The "Clacton spear tip" is the oldest wooden artifact ever found in Britain.The original spear tip has warped and shrunk since its discovery. This picture shows an early cast of the artifact. The name comes from Clacton-On-Sea, England where it was found.Experiments show that one of the most efficient ways the sharpened tip could be made was by using fire, grinding and scraping processes. Charring the tip of the shaft in fire then grinding off the burnt material on the ground and on a stone complete the initial manufacturing stage. Then the point was finished with a unifacial scraping tool. The total time using fire was 45 minutes compared with other manufacturing experiments that took one and a half to two hours to complete. The Clacton spear is made of yew wood.
The spear itself was actually found at Lion Point in Jaywick. (see map)
To find this cache alittle bit or research is needed. All you need to do is search the web for the answers to the questions below.
Age of the spear = FC0,000 - A50,000 years old
Year discovered = 1D11 by J. Hazzledine Warren
Size of spear = 15 1/4 inches 38.B cm long and 1 1/2 inches 3.E cm wide
N51.AB.CDA E 001.CE.DFE