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AXEHEAD

Unique ID: NCL-FD0F34

Object type certainty: Certain
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A polished stone axehead, dating to the Neolithic period and likely to originate from Langdale in Cumbria. The axehead is wedge shaped with a curved cutting edge. The cutting edge is damaged, although it is not clear whether this happened in antiquity. The axehead measures 125mm in length, a maximum of 58mm in width and 30mm in thickness.

Notes:

Fulling Mill finds day

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: NEOLITHIC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 125 mm
Width: 58 mm
Thickness: 30 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st January 2004

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Stone
Manufacture method: Ground/polished

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Spatial metadata

Region: North East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Northumberland (Unitary Authority)
District: Northumberland (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Hedley (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: NZ0658
Four figure Latitude: 54.916667
Four figure longitude: -1.90793
1:25K map: NZ0658
1:10K map: NZ05NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Other chance find
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: NCL
Created: 19 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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