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LEAF ARROWHEAD

Unique ID: LEIC-91C1C1

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

Neolithic flint leaf arrowhead.

Made on flint, mid-grey opaque patina. Worked butt, unidirectional dorsal scars. Abruptly flaked and retouched all round to shape. Some ventral retouch present on the left edge (partial, low angle, scaler, long).

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: 40 mm
Width: 29 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight: 8.8 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: Ab Kettleby (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK7324
Four figure Latitude: 52.80861801
Four figure longitude: -0.91847846
1:25K map: SK7324
1:10K map: SK72SW
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

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Audit data

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

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