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LEAF ARROWHEAD

Unique ID: LEIC-27F953

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

Neolithic chert leaf arrowhead.

Made on a tertiary chert flake, light grey opaque patina. Abruptly retouched around the entire piece to shape (short, scaler, mostly direct but some inverse). Worked on either side of the base for hafting.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 4000 BC
Date to: Circa 2200 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 54 mm
Width: 32 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight: 23.2 g

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Stone
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: SK7525
Four figure Latitude: 52.81733179
Four figure longitude: -0.88858507
1:25K map: SK7525
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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