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Description: | An incomplete Neolithic polished flint axehead (4000 BC-2351 BC).The blade end is missing due to a transverse break.This axehead is sub-rectangular in plan and pointed-oval in cross-section.In plan, the butt is fairly evenly curved. From the butt end the sides flare evenly to the break. Each edge has been polished and flattened throughout its length.This implement, including the broken surface, has an even pale cream patina with some iron staining.Length: 129.2mm; width: 58.3mm; thickness: 32.5mm. Weight: c. 287.0g. (Post Office scales).
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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