from Auchindneich, Kincardineshire
This bronze spearhead was found at Auchindneich in Kincardineshire. It dates from between 1500 and 1150 BC.
The long spearhead has a centre rib and projecting loop on each side of the socket. Spearheads of this shape are fairly common in Scotland, though moulds are rare.
A wide variety of spearheads were made from around 1400 to 950 BC. Blades varied in shape, including triangular, kite-shaped or leaf-shaped. In the Late Bronze Age, from around 950 to 750 BC, socketed spearheads with leaf-shaped blades are most common.
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