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Description: | A worked flint axe of Neolithic date (c. 3500 - c. 2100 BC). The implement has been extensively knapped into a sub-oval shape. One terminal is slightly pointed (W.: 26mm), the other is rounded (W.: 41.25mm). One surface is flatter than the other and this surface bears a central trace of the external cortex. The rounded butt end of the implement bears the finest working. The is damage to both of the edges which have possibly been used for hammering. 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 mixture of greys, ranging from lighter to darker. Around the cortical survival and the arrises on all faces is some orange iron staining.
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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