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Description: | Incomplete Neolithic polished axe knapped from an orange-brown stone. The axe has been polished over the entire surface, however the grinding was not deep enough to remove all of the flaking scars. The butt end has been left partically flaked, and it is slightly damaged. The cutting edge has been broken, and the edge reknapped and polished to form a new cutting edge - This end of the axe has not been as well polished as the rest of the surface. The two narrow sides have been ground further to create a slightly flattened edge, giving the axe a double convex cross section, with flattened rather than curved ends. In profile, the axe is widest towards the cutting edge with convex sides tapering towards the butt end and more pronounced curvature towards the cutting edge. The Axe is 112.72mm long, 65.39mm wide, 31.77mm thick and weighs 266.70 grams.
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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