from Nethermuir, New Deer, Aberdeenshire
This bronze spearhead was found at Nethermuir at New Deer in Aberdeenshire. It dates from between 1500 and 1150 BC.
The spearhead has a pronounced central rib and loops on the socket. It has a rivet hole through the socket for pegging the spearhead to the wooden shaft. The form is common in Ireland, and examples in Scotland may be imports.
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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