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Neoltihic laurel leaf-shaped arrowhead (section)
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Royal Institution of Cornwall, Anna Tyacke, 2008-11-13 12:39:30
Title
Neoltihic laurel leaf-shaped arrowhead (section)
Description
English: Flint laurel leaf-shaped arrowhead, ovate in plan, and lozenge-shaped in profile and section, with traces of grinding and polishing on the medial ridge of the dorsal face. The arrowhead is bifacially retouched around the entire circumference of the piece, on all margins, including the proximal end where the curvature of the edge ends in a slight barb on the right margin of the ventral face. This end might have been reworked after the original tip of the arrowhead broke off, probably during use, in order to form a new point.

The flint is an opaque light grey colour, which suggests that it was probably derived from a local beach pebble.

The length to breadth ratio is about 4:3.

Bond (2004) illustrates a similar example of a leaf-shaped arrowhead on page 123, Fig.5.106, Type 1Bf, and a similar example of a laurel-leaf arrowhead on page 134, Fig.5.120, No.F41, which are both dated to the Earlier Neolithic period.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Cornwall
Date between 4500 BC and 2900 BC
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FindID: 237460
Old ref: CORN-772703
Filename: jadeiteaxe 006.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/193501
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/193501/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/237460
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