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Description: | Partially polished Neolithic flint axe or adze. The axe is roughly a pointed oval in cross-section, and tapers from cutting edge to butt. The cutting edge is still sharp and shows a high degree of polish; the area around the blade is the only polished area of the entire axe. The cutting edge is a smooth crescent and is inclined more towards one side suggesting that the tool may be an adze rather than an axe. The main body is roughly knapped and diplays a possible haft element. The surface of the axe has an even chalky-cream patina, and where the axe is damaged the flint underneath the patina is a mottled light grey colour which is characteristic of Lincolnshire Wolds 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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