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Early neolithic leaf shaped arrowhead
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Sussex Archaeological Society, Laura Burnett, 2008-03-27 10:20:12
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Early neolithic leaf shaped arrowhead
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English: Worked lithic, probably a leaf shaped flint arrowhead (projectile point) of early Neolithic date (3500-2900 BC). The lithic is leaf shaped with a short straight base and curved concave sides which meet at a point at the top. In cross section it is broadly lentoid. The lithic 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 percussion waves; the bulb of percussion has been partially removed by short retouch or bulb scars. Uneven fracture on the upper (dorsal) face has resulted in a step just above the butt. Unusually for a leaf shaped arrowhead this piece has few signs of retouch with perhaps just one site by the 'point' on the upper (dorsal) face and a few sites where edges are chipped by use/damage. The lack of retouch is either because: a good initial strike meant it was not required, the arrowhead was abandoned part way through production as too small for retouching or dispite it's shape this is a late mesolithic microlith which may have been hafted as an arrow but was not retouched. The lithic is made from a mid-grey flint with light grey patches. It measures 26.9mm length, 15.5mm width, is 3.7mm thick and weighs 1.2 grams.
Depicted place (County of findspot) East Sussex
Date between 6500 BC and 2900 BC
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FindID: 213763
Old ref: SUSS-B6D313
Filename: SUSS-B6D313 .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/169650
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/169650/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/213763
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