Arrowhead
Object
Flint tool
Production date
4000BC - 3300BC
Object number
1991.629
Physical Description
Arrowhead, flint, Early Neolithic leaf-shaped type.
Object history
Believed to be part of the Greenhill collection (no. 204 or 205). If 204 the locality is unknown. If 205 this is from the Lea Valley.
Associated Event
Associated Person
Joseph Exhall Greenhill (Archaeologist)
Dimension
Width: 38mm
Exhibition Label
From the exhibition ‘Hackney 300,000 BC: Meet the Neanderthal neighbours and curious creatures of the borough's Old Stone Age’
New Age, New Technology
These arrowheads, believed to be found in the Lea Valley, show the small and delicate nature of flint working compared to larger tools of the Old Stone Age.
The presence of arrowheads raises interesting questions; were people still hunting alongside farming? Protecting farm animals from predators? Or were they defending their land against other humans?
New Age, New Technology
These arrowheads, believed to be found in the Lea Valley, show the small and delicate nature of flint working compared to larger tools of the Old Stone Age.
The presence of arrowheads raises interesting questions; were people still hunting alongside farming? Protecting farm animals from predators? Or were they defending their land against other humans?
On display?
No