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AXEHEAD
Unique ID: GLO-4A48E8
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Published 
Polished stone axe head length 75mm, width 69mm, thickness 37mm. This is a very short and squat axehead. The blade is very thick giving the feel more of a blunt mace head rather than a sharp cutting blade for and axe. The sides are very steep and rounded. From the blades the edges gently narrow to the butt, which is rounded. Dark brown stone with darker green patches. Date Neolithic.
Dr Kevin Leahy expresses some concern about this being an axehead as it lacks both symmetry and any sign of a cutting edge.
Find of note status
This is a find of note and has been designated: Regional importance
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Date from: 4000 BC
Date to: 2100 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 75 mm
Width: 69 mm
Thickness: 37 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st January 2011 - Saturday 30th April 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 4421
Materials and construction
Primary material: Stone
Manufacture method: Hand made
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Gloucestershire (County)
District: Forest of Dean (District)
To be known as: Dymock
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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