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ARROWHEAD

Unique ID: SWYOR-2E0291

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Leaf shaped arrowhead, knapped from flint, dating from the early to the mid Neolithic period. The flint is a mid-grey colour with paler patches. The arrowhead has fine working on both faces but the tip of the arrowhead has broken away. The arrowhead weighs 2.91g and measures 31.5mm in length, 17.2mm in width and 5.85mm in thickness. 1

Class: Leaf shaped

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 3500 BC
Date to: 2100 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 31.5 mm
Width: 17.2 mm
Thickness: 5.85 mm
Weight: 2.91 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 4th April 2005

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Leeds (Metropolitan District)
District: Leeds (Metropolitan District)
To be known as: Aberford

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

References cited

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Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 18 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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