Archaeology Dictionary:
Arreton Down Tradition
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Early industrial stage of the British early Bronze Age spanning the 16th and 15th centuries bc and part of Burgess's Bedd Branwen Period. Named after a small hoard of weapons found at Arreton Down on the Isle of Wight in December 1735, the industry is characterized by the production of flat axes, tanged spearheads, end-looped spearheads, tanged and collared spearheads, chisels and tracers.
