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Description: | An incomplete polished stone axehead of Neolithic date. It is oval in shape, bifacially polished and narrows slightly towards the butt end. This is probably a fragment from the cutting end of a larger stone implement, the original butt end now missing due to old breaks. The cutting edges themselves are slightly chipped in places, perhaps deliberately although equally the result of post-depositional damage. They are relatively blunt and abraded, as are the faces of the axe, probably partly as a result of post-depositional wear and damage. At the butt end of the fragment are a series of larger flakes that suggest this axe was re-worked at a later date and perhaps for a new or different purpose. One face has a number of linear scars or abrasive marks probably as a result of recent plough damage. The stone is a grey-green colour and may be of Cumbrian (Langdale) origin. It measures 98.74mm in length, 58.30mm in width, 33.92mm in thickness, and weighs 247.45g.
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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