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Description: | A complete flint axehead of Neolithic date (3500 BC ? 2100 BC). Length 117.8mm, maximum width 44.0mm and maximum thickness 28.8mm. Weight 172.91g.
The flaked axe is roughly symmetrical in plan and has a semi-circular butt. The sides flare outwards to a point approximately mid-way along its length and then taper slightly inwards towards the cutting edge. Consequently the sides are convex in plan. The cutting edge is curved. When viewed from the side, the edges are almost parallel. However, the lower part has an oblique profile as one face is steeply flaked and the close to the butt on the opposite face, the surface, in the form of cortex, is curved. On of the upper edges has a natural irregularity closely resembling the cortex. No evidence for wear or gloss.
The implement, which is grey coloured with some creamy and darker grey mottling, is in perfect condition. It was probably a local product as flint is readily available in the Isle of Wight. | 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 | Temporal: | -3500
-2100 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Frank Basford | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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