File:Neolithic, Leaf shaped arrowhead (FindID 205314-163847).jpg
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[edit]Neolithic: Leaf shaped arrowhead | |||
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Birmingham Museums Trust, Peter Reavill, 2008-01-30 12:45:42 |
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Title |
Neolithic: Leaf shaped arrowhead |
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Description |
English: Leaf shaped flint arrowhead (projectile point) of probable early Neolithic date (3000-2500 BC). The arrowhead is ‘kite-shaped’ in that it is broadly triangular in plan with graduated expanding edges from a pointed tip to a relatively flat – inturned base. In cross section the arrowhead is broadly lentoid. The arrowhead has been formed from a broad relatively thin blade, and the upper (dorsal) face has a series of longitudinal blade scars present suggesting that the blade had been removed from a relatively well worked core. The lower (ventral) face shows clear conchoidal fractures although the bulb of percussion has been removed from the lower edge which has been deliberately snapped. The tip and both long edges of the arrowhead have been retouched. This secondary working is most evident on the ventral face where it is limited to the upper 1/3 of the arrowhead. The flaking at this point is very neat and regular. The flaking on the dorsal face is limited to the lower edges of the arrowhead and is more irregular in its nature. There is no evidence of significant pressure (ripple) flaking to the body of either face. This is relatively unusual in arrowheads of this period.
The arrowhead has been knapped from a mid-dark grey flint which shows no signs of being from secondary (riverine / glacial) sources. The arrowhead measures 40mm length, 21.2mm width, is 4.8mm thick and weighs 3.8 grams. |
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Depicted place | (County of findspot) County of Herefordshire | ||
Date | between 3000 BC and 2500 BC | ||
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FindID: 205314 Old ref: HESH-372C43 Filename: HESH-372C43 detail 2.jpg |
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https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/163846 Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/163846/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/205314 |
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current | 07:32, 17 February 2017 | 2,666 × 1,704 (349 KB) | Fæ (talk | contribs) | Portable Antiquities Scheme, create missing image based on cross-ref check. FindID 205314, ImageID 163847, batch page 16509 |
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File change date and time | 12:09, 29 January 2008 |
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