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Description: | An almost complete stone axe of Neolithic date. The axe is comprised of a grey-green fine-grained siliceous tuff - a sedimentary volcanic rock most likely from the Great Langdale quarries in Cumbria.The axehead is sub-oval in plan and section and would have been hafted to an organic handle or haft. The haft no longer remains. The Langdale stone was most probably chosen for its colour and fineness which allowed it to be highly polished. It is likely that axes such as this were high status and probably not functional. Much of the damage which has occurred to the axehead is post-depositional.The axe is 118.2mm long, 60.1mm wide, 34.2mm thick and weighs 290g.
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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