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Description: | A probable flint knapped late Neolithic to early Bronze Age spearhead, c. 2500-1500 BC. The spearhead is sub-leaf shaped, with working all over both faces. Instead of a pointed oval shape as is common to these types, the proximal end has been knapped blunt and straight across, perhaps shaped to fit into a haft. The distal end tapers to a sharp point. One mesial edge has been retouched from the dorsal face with subparallel retouch, while the other mesial edge seems to have been retouched in similar fashion from the ventral face. The quality of the light-dark grey flint material is such that the chert inclusions obscure some of the retouch, making identification difficult. Subparallel removals are also visible on the flattened proximal end, suggesting that this shape was purposeful and not resulting from damage. The flint tool has a flattened and thin oval cross-section.
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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