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Description: | Leaf shaped flint arrowhead of probable Later Neolithic date (2900 - 2150 BC). The arrowhead is lentoid in plan and cross section. It has been knapped from a light-mid orange-brown translucent flint with a series of white flecks in the matrix. It measures 30.2mm length, 17.4mm width, is 4.1mm thick and weighs 2.28grams. Both faces of the arrowhead have been pressure (ripple) flaked with a series of small neat narrow facets. Much of this rippled surface has been flaked with skill. The upper two thirds of both edges exhibit areas of secondary flaking or retouch. This has created two serrated cutting edges. Several areas have been damaged in antiquity and remodeled / re-flaked. This is most evident on one edge where there are two areas of old damage that have been re-flaked with care. One of these areas of re-flaking forms a slight tang. There is slight damage to the arrowhead from movement in the ploughsoil, but this is minimal.Flint tools from Shropshire are relatively rare compared to other areas of the country. This flint is likely to have come from a riverine or glacial source if made locally. This is part of a larger flint assemblage from the Wem area. See records:
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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