Record ID: IOW-E3F608
Object type: BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Early Bronze Age barbed and tanged flint arrowhead (2350 BC-1601 BC). The point and the tip of one barb are missing due to breaks. This arrowhead is sub-triangular in plan and is long and slender. The sides flare evenly from the top towards the barbs of equal size which are shorter than the tang. The base of the tang is straight. Fine pressure flaking scars covers the whole surface of the dorsal face. On the ventral face, the centre is largely flat and has diffuse ripples with retouch along both edges. This retouch is short, sub-parallel and low angled. The f…
Created on: Monday 10th March 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 11th March 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.