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Description: | Probably Neolithic or Bronze Axe flint implement (possibly a borer) that appears to have been fashioned from a broken polished axehead. It measures 53x(max)30.7x15.6mm and weighs 26.09g.
The 'cutting edge' is 29.1mm wide but has been re-worked on either side with semi-abrupt flaking, although the original polished axehead was probably not that much greater in width. This is where the polished surface survives and it has on one surface c.50% patination, and on the other c.20% light patination. Re-working shows a medium grey flint underneath.
Above the cutting edge the sides narrow and these have been abruptly re-worked. On one surface all polishing has been removed by re-working at this point, on the other is an area of cortex, c.50% on that particular face.
The boreing end itself has been worked to a point 5mm wide and 8.6mm thick. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Hinds, Katie - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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