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AXEHEAD
Unique ID: WILT-ED5951
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A fragment of a flint Neolithic polished axe head broken and possibly untilised as a core or a scraper dating to the period c. 4000-2350 BC. The original axe head was a Clough type B lenticular or double-convex polished axe head. The break was then used as a striking platform for the removal of bladelets. Three arrises are visible on the dorsal side of the axe-head. Part of the original cutting edge is still visible along the distal edge, however, the majority of the distal edge has been invasively retouched, removing the cutting edge and squaring the chunk off.
Find of note status
This has been noted as an interesting find by the recorder.
Evidence of reuse: Removal of flakes from damaged axe
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 4000 BC
Date to: Circa 2350 BC
Period of reuse: NEOLITHIC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 47.7 mm
Width: 48.4 mm
Weight: 64.54 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SSWM 4174
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: West Berkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: West Berkshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Purley on Thames (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU6676
Four figure Latitude: 51.47911662
Four figure longitude: -1.05100972
1:25K map: SU6676
1:10K map: SU67NE
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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