2003-06-16 17:03:48 Mark Lodwick mlodwick 2011-02-24 12:19:17 Daniel Pett dpett NMGW-DE9E23 Axehead Butt fragment of a Neolithic stone axehead. The surface of the axe was ground or pecked, rather than polished. The axehead is made from an altered coarse dolorite, which is highly chloritic. The rock is likely to have originated from West Wales and is similar to sources which outcrop locally. The axehead has a pointed butt and rounded sides, which gently diverge. A little less than half of the original length survives. One of the faces shows evidence of damage through flaking, it is not clear whether this damage occurred in antiquity or more recently. Butt fragment of a Neolithic stone axehead. The surface of the axe was ground or pecked, rather than polished. The axehead is made from an altered coarse dolorite, which is highly chloritic. The rock is likely to have originated from West Wales and is similar to sources which outcrop locally. The... The stone does not appear to correspond with the stone axe group types. Stone Ground/polished NEOLITHIC NEOLITHIC 4000 2500 56.5 96.3 41.5 Fragment 2003-06-16 17:03:48 PEMBROKESHIRE Pembrokeshire Mathry POINT( ) SM93SW SM9030 29.06.2003 Chance find during metal detecting 1 NMGW Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2003 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable.