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Description: | Palaeolithic axe. The axe is sub-triangular in plan, with a squared off point. The butt-end is on a natural, angular fracture with over 50% natural cortex surviving on the butt-end. The edges are straight sided, however there is a slight twist on one edge towards the butt-end. There are covering removals of different sizes on both faces of the axe. The larger removals are from the original roughing out of the stone to create the overall shape of the axe. Semi-abrupt removals were then used to remove smaller flakes along the sides of the axe to thin the edges. The axe has a squashed double convex cross section with pointed edges. In profile, the axe is widest at the butt-end, narrowing towards the tip; One face has a shallow concave profile, while the other is straight sided. The axe is 210mm long, 81.39mm wide, 52.80mm thick and weighs 758 grams. | Subjects: | Axe | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | McLean, Laura - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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