British boy finds ancient arrowhead

The 4.5cm arrowhead which was found below the surface of a mound of soil dug up during the building of an extension at the school is dated to more than 4,000 year ago.

"It was really exciting,” said eight-year-old James. “It's the most interesting thing I've ever found."

Archeologists believe the arrowhead belongs to the early Bronze Age, The Stone Pages reported.

“It's the style, it's a barbed and tanged arrowhead and they were specifically designed during the Bell-Beaker culture which spread throughout Western Europe (between 2400 BCE and 1800 BCE),” said North Hertfordshire archaeologist Keith Fitzpatrick-Matthews, who assessed the find.

“It could've been used for hunting or warfare although it's impossible to be sure."

Fitzpatrick-Matthews also said that a 'very similar' find was made in the nearby village of Norton in 2008.