Record ID: LIN-047423
Object type: PERFORATED OBJECT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late Neolithic or early Bronze Age shafthole implement dating to the period c.2100 - 1500 BC. The axe was originally elongated in plan, tapering from the central shafthole to either end. Only one half of the axe survives, being broken on both sides along its thinnest part either side of the shafthole. The axe is sub-rectangular in section. The surface is smooth, and the butt displays a moderate amount of wear. The stone is mottled green, grey, and orange, and on one face a large patch of iron-coloured deposit is visible. The classification of this item is somewhat problematic. It…
Created on: Wednesday 9th March 2016
Last updated: Monday 14th March 2016
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Record ID: LIN-959B08
Object type: AXE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Stone axe hammer, Group XVIII. The axe hammer is egg-shaped in plan and oval in cross-section, tapering to a narrowed and rounded cutting edge. There is an hour-glass shaped hole through the centre. This axe was studied as part of Cummings and Moores research into axe hammers from the East Midlands, and is number --- on the list.
Created on: Thursday 13th March 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LIN-A579D5
Object type: AXE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Bronze Age stone battle axe head. The stone is unfinished. It has been polished, however it has split at the end along what appears to be a natural fault in the stone. The haft hole is only drilled about three quaters of the way through. It therefore seems that the axe was discarded when it split part way through its production.
Created on: Thursday 8th May 2003
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
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