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Record ID: DOR-E033B8
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint axehead. A flaked axehead. Made on a nodule of pale grey-brown flint, now patinated to matt off-white and with iron staining along the flake ridges. Flaked on both faces from the edges, butt and cutting edge. All the cortex has been removed. The side edges are largely straight. It has a wide, slightly convex, cutting edge formed by flake removals from the edge into the body of the axehead. The axe tapers to the butt and has a lentoid cross section. There is some slight damage to the butt.
Date: Neolithic - c. 4000 to 2350 BC
Dimensions: 118 mm x 60 mm x 27&n…
Created on: Tuesday 27th February 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 28th February 2024
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Record ID: NMS-B880B5
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Neolithic part-polished, thin butted axe, of lightly patinated light grey flint with a band of darker flint to the butt, the pale buff coloured parts are the slightly coarser inclusions within the flint, one face is streaked with rusty iron scrapes from agricultural machinery, all flake scars appear to be soft hammer struck and nearly all the flakes terminate without hinges to the dorsal face, the ventral face is slightly coarser and exhibits many fine step/hinge terminations to the flakes, this is not unusual with bifaces. The axe itself is in good condition save for some recent damag…
Created on: Tuesday 13th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 13th February 2024
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Record ID: NMS-253946
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete ground and polished axehead, of patinated mottled flint, now a light brown colour with rusty iron streaks to both faces from contact with agricultural machinery, the few remaining visible flake scars now patinated a slightly darker shade of the same. The cutting edge is only slightly curved and asymmetrical in shape, this is likely to be intentional or the result of regrinding this edge over time, only one recent chip to the otherwise still sharp cutting edge, this is much darker than the original surfaces. The lateral edges are sharply faceted and are almost straight fro…
Created on: Tuesday 6th February 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 7th February 2024
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Record ID: NMS-24F387
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete part-polished axehead, of light and mid-grey flint with the remaining visible flake scars now patinated a sandy orange colour. All flakes are well knapped with only a few light hinge/step terminations as would be expected with an axe, the sub-semicircular cutting edge is entirely polished and without recent damage, still sharp, the high points to the flake scars to the body of the axe are also extensively polished, though not entirely ground smooth, the lateral edges are neatly rounded, not facetted, even the butt has had the edges ground and rounded off. A good example. …
Created on: Tuesday 6th February 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 7th February 2024
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Record ID: SUSS-3F5216
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An almost complete Neolithic flint polished axehead dating c. 4000-2200 BC.
The axehead has a lenticular cross section with flake removals evident on both faces, but the surface appears only partially polished. Partial polished surfaces remain on both sides, on the lower face near the cutting edge on one side; and only on a narrow strip running up the centre on the opposing face. There is battering damage on the cutting edge which is completely missing, the remaining surfaces are covered in flake removals with worn arises and red staining on both sides.&n…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd January 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd January 2024
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Record ID: SOM-1B9EFA
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete polished flint axehead dating to the Neolithic period, c. 4000 BC to 2351 BC. Only the cutting edge of the axehead survives and is D-shaped in plan and ovate in section. The cutting edge is noticably sharp.
The axehead is made of a light and dark brown mottled flint, and there is a hinge fracture to the front of the axehead. There is also a separate flake taken off the reverse side of the axehead, it is inclear if this is a use break or deliberate break. The polished surface has been visibly worn by natural causes likely during later movement of …
Created on: Thursday 7th December 2023
Last updated: Monday 18th December 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-A3F764
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Bradford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A stone axehead made from epidotized tuff stone, probably sourced in Langdale, and dating from the Neolithic Period, 4000 BC - 2350 BC. It is flaked and partially polished. The axe has a rounded and polished cutting edge. The sides taper to the square butt. It has a pointed oval cross-section with significant damage to the sides. One face appears to have been polished for the full length, but the other is bulbous towards the butt and may not have been completely polished. The axe is 122mm long, 53.6mm wide and 19.9mm thick. 150.5g. Being found in a r…
Created on: Tuesday 7th November 2023
Last updated: Friday 8th December 2023
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Record ID: IOW-5E3C1C
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Neolithic flaked axe head, c.4000-2300 BC.
This axehead is made from cream-coloured flint or chert with some iron staining. There are no patches of cortex remaining. The shape is asymmetrical, with one long edge slightly more bulbous than the other, which is straight. In profile, the axe is reasonably similar and balanced. It is very similar in shape to DOR-3F1ECB.
The sides appear unfinished and have some post-depositional damage. It is possible that this axehead was to be ground and polished, as it is missing the finer flakes that refine these edges.
Created on: Monday 4th September 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 27th September 2023
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This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SUR-8F6A5F
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete flint axehead of Neolithic date, 146.6mm in length, struck from an orange brown flint. The axehead has a lenticular cross section up to 37mm thick and tapers in width from 71.4mm at the front end to 19.7mm at the butt. Flaked removals are evident on both sides, but the surface appears only partially polished. One face has a large hinge-fractured removal struck from the front end which probably represents damage from use. The front edge is also lopsided with battering damage on the cutting edge, as well as removal scars from re-sharpening to prolong its lifetime of …
Created on: Thursday 20th July 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 17th January 2024
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Record ID: IOW-F31B2C
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Neolithic flint axe or adze, c.2800 - 2100 BC.
This axehead has been knapped into a shape commonly used for polished axeheads - straight sided with a slightly flared cutting edge. The axe is sub-triangular in plan and ovate in section. All faces show signs of being polished, with low ridges and slightly visible flaking scars. The butt has broken off and been lost. The axe is made from a mid-grey flint with white patches; no outer cortex is left on this item.
Created on: Tuesday 6th June 2023
Last updated: Monday 19th June 2023
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This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.
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