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Description: | Knapped flint leaf-shaped arrowhead. The flint is a dark grey flint which has developed a grey/blue patina. In plan the arrowhead is a leaf-shape, with the lower edge having a small amount of recent damage which reveals the natural colour of the flint. Both the ventral and dorsal surface have invasive pressure flaking scars.
The arrowhead is a leaf shape in plan, which is described as a Ogival shape, and Green (1980 ??The Flint Arrowheads of the British Isles. A detailed study of the material from England and Wales, with comparanda from Scotland and Ireland?? Oxford: BAR British Series 75 i and ii) further describes the shape as a Type 1A. The arrowhead measures 28.08mm long and 16.83mm wide. It weighs 1.74g.
This type of arrowhead, dates to the early Neolithic period, 3500 to 2900 B.C. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Bolton, Angie - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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