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Description: | Leaf shaped flint arrowhead (projectile point) of probable early Neolithic date (3000-2500 BC). The arrowhead is ??kite-shaped?? in that it is broadly oval in plan with graduated expanding and tapering edges that form a pointed tip to a relatively wide mid point which tapers to the base. In this example there is damage at the base. In cross section the arrowhead is broadly lentoid. The arrowhead has been bi-facially worked with pressure ??ripple?? flaking that covers almost the entire body of the arrowhead. The long edges and point have been flaked most heavily. The thickness of the arrowhead changes throughout its length and this is relatively unusual as it would mean that the arrow may be unbalanced during use. The base of the arrowhead has been deliberately thinned (although the edges are retouched) and this is presumably to aid the hafting to the arrow shaft.
The arrowhead has been knapped from a mid-orange brown flint which shows no signs of being from secondary (riverine / glacial) sources. The arrowhead measures 47.7mm length, 17.9mm width, is 7.3mm thick and weighs 5.07 grams. | Subjects: | Leaf Shaped | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Reavill, Peter - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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