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Description: | A complete knapped lithic implement of late Neolithic date, circa 2700 - 2100 BC. The axehead is sub-ovate in plan and pointed ovate in section. The implement has been bi-facially worked with flaking over all surfaces and appears to have been struck from various directions. The edges have been more extensively worked with fine shallow retouch creating the cutting edge.The flint is a mid mottled grey colour with abundant lighter inclusions. The axehead is 102.5mm long, 44.9mm to 22.4mm wide, 17.3mm thick and weighs 97g.
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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