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Description: | Neolithic flint axehead or adze. This large flaked flint axe/adze measures 220 mm in length and 70 mm in width at the blade corners (when complete) and has a slender profile. It has straight sides tapering to the butt, and a gently curving blade edge which has a marked junction with the sides. The blade edge and the butt are symmetrically opposed. The butt, one side edge and a blade corner have been damaged in recent times. The artefact appears to have been made of a large flake which gives it a plano-convex cross-section.
This spectacular axe/adze is in perfect condition (apart from the recent breaks) and there are no signs of wear. It is of a type that has been found before in East Anglia (Evans, J. 1897. The Ancient Stone Implements of Britain, page 73). The Stour valley is known for finds of Neolithic date and this artefact would appear to confirm activity of this date in the valley. The fine nature of the piece and the lack of wear tempts one to suggest that this axe/adze may be one from a cache (pers. comm. Roger Jacobi). | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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