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Description: | A complete flint axehead of Neolithic date (3500 BC-2100 BC).The axehead is pointed oval in plan and side view. In plan, the butt is pointed, the sides convex and the cutting edge is semi-circular. The surfaces are knapped overall, except for a small area of cortex on one face. In side view one of the side edges has a shallow 'S'-shaped profile. One face is dull and light grey with blemishes of iron oxide staining. The other face, with the cortex, is shiny and slight darker in colour. No indication of any gloss or resharpening.This implement was found in a garden while a pipe trench was being excavated.
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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