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AXEHEAD
Unique ID: NMGW-FFA443
Object type certainty: Certain
Polished stone axehead recorded at the Hidden Treasure Finds Day at the National Museum & Gallery, Wales. The axe is complete and is a comparatively large example. Evidence of shaping via pecking is evident over areas of the axe, particularly around the sides of the face. The remainder of the faces are polished. The axehead is of oval section, with gently convex sides. The butt is short and slightly angled (c. 5-10 degrees) from the vertical axis of the axehead. The blade is curved and has retained its sharp edge. One of the faces is slightly dished, probably because of the shape of the stone prior to working.
Notes:
Geological inspection of the axehead has discovered that the rock type is a dolerite with unusual quench textures in the feldspars which together with chlorite pseudomorphs after glass allow us to provenance it accurately as originating from the Strumble Head volcanics, c. 32 KM to the north east of the findspot.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: NEOLITHIC [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: 3500 BC
Date to: 2100 BC
Dimensions and weight
Length: 236 mm
Width: 95.6 mm
Thickness: 53 mm
Weight: 1892.2 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]
Decoration method: Polished [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Spatial data
Region: Wales
County: Pembrokeshire
District: Pembrokeshire
Parish: Walwyns Castle
Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: SM8309
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
Method of discovery: Chance find during metal detecting
[scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st September 2003
Personal details
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Identified by: Mr Mark Lodwick - [view all attributed records]
Other reference numbers
Other reference: NMGWPA 2003.168.1
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Created:
Friday 17th October 2003
Updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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