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AXEHEAD
Unique ID: LIN-7EE6B1
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A partially polished flint axe dating to the later Neolithic period (circa 2500 BC to 2100 BC). The axe is sub-rectangular in plan and gently tapers to the butt. The body and butt are pointed-oval/lozenge in cross-section. The cutting edge is polished, and measures 38mm in length. The polished area is roughly triangular, tapering from the cutting edge to the centre of the body at which point it is at its thickest, measuring 29mm. The rest of the axe resembles a rough-out. The axe is a mottled yellow-cream colour with localised patches of reddish staining.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 2500 BC
Date to: Circa 2100 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 91 mm
Width: 38 mm
Thickness: 29 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st October 2012
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
Parish or ward: Torksey (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK8578
Four figure Latitude: 53.292155
Four figure longitude: -0.726274
1:25K map: SK8578
1:10K map: SK87NE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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