Record ID: ESS-C53507
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Complete late Neolithic polished flint axehead. The axe is sub-oval in plan and lenticular in section with a curved blade edge. It is made on dark brown flint with a striking, large, circular mid grey inclusion to one side and a smaller grey inclusion to the opposite. The bulb of percussion is not visible. The axe has been knapped with shallow flake removals. A deep flake removal to the butt end of one side may be subsequent damage. The blade edges are clearly retouched. The blade end is polished smooth and the cutting edge is still intact and sharp. The axe is 137.9mm long, 30.22mm w…
Created on: Friday 11th August 2006
Last updated: Friday 23rd May 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Little Baddow', grid reference and parish protected.