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Description: | An exquisitely finished, polished Neolithic handaxe, composed of a fine-grained mudstone, rather than flint. The fine-grained nature of the rock allows it to take such a fine polish. A number of axes exist that have been produced from this rock but the exact source of the rock is uncertain.
The axe dates from between circa 3500 BC to 2100 BC. The implement has been extensively knapped and highly polished into a sub-oval shape. The axe is wedge-shaped, with a pointed-oval section. The axe tapers to a rounded terminal (the butt end) and flares out at the other end to the cutting edge, the cutting edge measures 41.8mm tip to tip. The edges of the axe are chamfered and well finished. No natural surface is visible on the axe, but it has been stained with some sort of iron staining.
The axe is a light greyish-green colour. Several scratches and indentations can be seen on the surface, as the axe has been damaged. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Morris, Rebecca | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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