

View Zoom Download

Image use policy

Our images can be used under a CC BY attribution licence (unless stated otherwise).

ARROWHEAD

Unique ID: LEIC-9550E4

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

Neolithic flint hollow-based arrowhead.

Light brownish-grey opaque patina. Made on the distal part of a broken hinged flake. The left side is extensively worked to form the angle for the tip and has a large denticulated notch in the centre of the side. The base is retouched to form the hollow (short, abrupt, sub-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: 21 mm
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight: 2.6 g

Personal details

This information is restricted for your access level.

Materials and construction

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

Please accept preferences-cookies to see this map

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.

References cited

No references cited so far.

Similar objects

Find number: LEIC-55B046
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broadperiod: NEOLITHIC
Neolithic flint oblique arrowhead. Made on a tertiary flake, very light brownish-grey opaque patina. Facetted butt positioned on the left …
Workflow: PublishedFind published

Find number: LEIC-54A86D
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broadperiod: NEOLITHIC
Neolithic flint arrowhead. Tertiary flake, light brownish-grey opaque patina. Butt on base. Oblique tip created by abrupt flaking and lo…
Workflow: Awaiting validationFind awaiting validation

Find number: LEIC-54AED4
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broadperiod: NEOLITHIC
Neolithic flint chisel arrowhead. Made on secondary flake, light brownish-grey opaque patina. Proximal truncation to create oblique edge. …
Workflow: PublishedFind published

Timeline of associated dates

Audit data

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

Other formats: this page is available as qrcode json xml geojson pdf rdf representations.