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Description: | A complete Neolithic unpolished flint axehead (4000 BC-2351 BC).The axehead is sub-oval in plan and pointed-oval in cross-section. From the butt, the sides flare outwards and downwards to a point about mid-way along its length, the sides then tapers inwards towards the cutting edge which is asymmetrical in plan. It has been flaked overall and there is no cortex.This axehead has an orange patina with an area of brownish patina close to the butt on one face. Near the cutting edge a cavity is partially filled with decayed crystalline material.It is worn, probably due to having been in an inter-tidal environment.Height: 161.6mm; width: 62.8mm; thickness: 30.8mm. Weight: c. 355.0g.
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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