Record ID: WILT-8BE810
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a flint Neolithic (c.4000-2350 BC) polished axehead. Only the cutting end survives. The break is old and at a diagonal angle to the cutting edge. The fragment measures 38.7mm long, 64.2mm wide and 24.5mm thick. It weighs 56.68g. The fragment is lenticular in section. The axehead has been completely polished by grinding. The surface of the axehead is almost completely covered in white and pale grey patination (including along the broken edge). More recent damage is slightly darker in colour. There are patches and lines of iron staining on both faces.
Created on: Tuesday 6th May 2014
Last updated: Monday 23rd June 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Milton-under-Wychwood', grid reference and parish protected.