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Description: | Neolithic polished stone axe butt fragment. The axe is a 'type C' elongated axe with faceted sides (please see reference below). The axe has been carefully polished and the flint is of a honey colour.
Exotic elongated axes of similar form are found along the east coast of Britain, and are often made from Scandinavian flint. Although this axe is made of flint local to the Devon area, it is interesting to note that the shape mirrors that of the axes found on the east coast (pers comm Thomas Cadbury, Antiquities Curator, Royal Albert Memorial Museum).
Roger Taylor, Geologist at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum writes: Flint/fine chert with sponge spicules, deeply ochre patinated from a surface source. Tertiary residual flint/chert probably local to the area; shows grinding facets and striations. | Subjects: | Polished | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Wootton, Danielle - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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