File:Barbed and tanged arrowhead from Offa's Dyke Path on Hay Bluff (2p coin for scale). Copyright Mr Jim Saunders. (FindID 161354).jpg

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Barbed and tanged arrowhead from Offa's Dyke Path on Hay Bluff (2p coin for scale). Copyright Mr Jim Saunders.
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Finder, Jeff Spencer, 2007-02-26 15:22:04
Title
Barbed and tanged arrowhead from Offa's Dyke Path on Hay Bluff (2p coin for scale). Copyright Mr Jim Saunders.
Description
English: A fine, bifacially worked barbed and tanged arrowhead in perfect condition. Found with the tip sticking out of a peat layer eroded by the Offa's Dyke Path. Light grey flint, with slight trace of white cortex on one face at the base of the central tang. Fresh, crisp condition without patination/weathering suggests burial until recent exposure. Findspot on ridge could imply possible association with unrecognised feature/context such as a cairn.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Monmouthshire
Date BRONZE AGE
Accession number
FindID: 161354
Old ref: CPAT-2FC175
Filename: 2255-0003 copyright JSaunders.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/131241
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/131241/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/161354
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Object location51° 55′ 12.36″ N, 3° 01′ 16.64″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo


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    • 2c: 18.75 mm, 0.74 in
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