Record ID: WILT-E1FDF2
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Neolithic polished flint axehead dating c. 4000 - 2400 BC. The axehead is sub-rectangular in plan with sides tapering from the cutting edge to a sub-trapezoidal butt. When viewed in profile, one edge of the axehead has a bowed line. The axehead has a pointed-oval cross section. The axehead has been polished, with one side of the cutting edge being more worn than the other and with one face exhibiting distinct facets; this suggests the axehead has been resharpened and potentially more substantially reworked, as might also be suggested by it's small size. There are some large, hinged …
Created on: Monday 10th June 2019
Last updated: Monday 23rd March 2020
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Record ID: WILT-C36BC0
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Neolithic flint axe probably dating to 4000-2350BC. The axehead is sub-rectangular in plan and pointed oval in cross section. It has a crescentic cutting edge from which it tapers to a rounded butt end. Removal scars are evident on both the dorsal and ventral faces, but with the area around the cutting edge showing signs of polishing. The flint is of a pale grey, with notable inclusions. Overall length: 160mm Width at the widest point: 61.99mm Thickness: 33.25mm Weight: over 300g
Created on: Friday 3rd May 2019
Last updated: Monday 4th October 2021
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Record ID: WILT-00A728
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Neolithic polished axehead, dating to the period 3500 BC- 2200 BC. This appears to be the tip and most of the body, but as the cutting edge has broken off it is unclear how much of this is the original axehead. What remains is broadly oblong in shape, measuring 111.26mm in length, 52.92mm wide and 33.22mm thick, though it tapers to 7.33mm at the tip. In colour, the axehead is creamy-white, with patches of mid grey and flecks of light brown. The axehead is very smooth, heavily polished, with an abrupt break at the bottom, and small, scaled retouch or chipping on the left …
Created on: Thursday 30th November 2017
Last updated: Thursday 7th December 2017
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Record ID: WILT-006DFA
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Neolithic polished axehead, dating to the period 3500 BC- 2200 BC which has been reused as a core. It does not appear to be the butt nor the tip of the axehead, but an uncertain portion of the body. The axehead is broadly lozenge shaped, measuring 69.96mm in length, 56.44mm wide and 34.26mm in thickness, though this varies. In colour, the axehead is creamy-white and flecks of light brown. There is evidence that, after breaking, the axehead was reused as a core, the flaking scars being visible mostly on the sides, with the rest of the axehead being extremely smooth and po…
Created on: Thursday 30th November 2017
Last updated: Thursday 7th December 2017
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Record ID: WILT-0001E4
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Neolithic polished axehead, dating to the period 3500 BC- 2200 BC. The axehead has been reused as a core. It does not appear to be the butt nor the tip of the axehead, but an uncertain portion of the body. The axehead is broadly globular, measuring 71.07mm in length, 57.56mm wide and 33.07mm in thickness, though this varies. In colour, the axehead is creamy-white, with streaks of darker grey (particularly on the dorsal face) and flecks of light brown. There is evidence that, after breaking, the axehead was reused as a core with numerous flaking scars No trace of the …
Created on: Thursday 30th November 2017
Last updated: Thursday 7th December 2017
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Record ID: WILT-A5428B
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Neolithic flint axehead dating to period c. 3500-2200 BC. The flint is covered in a white patina with its surface still showing traces of cortex in places. The flint has been bifacially worked, with flakes removed in a variety of directions and worked into a broadly sub-rectangular shape. The blade has a C-shaped plan and has a polished tip. The butt is missing due to an old break. The flint axehead measures 65.19mm in length, 35.20mm wide (blade) and 6.43 9.81mm thick (blade). It weights 56.31 g
Created on: Wednesday 21st June 2017
Last updated: Monday 26th June 2017
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Record ID: WILT-394ECD
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of flint Neolithic polished axehead probably dating to the period c. 3500-2100 BC. The fragment is broadly rectangular shape in plan with convex butt end and lenticular cross section. Big part of the axe is missing and only the butt end remains. The axe can be classified as Field Type B. The profile is broadly triangular shape and the sides of the axe have been polished flat. One of them is slightly bevelled and this could indicate that the cutting edge as been sharpened more than once. The fragment is 38.85mm in width at breaking point and 32.47mm in width at the butt e…
Created on: Monday 11th July 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 17th August 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Salisbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-8D7F53
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Neolithic flaked axehead dating to the period c.3500-2200BC. It can be classified as a Type A thick butted type (Clough). The axhead exhibits a thick butt and a lenticular cross section with facetted sides. It measures 171mm in length, 72mm maximum width, 40mm in width at the butt end, 58mm in width at the blade end, 46mm maximum thickness, and weighs grams. Flaking scars are evident across both surfaces. The flint is patinated and the overall colour is a light greyish beige.
Created on: Wednesday 27th January 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd November 2016
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Record ID: PUBLIC-E669F6
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete polished flint axehead. Covered in off-white mid-gloss patina with the butt end tapering away from the cutting edge from 46mm to 19mm. The piece has a pointed oval cross-section with very narrow flattened side facets and bi-convex upper and lower surfaces. Both faces show a number of very smooth small and large flake scars indicating attempts to polish away imperfections for a better aesthetic appearance and performance of the tool. The straight cutting edge remains straight and sharp with just a few flakes missing, the rounded thin-butted end appears to be the least polishe…
Created on: Monday 26th October 2015
Last updated: Monday 3rd April 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Donhead St Mary', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-E1BA9B
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete flint Neolithic partially polished axehead dating to the period c. 3500 - 2200 BC consisting of the butt only. The axehead exhibits a narrow butt and a lenticular cross-section with facetted sides. It measures 83.85mm in length, 52.1mm maximum width at the break, 20.85mm in width at the butt end, 27.35mm maximum thickness at the break, 6.95mm minimum thickness and weighs 105.48 grams. The butt is rounded with flaking scars evident across both surfaces, all of which are patinated. The axehead is lenticular in cross section with facetted sides which have been heavily po…
Created on: Wednesday 14th October 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 14th October 2015
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Record ID: WILT-F95699
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint Neolithic ground and polished axehead broken and utilised as a core dating to the period c. 4000 - 2350 BC. The axehead can be classified as a Field Type C and is lenticular in cross-section with facetted sides. The axehead appears to have been heavily polished on all sides, with no remaining flake removal scars visible from the original manufacture. The butt end of the axehead is missing due to old breaks, possibly during use. The axehead appears to have then been discarded and subsequently reused as a core for the production of flakes and blades. Flakes have been removed fro…
Created on: Friday 10th July 2015
Last updated: Friday 27th November 2015
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Record ID: PUBLIC-73BAF2
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
A light grey to beige flint polished axehead. The butt end is missing leaving probably half of the original axe. The cutting edge shows semi-invasive, parallel, semi-abrupt retouch on one face and larger broad flake removal scars can be seen on the other side resulting in an irregular edge. The surface is smooth and finely polished. Lateral facets either side of the axe run parallel to one another showing a faceted cross section. One face shows a long smooth rippled flake removal scar, possibly an attempt to re-use the flint or salvage a damaged axe, or possibly damaged sustained when…
Created on: Thursday 28th May 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 27th March 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Donhead St.Mary', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-EE1C7E
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete flint Neolithic axehead dating to the period c. 3500 - 2200 BC. The axehead is of Butler and Holgate's Type B with a thin butt and lenticular profile. The axehead is incomplete, with only the butt remaining. It measures 69.22mm in length, 18.57mm in width at the butt end, widening to 49.97mm at the break point. The axehead is 5.81mm thick at the butt end, thickening to 27.62mm thick at the break point. It weighs 103.19g. The butt is rounded with evidence of flaking scars across both surfaces. The flake scars have the same patination as the rest of the axehead. The axe…
Created on: Tuesday 10th March 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 31st March 2015
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Record ID: WILT-ED4C81
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint Neolithic polished axehead dating to the period c. 3500 - 2200 BC. The axehead can be classified as a Butler and Holgate Type C thick-butted axehead with facetted sides. It measures 254.02mm in length, is 27.01mm wide at the butt end, widening to 71.49mm at the blade end. The axehead is 14.84mm thick at the butt end, thickening to 56.26mm before tapering to a thickness of 1.12mm at the cutting edge. It weighs 1360g. The butt is rounded with flaking scars evident across both surfaces, all of which are patinated. The axehead is lenticular in cross section with facetted sides …
Created on: Tuesday 10th March 2015
Last updated: Monday 8th June 2015
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Record ID: WILT-5A1D04
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late Neolithic flint axehead roughout dating to the period c. 2700 - 2351 BC. The axehead is lenticular in shape, with a slight curve along its length. It has one convex surface. It has been bifacially flaked and retains c. 15% cortex. It has a thin butt and thickens markely along its length to the section which retains cortex. The flint exhibits a number of flaws. It is a mottled mid-light grey. The axehead measures 126.34mm in length, 53.33mm maximum width, 27.84mm minimum width, is 45.37mm thick and weighs 268.23g.
Created on: Monday 8th December 2014
Last updated: Friday 27th November 2015
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Record ID: WILT-5E6495
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Neolithic flint axehead dating to the period c. 4000 - 2351 BC. The axehead is sub-triangular in plan and broadly D-shaped in cross-section. The axehead has been flaked across the entirety of both dorsal and ventral surfaces and shows evidence of old damage. The distal end is rounded while the proximal end terminates in an old break. The axehead measures 118.91mm in length, 48.42mm maximum width, 12.96mm minimum width, 29.17mm maximum thickness, 2.26mm minimum thickness and weighs 163.97g.
Created on: Monday 9th December 2013
Last updated: Monday 24th February 2014
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Record ID: WILT-F1E4F2
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Neolithic (3500-2100 BC) flint Polished Axehead with convex sides, with damage to the butt end (probably the original end) and one side. It measures 95.46x(max)56.78x(max)28.53mm and weighs 177.74g. The flint is heavily patinated and a greyish-white in colour. On one face, close to the damage, is a patch of cortex that has been polished smooth. Flakes scars close to both edges and on both sides of the cutting edge show variations in the patination, showing damage over a considerable amount of time. Iron staining is also apparent in streaks, particularly on one face. Re…
Created on: Friday 7th October 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 6th May 2014
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Record ID: WILT-7B74F6
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Neolithic (3500-2100 BC) flint Polished Axehead with slightly convex (but otherwise parallel) sides, missing an indeterminate amount from the butt end. It measures 98.29x(max)50.63x(max)28.64mm and weighs 160.49g. The flint is very heavily patinated - it is white in colour, with grey-white scars from ancient damage. There are also patches of iron staining at the broken butt end. More recent damage at the cutting edge shows a light grey/ buff coloured flint beneath. The cutting edge (56.97x1.09mm) is curved and a little chipped. The sides of the axe have been polished…
Created on: Friday 26th August 2011
Last updated: Thursday 14th January 2016
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Record ID: WILT-825E65
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
A Neolithic (3500-2100 BC) flint Polished Axehead, roughly triangular in shape, expanding from the butt to the cutting edge. It measures 137.08x(max)56.97x(max)33.31mm and weighs 297.54g. The flint is very heavily patinated - it is almost entirely grey-white in colour, with a dark grey flint bleeding in at the butt end (which also has a small patch of cortex on one surface). The entire surface is polished with a few (likely ancient) flake removals on each face. Towards the cutting edge the surface is very highly polished and glassy in appearance. The cutting edge (56.97x1.09mm) is…
Created on: Friday 15th October 2010
Last updated: Friday 23rd May 2014
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Record ID: WILT-213992
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Neolithic flaked and chipped flint axehead or adze, probably. It measures 95.45x57.57x41.03mm and weighs 202.05g. The incomplete, worked flint is grey in colour and chunky in shape. Viewed in cross-section, it is triangular with one face being relatively flat. Long flake removal scars at the 'cutting' end and a sharp, defining edge all the way round suggest this was either a roughout or crude axe/ adze.
Created on: Monday 4th January 2010
Last updated: Friday 21st July 2017
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Record ID: WILT-4D7796
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of Neolithic (3500 BC - 2100 BC) flint polished axehead, consisting either of the butt end of a large axehead or the cutting edge of a smaller axehead. It weighs 61.16g and measures 45.82mm in length. It has expanding sides. The complete end (50.17mm wide) is curving with a chunk missing from the edge and one face, with possible retouch. The break at the other end (57.31mm wide, 22.11mm thick) has a hinge fracture within it and may have occurred across a natural fault in the flint. There is natural damage to the side edges. The flint is very heavily patinated - the entire fra…
Created on: Thursday 1st October 2009
Last updated: Friday 23rd May 2014
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Record ID: WILT-626971
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Neolithic flint axehead, measuring 135.34mm in length, 47.33mm in max. width (cutting edge) and 23.16mm thick. It weighs 183.59g. The axehead has been knapped into a long and tapering shape. One terminal is slightly pointed (butt end - 31.43mm wide), the other is rounded and slightly squared-off (cutting edge). The knapping scars are multi-directional, but mostly extend downwards and outwards from the centre, formnig multiple high arrises on one face, while the other is rather flatter. Both the left and right edges of the handaxe look as if they have been retouched and some damage h…
Created on: Monday 15th June 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WILT-847482
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Neolithic flint polished axehead, consisting of the butt end and weighing 138.74g. It measures 97.47mm. The butt end is curving in shape and measures 32.44x10.26mm. The break at the other end appears to have occurred across a natural fault in the flint. The edges have not been improved or reworked. It measures 56.92x27.26mm (widest, thickest place). The flint is very heavily patinated - the entire fragment is white (with patches of iron staining). The polishing extends over the entire surface of the axehead, with the odd chip removed. The edges are squared off to 5mm high. …
Created on: Monday 11th May 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd May 2016
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Record ID: WILT-3009D1
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of Neolithic polished axehead, consisting of the butt end. It measures 68.4mm in incomplete length, would have been c.53mm wide at the break (one side is badly damaged) and is 29mm wide at the rounded (slightly damaged) butt end. It weighs 93.78g. It maximum width is 48.2mm and its maximum thickness is 25.9mm. The axehead is lenticular in section with faceted sides, starting c.25mm from the butt end. At the break the undamaged side stands c.8mm high. The flint is light grey in colour with 70% medium patination. Iron staining is visible on both faces and a patch of cortex…
Created on: Friday 1st August 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: HAMP-118A53
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
An early Neolithic polished axe of white flint, slightly chipped and broken but retaining the classic profile and smooth texture. At the distal end the dark flint below is visible in the flat bottom, and it can be seen at another point further up in the axe where it has been damaged. A large removal is visible on the ventral face, along with a slight amount of iron staining and elements of a darker grey patina.
Created on: Monday 1st October 2007
Last updated: Friday 23rd May 2014
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Record ID: WILT-404004
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Neolithic axehead with damaged cutting and butt ends. It measures 94.2x49.4(cutting edge)x28.6mm and weighs 235.87g. The axehead is lentoid in section but the sides are flattened. The cutting edge is quite thick - 5.5mm at breaks - and has very jagged damage. The butt end (38.8mm wide) is more damaged, possibly recently as it shows a black colour beneath the surface. The rest of the axe has an amount of orangey iron staining. The stone is not local, and may possibly be from Cornwall. It consists of large particles and looks a little like granite.
Created on: Saturday 16th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: DEV-88F3F7
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Neolithic flint axe head. The flint is a light-brown honey colour.Both the faces have been carefully knapped so that the axe is regular in shape and section and the surface of the axe has been polished. The tip of the blade is 39mm in width, the width of the axe tapers to 30mm. The axe is broken at one end, and would have originally been longer.
Created on: Wednesday 2nd May 2007
Last updated: Friday 15th April 2011
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Record ID: WILT-E544F7
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Neolithic polished axehead, broken in antiquity and reworked for reuse. It is 106mm long, 53.2mm wide (cutting edge) and 28mm thick (widest point). It is narrowest (and thinnest) at the butt end, 32.7mm (12.5mm). The flint is grey in colour, and patinated. It has a much duller grey patination in the polished areas - the areas flaked afterwards have a lighter, milkier patination. Both long edges are flattened and smoothed, c.5.5mm high. The butt end has suffered some damage and although been re-touched, it is still rough and uneven. The cutting edge however has been completely reworked…
Created on: Thursday 12th April 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 8th July 2014
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Record ID: WILT-F694E4
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Neolithic polished axehead of orange flint. The object weighs 148.45g, is 150mm long, has a cutting edge 42mm wide and has a maximum thickness of 20mm. It is compete but slightly damaged. The cutting edge has one large chip, and a section of the butt is missing. Flakes have been removed along the length of the axe. These are mainly shallow, but towards the middle of the body are deeper. It is unclear whether the larger of these are intentional (for example, to improve the hafting) or post-depositional. Around 5% of the surface is covered in a white patina. The axe is faceted and trape…
Created on: Monday 6th November 2006
Last updated: Tuesday 27th September 2016
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Record ID: WILT-75C434
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of cutting end of a polished flint axehead. The cutting edge is damaged. Width 68mm, incomplete length 53mm, max thickness 26mm.
Created on: Wednesday 25th January 2006
Last updated: Friday 23rd May 2014
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Record ID: WILT-BC0292
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete (about half, the hafting end) Neolithic flint axehead, measuring 80x42x22.5mm and weighing 87.64g. The complete end is the narrowest part at 27mm wide (the widest end is at the break). Running the length of both edges is a 6-7mm wide flat area. On one side this appears to be a natural edge. The other seems to have been struck this way, perhaps in imitation. Both faces of the axehead have been chipped/ worked.
Created on: Tuesday 11th October 2005
Last updated: Monday 20th June 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Durnford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-F24533
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Neolithic polished axehead with a 'waisted' butt end. It is 132mm long and the cutting edge is the widest point at 56.5mm wide. The butt end is 26mm wide and 15mm thick, the waist being c.10mm below it and 27mm wide. Immediately below this point it expands to 30mm wide. The maximum thickness of the axe is 27mm, just before it approaches the cutting end, where both faces thin and curve to the cutting edge. Along one long side of the axehead there appear to be small notches running its length and a ?granite surface shows through. The other long side is perfectly smooth. Weighs c.280g (to…
Created on: Thursday 2nd June 2005
Last updated: Thursday 13th December 2012
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Record ID: WILT-9D1D31
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Neolithic flint 'chipped' axehead, 159mm x 51mm x 32mm. The patina is milky-white and c.20% of a grey cortex survives on the surface. Traces of iron staining are also visible. The axehead is somewhat flatter on one side than the other, rising to a max height of c.13mm from the outside edge, while the other surface rises to 23mm. A chip at the wider end (the cutting edge) shows a yellowy-brown colour, while a chip on the edge near the opposite end shows a black colour. These both show the transition of the patination, which covers the surface with age. The latter being the colour of fre…
Created on: Thursday 18th March 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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