Accession No

1927.514.1


Description

Leaf shaped arrowhead.


Place

Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Littleport; Burnt Fen


Period

Neolithic Mesolithic Bronze Age Early


Source

Ridgeway, William (Professor Sir) [bequeather]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1927.514.1


Cultural Affliation


Material

Stone


Local Term


Measurements

64mm


Events

Description (Physical description)
Description for 1927.514[.1-13]: 'A number of flint implements that include complete barbed and tanged arrowheads, broken barbed and tanged arrowheads, knives with well knapped tips and areas for hafts, a leaf shaped arrowhead or point, a triangular arrowhead and 2 scrapers, one circular and flat, the other oval with a sharp edge.'
Event Date
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Description for 1927.514[.1-13]: 'Backed blade is blunted. Flakes trimmed.'
Event Date
Author: maa


Context (Field collection)
The knife has a label affixed which reads 'Burnt Fen 1897'. One arrowhead has a label affixed which reads 'Burnt [illegible]'. One scraper has a label affixed which reads 'Burnt Fen 1899'.
Event Date 1897
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Context (Amendments / updates)
13 flint implements have now been seen. The Number field has been amended from 0 to 13 to reflect this.
Event Date 6/2/2014
Author: maa


Context (Display)
Four barbed and tanged arrowheads on display in 'Hide and Seek: Looking for Children in the Past', Li Ka Shing Gallery, MAA from 30 January 2016 to 29 January 2017.
Event Date 22/2/2016
Author: Imogen Gunn


Description (Physical description)
Leaf shaped arrowhead.
Event Date 15/11/2024
Author: Lily Pencliffe


FM:8739

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