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The image for Day 162 of VM_365 is of another fine example of Early Bronze Age flint work from Thanet. This barbed and tanged arrowhead was found at Draper’s Mill, Margate in 1980, as a residual object recovered during the excavation of a Roman building.<\/p>\n
This tiny object embodies all the skills of the Early Bronze Age flint knappers who could create such a well proportioned and symmetrical tool through the careful flaking of tiny chips from such a small piece of stone.<\/p>\n
Other similar barbed and tanged arrowheads have featured in earlier VM_365 posts, arrow heads found with a burial close to QEQM Hospital featured in VM_365 Day 24<\/a> and an arrow head found in excavations at Lord of the Manor, Ramsgate was shown as VM_365 Day 141 <\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The image for Day 162 of VM_365 is of another fine example of Early Bronze Age flint work from Thanet. This barbed and tanged arrowhead was found at Draper’s Mill, Margate in 1980, as a residual object recovered during the excavation of a Roman building. This tiny object embodies all the skills of the Early … Continue reading VM_365 Day 162 Early Bronze Age barbed and tanged arrowhead from Drapers Mills, Margate<\/span>