Niko Komin"Hoarding arrowheads" – who does that? Or better: who did that?
According to the original publication, the 'Ballyclare Hoard' was found in 1968 in County Antrim, Ireland. It contained 39 finished arrowheads and 2 flakes. Their form suggests the early/middle bronze age as the origin, which pollen stuck to them doesn't contradict.
However, it seems that it couldn't be determined, when they were buried: no bones, no structures in the vicinity.
The hoard is now in the Ulster Museum. The post that caught my attention: https://bird.makeup/users/kpw1453/statuses/2055166977920884914
Original paper (Flanagan, 1970): https://www.jstor.org/stable/20567663
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The ‘Ballyclare Hoard’ - a collection of barbed and tanged flint arrowheads that date to the Mesolithic. It was discovered in 1968 during the construction of a housing estate in Ballyclare. Now part of the collections at the Ulster Museum. 📸 My own. #FindsFriday #FlintFriday
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