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AXEHEAD
Unique ID: NMGW-333716
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published 
Neolithic polished stone axehead, probably dating between c. 3500 - 2100BC
The axehead is comparatively small (with a length of 78.0mm and a weight of 120.8g). The butt (with a width of 31.0mm) is convex and may have been reworked. The sides are straight and gradually divergent to the blade edge (with a width of 58.7mm). There is some polishing on the sides, which are slender. The faces are convex, producing a pointed oval body section, with a maximum thickness (of 20.3mm) near the middle (35mm from the blade edge). The blade edge is moderately straight and displays evidence of considerable battering, possibly through misuse. The axe displays numerous flaking scars, only partially ground-out. One of the faces has more flaking scars than the other. The surface has a pale-grey patina with brown veins and the more recent damage is a slightly darker-grey.
Class: polished stone axe
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 3500 BC
Date to: Circa 2100 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 78 mm
Width: 58.7 mm
Thickness: 35 mm
Weight: 120.8 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NMWPA 2013.88.1
Materials and construction
Primary material: Stone
Manufacture method: Ground/polished
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Worcestershire (County)
District: Wychavon (District)
Parish or ward: Pershore (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SO9444
Four figure Latitude: 52.09430954
Four figure longitude: -2.08899474
1:25K map: SO9444
1:10K map: SO94SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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