Record ID: BERK-2731C5 - NEOLITHIC axe

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AXE

Unique ID: BERK-2731C5

Object type certainty: Certain

A resized image of Neolithic axe: Polished axe fragment

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A fragment of a Neolithic (c.4000-2100 BC) polished flint axe. The fragment consists of only a portion of the tip.

Class: Polished axe

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: NEOLITHIC [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: NEOLITHIC [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa 4000 BC
Date to: Circa 2100 BC

Dimensions and weight

Length: 14 mm
Width: 33.5 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Flint [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Fragment [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: South East And London
County: Oxfordshire
District: West Oxfordshire
Parish: Tackley

Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: SP4721
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Method of discovery: Agricultural or drainage work [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Character undetermined [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st January 2010 - Thursday 19th January 2012

Personal details

Found by: This information is restricted for your login.
Recorded by: Miss Anni Byard - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Dr Alison Roberts - [view all attributed records]

Other reference numbers

Other reference: 2011.591

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