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POLISHED AXEHEAD
Unique ID: NLM-B321A4
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published 
Dark grey igneous stone with black inclusions, possibly from Scotland. Polished stone axe head of sub-rectangular form and section with oval ends and straight flat sides. The cutting edge is angled by wear and is chipped on one side, the latter is recent damage. The narrower butt end is chipped on the same side, but this damage was inflicted less recently. A further elongated chip on the other side bears rusty staining, and may be damage incurred in antiquity. To this reporter the dark stone appears distinct from the more commonly occurring Lake District tufa used to make group 6 axe heads commonly reported from this region, and the straight sides are also less common, and may indicate reworking. Suggested date: Neolithic, 3500-2100 BC.
Length: 117mm, Width: 49.9mm, Thickness: 25.4mm, Weight: circa 240gms.
Finder's reference: Ian Sutton; no find spot can be suggested or recalled for this object
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 3500 BC
Date to: Circa 2100 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 117 mm
Width: 49.9 mm
Thickness: 25.4 mm
Weight: 240 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 11th February 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM21795a
Materials and construction
Primary material: Stone
Manufacture method: Ground/polished
Completeness: Incomplete
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