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Description: | An incomplete stone axe dating to the Neolithic period, (3500 BC - 2100 BC). The object is D-shaped in plan with tapering sides which terminate in a break. It is oval in cross-section. From the break the sides flare outwards to the cutting edge. The cutting edge is worn and is undulating due to recent damage. The cutting edge measures 6.87mm thick. The butt end of the object is missing and the break appears to have occurred during antiquity. The object has been polished on each face to create the form. The stone is a light to mid brown is medium grained and flecked and is likely to be a locally made sandstone.
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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