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AXEHEAD
Unique ID: WILT-00A728
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete Neolithic polished axehead, dating to the period 3500 BC- 2200 BC. This appears to be the tip and most of the body, but as the cutting edge has broken off it is unclear how much of this is the original axehead. What remains is broadly oblong in shape, measuring 111.26mm in length, 52.92mm wide and 33.22mm thick, though it tapers to 7.33mm at the tip. In colour, the axehead is creamy-white, with patches of mid grey and flecks of light brown. The axehead is very smooth, heavily polished, with an abrupt break at the bottom, and small, scaled retouch or chipping on the left hand side of the ventral face.
No trace of the cortex remains. In total, this polished axehead weighs 242.97g.
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 2200 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 111.16 mm
Width: 52.92 mm
Thickness: 33.22 mm
Weight: 242.97 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: WHM 2017-33
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Manningford (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU1258
Four figure Latitude: 51.3209808
Four figure longitude: -1.82918548
1:25K map: SU1258
1:10K map: SU15NW
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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