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FLAKED AXEHEAD
Unique ID: IOW-DB7368
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete Neolithic flint flaked axehead (c. 4000 BC-c. 2351 BC).
A transverse break has occurred about half way along its original length.
This implement is now sub-square in plan and is pointed-oval ('lenticular') in cross-section. In plan, the sides flare slightly from the break to the curved cutting edge. The arrises are not very sharp.
The axehead is mottled grey and pale orange with iron staining. The break is old.
Length: 65.0mm; width: 51.5mm; thickness: 26.8mm. Weight: 106.22g.
Compare with a similar implement (Butler 2005: 140, fig. 57, no. 2).
Butler, C. 2005. Prehistoric Flintwork. Tempus Publishing. Stroud.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 4000 BC
Date to: Circa 2351 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 65 mm
Width: 51.5 mm
Thickness: 26.8 mm
Weight: 106.22 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 7th November 2018 - Wednesday 7th November 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2018-2-151
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler, C. | 2005 | Prehistoric Flintwork | Stroud | The History Press | 140, fig. 57, no. 2 |
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