File:Neolithic Leaf-Shaped Arrowhead (front and reverse) (FindID 114859).jpg

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Neolithic Leaf-Shaped Arrowhead (front and reverse)
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Birmingham Museums Trust, Angie Bolton, 2005-11-25 12:10:08
Title
Neolithic Leaf-Shaped Arrowhead (front and reverse)
Description
English: Flint arrowhead knapped from mottled beige/grey flint. Both faces have negative flake scars, with re-touch along the edges. The arrowhead is a leaf or tear-drop shaped, which is described as a Type 2a by Green (1980 ‘The Flint Arrowheads of the British Isles. A detailed study of the material from England and Wales, with comparanda from Scotland and Ireland’ Oxford: BAR British Series 75 i and ii). The arrowhead measures 24.53mm long and 15.71mm wide. It weighs 1.7g. This shape of arrowhead, dates to the early Neolithic period, 3500 to 2900 B.C.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Worcestershire
Date between 3500 BC and 2900 BC
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FindID: 114859
Old ref: WAW-6FC8E6
Filename: WAW-6FC8E6.JPG
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/84044
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/84044/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/114859
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Object location52° 12′ 04.32″ N, 2° 10′ 34.39″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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