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Description: | An incomplete knapped flint Neolithic polished axe. The axe has been transversely broken recently at the approximate mid point. The flint has developed a patina on the majority of the axe's surface, with the exception of the break and a patch of cortex which remains along one side edge of the axe. The flint is a mottled beige/red/brown colour. In plan the axe has almost parallel sides which terminate with an asymmetrical convex blade. The blade edge has two recent chips. The sides of the axe are facetted. The surface of the axe has been polished or ground, leaving a shiny smooth surface. However, negative flake scars are still visible. There are also fine striations on the surface which were probably produced in the polishing process. In section the axe is a sub asymmetrical lozenge with rounded corners. It measures 69.11mm long, 40.32mm wide, 21.85mm thick and weighs 84.92g. The axe dates to the Neolithic period, and is a 'lenticular with facetted sides' type; Type C (Field, D. and Woolley, A.R. 1984 'Neolithic and Bronze Age ground stone implements' from Surrey: morphology, petrology and distribution. Surrey Archaeological Collective Volume 75 p,85-109). Butler (Butler, C. 2005 Prehistoric Flintwork Tempus, p.142) describes the polishing process as being a potentially long process, using sandstone, possibly with water and sand, to smooth the surface. The axe would have originally been mounted onto a wooden handle and held in place by leather and fibre thongs (Butler, 2005: 142).
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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