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Description: | A Neolithic handaxe (or possibly an adze). The axe dates from between circa 3500 BC to 2100 BC. The implement has been extensively knapped into a sub-oval shape. One terminal is slightly pointed, the other is rounded. No natural cortex is visible on the surface of the flint. The rounded butt end of the axe or adze has been finely knapped, to form a sharp and precise cutting edge, which resembles Neolithic scraper technology. The knapping scraps have formed high arrises. Running roughly down the centre of each side of the flint there are multiple high arrises. Both the left and right edges of the handaxe look as if they have been used like a hammerstone, with much damage occurring to these edges. The axe slightly tapers from the butt end; the axe is therefore wedge-shaped and oval in section. The other terminal is slightly pointed, but less care has been taken over this end when compared to the butt end.The flint is a light yellowish-brown colour, with patches of other colours within the make up of the flint.
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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