English: An incomplete late Neolithic (2500-2100) 'British Oblique' flint arrowhead, with the leading edge forming an equilateral triangle with the adjacent edges and the 'tail' extended to form a long tang, much of which is missing. It measures 49.22x18.11x5.81mm and weighs 5.13g.

The ventral face has received invasive, steep pressure flaking/ ripple flaking all along the projecting edge and base. Cortex remains along the other long edge. The dorsal face has a little ripple flaking along the base and projecting edge, although this is rather cruder and more invasive. There is slight retouch along the other long edge, which is much thinner. The tip of the arrowhead is damaged.

The flint is a mottled grey in colour with some darker spots. The top of the 'tail' or tang measures 6.98x3.81mm.

Andrew David has commented on the possibility of the object being Upper Palaeolithic in date, "As far as I can see, although the possibility cannot be entirely excluded, it looks very unlikely to be Upper Palaeolithic, with little or no resemblance to Font-Robert-type points, Hengistbury-type tanged points, or penknife points. All these latter are more conspicuously constructed on blades, with abrupt rather than invasive lateral retouch. I would agree that the piece, idiosyncratic though it certainly is with its bifacially retouched long edge, belongs more happily amongst Late Neolithic oblique 'arrowhead' forms" (pers.comm. 2012).

Additional thanks are extended to David Field and Jim Leary for the identification of this object.