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Description: | A Neolithic (c. 3500-2500 BC) leaf-shaped flint arrowhead, probably dating to the earlier Neolithic, c. 3500-2900 BC. The arrowhead is leaf-shaped in plan and bears traces of long removals from the dorsal face, but no covering removals like more intricately knapped examples of this period. It has pronounced conchoidal ripples and bulb on the ventral face; it is possible that a portion of the bulb and platform were removed purposefully. There are traces of retouch along the proximal edge, which would have been hafted into the implement, as well as areas of purposeful retouch on both long cutting edges. The flint is of a glossy fine material, which is a mottled dark grey to light brown in colour. It measures 32.7 mm long, 18.1 mm wide,5.7 mm thick and weighs 3.78 grams.
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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