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Description: | Flint petit tranchet arrowhead that is shaped like a miniature flanged axe in plan and is lozenge-shaped in profile and in section. The arrowhead has been retouched on the right and left margins of both the ventral and the dorsal faces. The proximal end of the arrowhead is tapered to a point for hafting where it would have been tied to an arrow shaft. The distal end has also been worked on the dorsal face to create an oblique curved piercing edge.The flint is a translucent dark grey in colour and may have been made from a local beach pebble or been imported from sites like Beer Head in Devon. The length to breadth ratio is about 1:1.Bond (2004) illustrates petit tranchet arrrowheads on page 135, Fig.5.121, No.F48, and on page 143, Fig.5.129, No.F155, which are both dated to the Late Neolithic.
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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