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Description: | A small but complete polished stone axehead of Neolithic date. It is formed from a basic igneous rock that is a very dark almost black colour with occasional pale brown inclusions, probably an olivine with diorites. The axe is roughly triangular in form, oval sectioned with a pointed butt and crescentic cutting edge. It measures 102.82mm in length, 53.87mm in width, 31.96mm in thickness and 229.61g in weight. This is a polished stone axehead of Neolithic date, c.4000-2550 BC.
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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