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
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DOR-EECCA5
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sub-rectangular flint scraper. Made on a tertiary flake of dark orange-brown to beige flint with a covering yellowed mid-gloss patina.There is a remnant of the striking platform retained at the proximal end and a pronounced bulb of percussion on the ventral face. There are remnant flaking scars on the dorsal surface. Around 75 percent of the outer edge, extending along both side margins and around the distal end, has irregular, semi-invasive to steep retouch struck from the ventral face, creating a slightly asymmetrical scraping edge which has become overhanging at the distal end. …
Created on: Monday 27th January 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 28th January 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DOR-E6B024
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete off white beige secondary bifacially worked flint flaked axehead covered with white repatination which is thicker and coarser in some areas. Small patches of cortex remain on both faces and iron staining is visible on some flake ridges. Low gloss patina and crude in shape with a pointed oval cross section. There are multiple low angle broad flake removal scars covering both faces. Date: Neolithic 4000 to 2350 BC Dimensions: 137 mm x 57 mm x 29 mm Weight: 245 g
Created on: Wednesday 27th November 2019
Last updated: Thursday 28th November 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DOR-BE26D8
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Neolithic flint polished axehead dating to 4000 BC - 2350 BC. The cutting edge end of a polished axehead, it is sub-rectangular and has a pointed oval cross-section. One side margin is missing due to damage or re-use of flint. The butt end appears to have been deliberately removed as the termination consists of two smooth linear scars. One face retains around 75% of its polished surface while the other face has had almost all of the original polished surface removed leaving behind one central broad flake scar and multiple blade scars all struck from different directions.…
Created on: Wednesday 13th November 2019
Last updated: Friday 9th July 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DOR-F731C7
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete flaked and partially polished flint axehead. Mid grey flint which is heavily patinated to a greyish off-white. There is iron staining along the flake ridges. There are areas of abraded nodule cortex on both faces. The axe has been flaked from the edges on both faces leaving multiple flaking scars. The cutting edge is wide and curved . The axe tapers from the cutting edge to the break and the profile thickens. The axe has an oval cross section. There is some polish to the cutting edge on one face. Date: Late Neolithic - c. 3300 - 2200 BC Dimensions: 84 mm x 65 mm x 33 m…
Created on: Monday 16th September 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 17th September 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DOR-5500C2
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint core tool, probably a flaked axehead fragment. The flint was originally mid-grey flint, now covered in a smooth layer of blue-white re-cortification giving an opaque, matt patina. The axe probably had an oval cross section. A small amount of cortex remains on the centre of one face and many ridges show traces of iron staining. There are multiple flake removal scars on one face and fewer on the other forming the cutting edge. The flakes are invasive and parallel. The object has been broken along the long axis and across the body. Date: Neolithic c.4000 BC to 2350 BC. Dimensio…
Created on: Monday 3rd December 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd May 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DOR-EC8B50
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A bifacially flaked flint axe fragment made on a weathered, thin and elongate tabular nodule. Both faces retain areas of worn chalky cortex, but have been modified by broad, shallow irregular flaking to form an irregular lenticular cross section. the piece represents the butt-end of the axe and tapers to a blunt point at the butt-end. One margin has a straight midline edge, the other side is more irregular; both edges have evidence of grinding and polishing, but this is limited in extent and does not extend over either face. The piece may have been broken in use, a bi-faceted cross bo…
Created on: Wednesday 29th November 2017
Last updated: Monday 22nd January 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DOR-A290BB
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One part of a possible flaked axe or pick roughout, probably broken during manufacture. Both faces show evidence for crude, sometimes deep flaking to form an assymetrical sub-lozengiform cross section. One face retains a large patch of thick, worn chalky cortex. One end tapers to an irregular point, and there is slight evidence for deliberate battering of part of one edge. The break is oblique, both longitudinally and laterally, and may be a result of end-shock during manufacture. The break has formed a platform from which two short flakes have been removed on one side of the object, …
Created on: Monday 3rd July 2017
Last updated: Friday 29th September 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DOR-E5F0F9
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flaked axehead worked down from a larger ground and polished axe segment. The object is small with a pointed oval cross section. Areas of the original polished surface are visible across central to cutting edge areas of both faces with semi invasive, scaled, low angle flaking around margins. The flint has a smooth, thick off-white re-cortification with some coarse chalky cortex at the butt end of one face, areas of reddish brown ferrous staining are also present. Modern damage of a deep flake removal at the cutting edge reveals the original colour of the flint to be mid grey. Dat…
Created on: Monday 12th June 2017
Last updated: Friday 19th January 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DOR-853CBD
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, partially ground and polished flint axehead. Bifacially flaked all over to form a slightly assymetrical lenticular cross-section with narrow, rounded, slightly irregular margins. The object tapers from the remains of the cutting end, narrowing slightly toward the (missing) butt. Only a cursory attempt has been made to grind the main body of the axehead, with small to negligible areas of abrasion on high points and some flake scar ridges. The margins have been ground more heavily over battered edges. On one face there is some evidence that the cutting edge was ground, al…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd May 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 6th June 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DOR-39992E
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The broken butt end of a ground and polished flint axe. The axe has a lenticular cross-section with slightly rounded sides and has been partially ground during manufacture leaving a number of truncated flake scars on both faces. The object tapers towards the butt end, which has been truncated by removal of two small, steep flakes struck from one face. The fragment thins very slightly toward the butt end and a small area of steeper ground bevel for the butt remains on one face. The main cross-body break is abrupt, flat and slightly oblique and could represent breakage during use or del…
Created on: Tuesday 4th April 2017
Last updated: Monday 20th November 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DOR-3969CD
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete broken mid-section or butt end of a ground and polished flint axe. The axe has a sub-lenticular cross-section with faceted sides and has been extensively ground during manufacture; only one small truncated oval flake scar remains. It tapers very slightly and thins more noticeably toward the butt end. The principle break comprises of a concave flake scar with no obvious point of origin, which may represent breakage during use. The fragment tapers to the other end and has been entirely modified by removal of at least five small flakes struck from both faces. The axe has an…
Created on: Tuesday 4th April 2017
Last updated: Monday 20th November 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DOR-22FEA8
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A broken fragment of a ground and polished axehead. All that remains is the cutting edge, obliquely flaked by a deliberate tranchet strike on one edge. The axehead has a well formed, gently curved cutting edge with faceted edges and incorporated a small area of cortex on one face. Mid to pale grey marbled flint with a thin pale grey patina and matt to semi-matt surfaces. There are several red-brown ferrous stains along the broken edges and several probable plough scrapes on the polished surfaces. The unusual removal may have been intended to create a new temporary cutting edge on the …
Created on: Monday 3rd April 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 6th June 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DOR-22ACEA
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The incomplete butt end of a broken, ground and polished axehead. The object is partially ground, with limited polishing and numerous truncated flake scars remaining. The cross-section is asymmetrical and lenticular with slightly faceted sides. The break is flat with a hinge fracture which has turned approximately 90 degrees to remove a small part of the axial ridge on one face. There are several minor flake removals from the butt, possibly as a result of more recent edge damage. The object has a thick white patina with low-gloss to matt surfaces and red-brown ferrous stains across bo…
Created on: Monday 3rd April 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 6th June 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DOR-8F9088
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flaked axehead. Crudely bifacially flaked sub-triangular tool made on a partially naturally thermally fractured mid-grey flint nodule or large flake. Both faces show scars from relitively flat, shallow broad flake removals in multiple directions.The putative cutting edge is formed by flaking along the axis of the tool, resulting in an irregular edge (now partially removed by later damage) The piece has a pointed oval cross section. The tapering margins and 'butt' are made by irregular steep flaking and edge-battering. The axe shows an all over thin off-white mid-gloss patina with oc…
Created on: Friday 13th January 2017
Last updated: Thursday 23rd February 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DOR-D30826
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small bifacially worked flint axehead with parallel sides and a much-damaged cutting edge. The butt is abruptly tapered to a break. The piece comprises of reworking of a broken ground and polished axe, some areas of original ground surface and edge remain visible. The flaking ranges from shallow to moderately steep. It has a pointed oval cross-section. The surface is irregularly patinated with white re-cortification on one side only possibly reflecting variations in composition of the natural flint, and has a mid-gloss patina. There are common red-brown ferrous stains mainly along f…
Created on: Wednesday 4th January 2017
Last updated: Thursday 23rd February 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DOR-D29C5B
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, broken elongate secondary flint flaked axe, possibly a rought-out for polishing which was discarded during manufacture. Pale grey flint with all over semi-gloss white patina and occasional reddish brown ferrous stains on flake scar ridges. The piece has broadly parallel sides and one surviving end which is irregularly curvilinear, and incorporates an area of hard chalky material. It is possible that the intent was to make this the cutting edge and that the axe was discarded when it proved impossible to remove the chalky inclusion.The flaking is irregular, broad and s…
Created on: Wednesday 4th January 2017
Last updated: Thursday 23rd February 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DOR-476A09
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A frament of polished flint axe. The flint is orange-brown. The tapered butt of a polished axe which has a large fracture across the body and a longitudinal flake scar along one face. The remaining original surface is polished on both faces. The axe has a lentoid profile with slightly flattened edges. Date: Neolithic - c. 4000 - 2350 BC Dimensions: 60.9 mm x 41.5 mm x 24.8 mm Weight: 60.23 g
Created on: Sunday 24th July 2016
Last updated: Friday 17th July 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DOR-387613
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A partially ground and polished bifacially flaked axehead made on a tabular nodule of flint. The flint is light grey and marbled with a low gloss patina . There are areas of cortex remaining on both faces. The axe has a tapered shape and a pointed oval cross section. The piece is moderately steeply flaked to form an axial ridge on both sides and tapers to a narrow butt. The slightly irregular margins show signs of dressing to blunt them. What remains of the cutting edge appears to be slightly curved although much damaged. The cutting edge of the axe has been modified by grinding, and …
Created on: Monday 11th July 2016
Last updated: Thursday 8th September 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DOR-38479F
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small light grey mottled sub-triangular tool, probably a miniature axe or possibly a keeled core reworked from a larger ground and polished. The axe hasmid gloss patina and light recortification with some localised ferrous staining. One face has generally steep to moderately steep flaking on all edges with a large area of former polished axe surface preserved. The edges are relatively straight but do not appear to have been intended to be very sharp, one edge retains a very small area of ground axe surface. Date: Neolithic to early Bronze Age 2350 to 1600 BC Dimensions: 55.7…
Created on: Monday 11th July 2016
Last updated: Thursday 8th September 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DOR-A38B94
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete partial or broken roughout or blank for further manufacture of a polished axe. Bifacially flaked evenly all over to provide straight, dressed midline edges and a lenticular cross-section. The piece tapers from a slightly curved unfinished cutting edge and the butt is absent. The piece is covered in an recortification with a variable matt to semi-matt patina with common red-brown iron staining along some flake scar ridges. Date: Neolithic 4000 to 2350 BC Dimensions: 78.9mm x 58.7mm 24.1mm Weight: 141.4g
Created on: Monday 4th July 2016
Last updated: Thursday 8th September 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DOR-0697D9
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A light grey flint axehead or possible pick. The flint is pale grey with patchy off-white and blue-white matt patination and some areas of gloss. There is some iron staining. An irregular, elongate and slightly tapering core tool made on nodular flint. It is crudely and, in places, steeply bifacially flaked over almost its whole surface to form a trapeziodal cross section. At one end there are two flake removals along the axis of the tool on one face, but the opposing face has not been worked in a way to make this a cutting edge. The butt is tapered . Neolithic: 4000 to 2350BC D…
Created on: Monday 9th May 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 29th June 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DOR-0688A7
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A light grey flint probable axehead. An elongate, tapering core tool. Made on a nodule fragment of pale grey flint with with blue-white patination, a gloss surface and some iron staining. It has been crudely bifacially flaked from the sides to form an irregular mid-line ridge along both faces and a trapezoidal cross section. The narrower end tapers to a crude point. The opposite end has a crude cutting edge formed by bifacially parallel flaking along the axis of the tool. The margins are irregular and the tool curves along its length, indicating that it is unlikely to be a rough-out f…
Created on: Monday 9th May 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 29th June 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DOR-066148
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A light grey flint pick or axehead rough-out. Made on a naturally thermally fractured nodule fragment of pale great flint with large areas of cortex remaining. The surface has an off-white mid-gloss patina. The elongate shape of the nodule has been exploited, leaving one end completely covered in cortex on the dorsal face whilst the other and and face have been worked. The rest of the dorsal face has been flaked from the edges creating a mid-line ridge, largely retaining the cortex. The ventral face has been extensively flaked, giving the tool a triangular to plano-convex cross sectio…
Created on: Monday 9th May 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 29th June 2016
Spatial data recorded.

• 

  Image not taken

Record ID: DOR-309F4D
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of flint flaked and partly polished/ground axe. Off-white flint with heavy iron staining and matt surfaces. The pointed butt only remains. The rest of the axe has been broken off laterally.There are remnants of flaking scars from the margins on both faces.The edges of the axe are polished and faceted. There are areas of polish towards the centre of the faces. The axe has a pointed oval cross section. Date: Neolithic c. 4000 - 2350 BC Dimensions: 68.0 mm x 47.4 mm x 29.8 mm Weight: 95.34 g
Created on: Friday 29th April 2016
Last updated: Friday 29th April 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DOR-6A1804
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete grey bifacially reworked tertiary flint polished axehead. Low gloss patina is visible on the original polished surface and mid gloss patina can be seen on the reworked areas. There are several areas of iron staining on both faces. The axhead has a faceted cross section with slightly flattened sides and arched upper and lower surfaces with a gradual narrowing to taper from the cutting edge to the narrower butt end where the axe would have been hafted. The cutting edge and butt end show large broad flake removal scars leaving a very irregular edge. This is probably later w…
Created on: Monday 14th March 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 1st June 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DOR-6992AB
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A grey bifacially worked opaque secondary flint flaked axehead. Cortex remains on 10% of the central area of one side and a smaller area is visible close to the cutting edge on the opposing side. Iron staining is visible on some flake ridges. Mid gloss patina and ovate in shape with a pointed oval cross section. There are multiple broad flake removal scars covering both faces and smaller sub-parallel, semi abrupt flaking around the cutting edge. Date: Neolithic 4000 to 2350 BC Dimensions: 116mm x 62mm x 42mm Weight: 328g
Created on: Monday 14th March 2016
Last updated: Friday 10th June 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DOR-019D5B
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete flaked and polished flint axe. The axehead appears to have broken in use and been re-flaked, possibly to allow for re-hafting. Mottled pale brown-grey flint with a thick off-white glossy patina. The axe originally had a lentiod cross section with slightly faceted side margins. The cross section is more angular and faceted where the re-flaking has occurred. The cutting edge and remaining original surface are highly polished. There is a flat break where the butt of the axe has been lost. This has been used as the striking platform for several parallel flake removals on…
Created on: Wednesday 9th March 2016
Last updated: Monday 16th March 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DOR-D78083
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete white/beige bifacially worked tertiary flint flaked axehead covered with white repatination. Iron staining is visible on some flake ridges. Mid gloss patina and ovate in shape with a pointed oval cross section. There are multiple broad flake removal scars covering both faces and smaller regular flaking around the cutting edge. Date: Neolithic 4000 to 2350 BC Dimensions: 110mm x 54mm x 32mm Weight: 196g
Created on: Monday 7th March 2016
Last updated: Monday 18th April 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DOR-89591C
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Neolithic polished flint axehead. c. 4000 - 3,000 BC. Off-white patina. Two recent chips from cutting edge and from butt on one face. Some iron scrape marks from contact with agricultural machinery. Tapering profile to rounded butt. Extensively polished with a few traces of original flaking.
Created on: Thursday 5th March 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 19th October 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hambledon Hill', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-AFB139
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
The pointed butt end of a Neolithic stone axe. The cutting end of the axe has snapped off in antiquity, possibly at a point of weakness visible in the break. The surfaces are covered with flake removal scars. The axe is bi-convex in cross-section. It has an off-white patina with some iron staining. The object is 85mm long, 51mm wide and 32mm thick.
Created on: Monday 5th January 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 27th March 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Winterbourne Steepleton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-C2B085
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Neolithic (3500-2100 BC) polished flint adze or axehead, with an asymmetric section, measuring 80.26x51.81x26.40mm and weighing 98.72g. The flint is heavily patinated and an off-white in colour, with a brighter white showing through the flake removal scars. In shape the axehead has a curved cutting edge (51.81mm wide) and one steeply angled surviving edge (the other is missing), so it looks rather triangular in shape and probably was originally not much long than it is now. In cross-section, the axehead is D-shaped, having a pronounced curve to one face while the other…
Created on: Monday 15th October 2012
Last updated: Thursday 1st May 2014
Spatial data recorded.