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Description: | A complete flint tanged and barbed arrowhead dating to Early Bronze Age (c. 2150 BC - c. 1500 BC).The arrowhead is bifacially worked and sub-triangular in plan, with a central tang of sub-rectangular shape. In cross-section, the main part of the arrowhead is sub-lozenge-shaped. Both barbs are almost non-existent and there are no breaks at the corners. The arrowhead has invasive shallow scale retouch on both faces. The flint is pale grey overall.41.5 x 19.1 x 6.0mm. Weight: 2.80g.This arrowhead can be classified as a non-fancy barbed and tanged type: E/F (E no barb - F square tang) and dated to the Early Bronze Age or Beaker Period (Butler: 2005: pp 162-165).
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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