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Description: | A Mesolithic - Neolithic incomplete stone macehead, dating c. 10,000 - c.1,500BC. This tool has been made by modifying a natural quartzite pebble by drilling an hourglass perforation. This explains the slightly irregular shape to the tool.Dimensions: length: 97.45mm; width: 81.10mm; thickness: 50.19mm; weight: 455.06g.Identification by Jon Cotton, Specialist in Prehistoric London.
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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