Record ID: NCL-1F34B5 - NEOLITHIC axehead

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Axehead

Unique ID: NCL-1F34B5

Object type certainty: Certain

A resized image of Neolithic groundstone axehead.

A groundstone axehead of the Neolithic period.

The axe is trapezoidal in plan, with the curved blade the widest edge and the butt the shortest. All the faces are rounded, and the edge is not very sharp.

The axe has been ground from a fine blue-green sedimentary rock.

Class: Groundstone

Chronology

Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: NEOLITHIC [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Dimensions and weight

Length: 57.75 mm
Width: 44.71 mm
Thickness: 17.64 mm
Weight: 67.8 g
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Stone [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Ground/polished [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Incomplete [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: North East
County: Northumberland
District: Tynedale
Parish: Whittington

Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: NZ0071
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: From finder
Grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st May 2008

Personal details

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Recorded by: Dr Robert Collins - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Miss Harriet Riley - [view all attributed records]

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