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Stone arrowheads

Item name:Stone arrowheads

Dating:5th–3rd millennium BC

On display:The Earliest Stories from the Crossroads

Description

The stone arrowheads of different forms show that hunting was an important activity in the 5th and 4th millennia BC. The three bottom right arrowheads come from the Neolithic settlement at Dragomelj (4700–4500 BC), all the others are stray finds. Their formal diversity makes them difficult to date with any precision; those with a notch, a flat base or a tang could be either Neolithic or Copper Age in date.

Details

1. Arrowhead, chert, l. 3.9 cm, River Ljubljanica, Inv. No. V 4560.
2. Arrowhead, chert, l. 2.2 cm, Šmarjeta, inv. no. P 733.
3. Arrowhead, chert, l. 2.4 cm, River Ljubljanica, inv. no. V 4555.
4. Arrowhead, chert, l. 2.3 cm, River Ljubljanica, inv. no. V 4552.
5. Arrowhead, chert, l. 2.5 cm, River Ljubljanica, inv. no. V 4543.
6. Arrowhead, chert, l. 1.7 cm, River Ljubljanica, inv. no. V 4546.
7. Arrowhead, chert, l. 3.3 cm, Šujica, inv. no. P 21836.