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Description: | Petrological sample No.183. SK633394, found on gravel reject pile. Facetted edge L=215 mm W=66 mm thickness =37 mm. Sectioned, published Cummins and moore, P.P.S. 1973 serial no.183 (group VI, medium) an epidotized tuff, a slightly altered volcanic ash - medium. From old card index - Thin butted polished stone axe of Langdale (gp.VI) tuff. Slender tapering form with well rounded cutting edge. Long edge facets. Old flake scar on sides and at butt. Some clear ones on cutting edge. Sectioned: published Cummins and Moore in PPS 1973 (section no 183). From old card index - Holme Pierrepont polished axehead. SK 633394 (published in PPS. 73 as 630395). Found on gravel reject pile, near washing plant, Holme Pierrepont Gravel quarry Oct 1968. Probably excavated in vicinity of dug out canoes, 1968.
Material from Holme Pierrepont also to be found at Nottingham University Archaeology Museum.
Accession number: NCM 1968-443 | Subjects: | woodworking neolithic english Nottingham and Notts. | Temporal: | 3000-2000BC | Source: | Nottingham City Museums and Galleries | Identifier: | http://media.culturegrid.org.uk/mediaLib... | Go to resource |
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