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1884.140.1271

Stone arrow-head

1884.140.1271

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Collection type
Object
Description
Stone arrow-head
Long description
Stone arrow-head, leaf-shaped of mid brownish grey flint with light grey patina forming. Retouch on all edges. [JW [Excav. PR] 11/01/2013]
Date / Period
Archaeological period: Mesolithic, uncertain Archaeological period: Neolithic, uncertain
Date collected
1873 - 1877
Acquisition information
Donated: 1884 Found unentered: 08/01/2013
Materials and processes
Material Flint Stone, Process Flaked, Process Retouched
Dimensions
Thick: max 7 mm, Width: max 19 mm, Length: max 48 mm, Weight 6 g
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.140.1271 Other numbers: 5
Research and responses

Pitt Rivers lived in Guildford from 1873 - 1877. [see Chapman, 1981][Bowden, 1991: 83-4][Thompson, 1977: 124] [AP Leverhulme project on founding collection 1995-1998]

Search terms: Tool, Archery Weapon, Flake, Arrow-head

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