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Description: | A flint axehead of Neolithic date.The bifacially worked axe is complete, its heavily weathered surface displaying only one small area of post-depositional damage. From the rounded top end the straight sides flare towards the cutting edge, which is also convex. The axehead is of lenticular section, the highest point being a central ridge, from which radiate a series of narrow flake removal scars. One side of the axe retains just under half of its original cortex. The artefact measures 91.7mm long, up to 41.2mm wide and 23.1mm thick. The weight is 103g.
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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