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AXEHEAD
Unique ID: NMS-7610C2
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Neolithic part polished axe fragment, of mottled grey unpatinated flint with the butt end transversely broken by a bending fracture. The cutting edge is undamaged and still sharp. It appears that the axe was reshaped slightly in antiquity after it had broken. 87 x 52 x 21mm.
F1 on annotated aerial photograph in file.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 4000 BC
Date to: Circa 2351 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 87 mm
Width: 52 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 17th September 2013 - Monday 21st October 2013
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 54797
Other reference: NMD102013
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: South Norfolk (District)
To be known as: Deopham
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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