Record ID: DENO-9A73D6
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Prehistoric axe; Fragment of Neolithic polished stone axe. Shattered fragment of hard, green-grey stone with an area of the original surface remaining. This area shows the curved, highly polished surface of the axe, although the exact form cannot be determined from such a small piece. Length 38.2mm, width 31.8mm, depth 9.1mm, weight 10.51g.
Created on: Thursday 3rd May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

Record ID: NCL-9AB5B1
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Northumberland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A ground stone axe head of possible prehistoric date. The axe is made of a fine siltstone and is sub-triangular in profile with a gentle arcing. The chopping edge is bevelled from smooth vertical sides to form a relatively straight edge. The opposite end at the triangular apex is rounded. There is bevelling where the sides meet the top of the axe. All faces are smooth. There is no evidence of wear or attachment. The shape is not typical of prehistoric ground stone axes in Northern England, so this may date to a later period.
Created on: Thursday 3rd May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: CORN-8CC3C2
Object type: MACEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete doleritic greenstone cushion macehead or shafthole adze, oval in plan, tapering slightly towards one end, and lozenge-shaped in profile and section. Both ends have been worked to form an edge which could have been used for chopping as well as hammering. The implement has been worked from a beach cobble and would have been collected from the coast. It would have then been pecked and ground into shape and the central hole bored by using sand and a drill. The shaft is 30 mm in diameter and is circular in plan and has a slight 'hour-glass' shape in profile suggesting that it has…
Created on: Monday 14th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

Record ID: LVPL-AC3CB1
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Stone axe-hammer head dating from the final phases of the Neolithic to the Early Bronze Age. The axe head has been damaged, most likely by a plough, there are scratch marks on the sides and at the butt end some chunks have been broken off. Overall the axe head is sub-triangular in plan, with the butt having rounded corners and the blade not being central. The shafthole is midway between the blade and butt but is not equi-distant from the sides. It is circular and smooth all the way through. The axe is made from a hard, grey, igenous stone. Using Roe's typology this is a Class 2 …
Created on: Wednesday 16th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 17th March 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-C26867
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Heavy, round stone, possibly granite. While the underside is round and has a very rough surface, the top is very smooth and almost indented. It is very likely that the stone has been used as a whetstone for, possibly, arrowheads, smaller spearheads, knives, axe blades, etc. However, the date of Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age has only been given tentatively - it may have been much younger than that. Since it was an unassociated find, it is difficult to attach a clear date to it.
Created on: Thursday 17th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

Record ID: NLM-566F65
Object type: POLISHED AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment from a Neolithic Great Langdale Group VI stone axe. The greenish coloured stone is polished on parts of the outer surface. Both ends of the axe are truncated and the remaining fragment has sustained a large mount of damage. The surviving length is 43.9mm, the surviving width is 41.9mm and the weight is 60.32g.
Created on: Thursday 24th May 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 8th July 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barnetby Le Wold', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NCL-EDD154
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Newcastle upon Tyne
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worked stone tool of prehistoric date. The object is roughly rectangular in shape with two adjacent edges bevelled to form a rounded blade. The other two edges are broken, showing that it was originally part of a larger object. This may have been an axe or scraper. Both of the largest surfaces have been worked into a concave shape, one a lot more crudely than the other. This shaping is suggestive of some kind of grip for holding the tool.
Created on: Thursday 31st May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LIN-FCC827
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a Neolithic polished stone axe. The fragment is a small part from the side of the axe, which is polished on the outer surface and rough on the inner. Both sides have a buff-cream coloured patination, as does one of the ends. The other end is a clean break exposing a greenish-blue core containing sporadic whitish grains <0.4mm in diameter.
Created on: Wednesday 13th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LIN-2B55E5
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Worked stone unidentified object. The object is a large brown coloured grit-like pebble which has been split along the line of a rectangular linear groove. The groove is rectangular in cross-section too. The grains within the interior of the groove show a high degree of polish indicating that it has been man-made rather than the result of a natural process or a fossil hole.
Created on: Friday 15th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-F81527
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An almost complete Neolithic Group VI Langdale axehead. The highly polished greenstone has a homogenous structure and a chip on the cutting edge. The length is 100.0mm, the width is 50.6mm, the thickness is 46.8mm and the weight is 183.59g.
Created on: Monday 25th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

Record ID: WAW-A18A30
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A rough out for a Neolithic axe. The axe is knapped from a mid green/grey volcanic tuff which has developed a mottled brown coloured patina. This rock type is formed from compressed volcanic ash that is found in Britain in a band that runs from the Lake District (the Langdale’s source Group VI), through North Wales (Graig Lwyd Group VII), and into Cornwall and Devon (Groups XVI and IV respectively). Volcanic tuff is similar to flint in that it can be flaked, ground and polished. Considering the findspot, the source for this axe is from Langdale. The rough out is an irregular drop…
Created on: Tuesday 3rd July 2007
Last updated: Friday 19th August 2016
No spatial data available.

Record ID: LANCUM-B5A373
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large rough out for a Neolithic axe of Langdale type. The axe is knapped from a dark green/grey volcanic tuff which has developed a mottled brown/greyish patina. This rock type is formed from compressed volcanic ash that is found in Britain in a band that runs from the Lake District (the Langdale’s source Group VI), through North Wales (Graig Lwyd Group VII), and into Cornwall and Devon (Groups XVI and IV respectively). Volcanic tuff is similar to flint in that it can be flaked, ground and polished. Considering the findspot, the source for this axe is from Langdale. The rough out i…
Created on: Wednesday 4th July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Aspatria', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-B857F3
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete polished stone axehead of probable Neolithic date. The axehead is 80.5mm long, 50.8mm wide with a maximum thickness of 22.8mm, being of thick-butted and elliptical cross-section. It weighs 134g. The axehead is of fine-grained sand-stone with a silicious cement and of chipped and ground manufacture. The source of the stone is possibly North Devon, the Quantocks or the Brendon Hills (pers. comm. Dennis Parsons). There are minimal signs of wear.
Created on: Wednesday 4th July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'South Perrott', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-B4D616
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a polished stone axehaed of probable Neolithic date. The axehead is 49mm long, 37.3mm wide and 28.4mm thick and weighs 78g. The stone is probably a very finely-banded local sandstone but has characteristics of metamorphic rock, possibly a fine-grained gneiss, in which case it is not local (pers. comm. Dennis Parsons). There are minimal signs of surface wear.
Created on: Monday 16th July 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 27th September 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'South Perrott', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-4FAD08
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A stone axe which is probably Neolithic in date. The axe looks to have been ground into shape. It is made of a green coloured stone with a fine grain and still has quite a keen edge to it. It measures 85mm long, 45mm wide and 17mm thick. This artefact has been recorded from photographs and a description kindly supplied by the finder.
Created on: Monday 23rd July 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-5C1574
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Four chert waste flakes of probable Neolithic to early Bronze Age date. All the flakes show signs of having been struck but have not been further worked. All four flakes are tertiary (with no cortex remaining). Total weight: 34.5g
Created on: Tuesday 24th July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: ESS-73B5F0
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Large waste flake, probably of Neolithic date, knapped from non-local stone. There is evidence of platform preporation and a large bulb of percussion, but no impact ripples. There is a hinged termination on the distal end of the dorsal surface. There is a small amount of retouch along one edge. The other edge is covered in a large amount of natural cortex. There is some scaring on the dorsal surface where previous flakes have been removed, and patches of iron staining. The flake is sub-triangular in plan, and may have been utilised as a crude scraper. It has a triangular cross section.…
Created on: Monday 6th August 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Billericay CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LON-89E695
Object type: GRINDSTONE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Prehistoric - Post Medieval rounded stone (Highland granite) object possibly a grinder or a smoother. The stone has been worked to form a globular shape with one surface slightly flattened, possibly through use. Jon Cotton and Geoff Egan suggest that it may be a grinder or have a use in the laundry process but it is a little small to be a linen smoother. It is impossible to assign a date with any degree of certainty. The stone could have been deliberately brought to London for manufacturing or it may have arrived in London as ballast and then be modified. Dimensions: diame…
Created on: Tuesday 7th August 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'City of London', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-B3CF23
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Neolithic polished axe knapped from an orange-brown stone. The axe has been polished over the entire surface, however the grinding was not deep enough to remove all of the flaking scars. The butt end has been left partically flaked, and it is slightly damaged. The cutting edge has been broken, and the edge reknapped and polished to form a new cutting edge - This end of the axe has not been as well polished as the rest of the surface. The two narrow sides have been ground further to create a slightly flattened edge, giving the axe a double convex cross section, with flattened…
Created on: Thursday 9th August 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Thornham Magna CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-C091B5
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A chert end scraper of probable Neolithic to early Bronze Age date. The scraper has been made from a tertiary flake. At the proximal end is the striking platform and below this on the ventral surface is the bulb of percussion. The dorsal surface has two main flaking scars. The ventral surface has been semi-abruptly retouched around the distal end. Dimensions: 38mm by 40.9mm by 9.7mm Weight: 12.4g
Created on: Wednesday 22nd August 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Buckland Dinham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-12BEC1
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Neolithic polished stone axehead. The green coloured axe is sub-triangular in plan and pointed oval in cross section. The axe tapers in thickness to the cutting edge, which is still very sharp. The tip of the butt end is missing and there are some small chips removed on both faces. The greenstone comes from Great Langdale in Cumbria. The surviving length is 97.7mm, the width at the cutting edge is 61.2mm, the thickness is 26.5mm and the weight is 220.0g.
Created on: Friday 7th September 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

Record ID: HESH-277E48
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete but damaged knapped, ground and polished axe-head of probable later Neolithic date (2900-2100 BC). The axe is knapped from a mid grey buff volcanic tuff. This rock type is formed from compressed volcanic ash and has a fine grained composition with infrequent crystalline inclusions. Tuff is found in Britain and Ireland in a band that runs down the Irish Sea from the Lake District (the Langdale's source Group VI), County Antrim (Ireland), through North Wales (Graig Lwyd Group VII), and into Cornwall and Devon (Groups XVI and IV respectively). Volcanic tuff is similar to flint…
Created on: Thursday 20th September 2007
Last updated: Friday 15th May 2015
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: YORYM-2929E5
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Polished or ground stone axehead fashioned from a light greyish-green coarse stone. Neolithic, circa 3500 to 2100 BC, possibly a Langdale greenstone axe. Oval in section, tapered towards both rounded cutting edge and squared butt end. The axe has some minor later damage, and some chips in the cutting edge. The axe is unsual in that it is divided into two areas - a polished half at the cutting edge end, and a rough, pitted half at the butt end. The two areas are clearly defined, and almost certainly deliberate (the pitting is perhaps to provide the butt with better grip).
Created on: Thursday 20th September 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Everingham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-3BF3B6
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Neolithic Polished/Ground Stone Axehead. Material is probably a fine grained volcanic rock with small amounts of secondary metamorphic garnet, possibly originating in the Lake District (a substantial number of stone axes found in York originate in the Lake District). The axe has been ground/polished to a smooth but pitted surface. One face of the axehead is flat, the other is ridged, giving a roughly triangular section. The broad end of the axe is present, but the narrow end has broken off (roughly 1/3 of the axehead may be missing).
Created on: Wednesday 3rd October 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Knapton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-1E9F67
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fishing or net weight made from a natural stone, probably dating to the late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. Although the perforation looks natural it was most certainly enlarged to utilitise it and furthermore, has grown in diameter over the centuries. The stone is a soft sandstone and the rope or net it was attached to made it bigger through constant friction. Although these objects are difficult to date if found out of context, T Padley (Keeper of Archaeology) of Tullie House in Carlisle confirms the here given date, stating that they have a number of these objects from Cumbria in…
Created on: Wednesday 7th November 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Carlisle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-1ECD02
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fishing or net weight made from a natural stone, probably dating to the late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. Although the perforation looks natural it was most certainly enlarged to utilitise it and furthermore, has grown in diameter over the centuries. The stone is a soft sandstone and the rope or net it was attached to made it bigger through constant friction. Although these objects are difficult to date if found out of context, T Padley (Keeper of Archaeology) of Tullie House in Carlisle confirms the here given date, stating that they have a number of these objects from Cumbria …
Created on: Wednesday 7th November 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Carlisle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-43D392
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Neolithic (4000-2500BC) stone axe, dating circa 4000-2500 BC. The axe was knapped from what appears to be Cornish greenstone, and the surface was polished to give a smooth apperance. The surface is now rough and pitted due to weathering. The axe is sub-triangular in plan and lenticular in cross section. It is narrow at the butt end, measuring 22.53mm wide, 13.68mm thick. It is thickest at the mid-section, measuring 39.38mm. The axe is widest at the cutting edge, measuring 78.38mm wide.
Created on: Monday 3rd December 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Walton on the Naze', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-94E832
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Polished stone tool, probably an axe of Neolithic date. The tool is roughly trapizoid in plan and rectangular in section with slightly convex sides. The surface is covered in peck marks remaining from the shaping process and the blade and parts of the larger sides are polished. The butt is rough and broken suggesting the axe was once longer, in keeping with the proportions of other polished axes of this period. The blade is sharply angled in from the sides at c.60 degrees and meets in a 120 degree angle in the centre; it has a slight convex curve. The angle of the blade is much sharper…
Created on: Tuesday 11th November 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-C13766
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Polished stone axe. It is regular in shape. The butt end appears to have been deliberately flattened and both faces of the blade show signs of re-grinding. The stone is mottled but an overall dusky yellow green colour. It is a typical Group I axe of probable Cornish origin.
Created on: Tuesday 25th November 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Church Stretton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-F8CBB0
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Neolithic polished group VI stone axe. The green coloured axe is sub-rectangular in plan and pointed oval in cross section. The axe tapers in thickness to the butt end and cutting edge, which is still very sharp. The axe has a few small chips at the butt end on both faces, but is otherwise complete. The greenstone comes from Great Langdale in Cumbria. The length is 106.5mm, the maximum width is 60.0mm, the thickness is 29.4mm and the weight is 260g.
Created on: Wednesday 10th December 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Laughton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-499043
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Neolithic stone axe with the butt missing. The axe measures 98.4mm long, 54.8mm wide and 30.32mm thick. It is made of fine grained stone which is dark grey with occasional white (quartz?) particles and large red coloured particles. The axe has been formed by pecking and grinding. The section is a thick oval and the sides of the axe are almost parallel. The shape of the butt is uncertain. The cutting edge is blunt and battered. The axe fits into Manby's Class C, type 4 or 5 in his typology of Yorkshire axes (CBA research report no 67, eds. McK Clough and Cummins, 1988).
Created on: Wednesday 7th January 2009
Last updated: Sunday 29th April 2012
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SWYOR-09FC11
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Neolithic stone axe which is 58.8mm long, 47mm wide and 18.2mm thick. It is made from a fine grained smooth stone which is brown on the surface but cream coloured where it is damaged. The butt of the axe is missing and the edges are damaged. In section it is a rounded oval shape and in plan it tapers from the curved cutting edge towards the butt. There are very narrow straight facets along the sides. This axe was probably made by grinding the stone and it probably fits into Manby's class B. It weighs 65.09g.
Created on: Wednesday 28th January 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 10th July 2012
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BUC-BC1063
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small Neolithic polished axe made from a fine grained, green igneous rock typical of the Lake District. Recent damage to butt end of the axe, and several recent chips on the blade. Possible original flaking on the side of the axe which has been obscured by the more recent damage. Greenish patination. The implement has been extensively knapped and highly polished into a sub-oval shape. The axe is wedge-shaped and the edges of the axe are chamfered and well finished. The axe dates from between circa 3500 BC to 2100 BC.
Created on: Monday 2nd March 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Gayton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-EB6BF4
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Tertiary greensand chert flake, probably dating from the Neolithic to early Bronze Age. The ventral face is convex at the proximal end, becoming concave towards the distal end. The dorsal face has four large flaking scars and rises to form a blunt point towards the proximal end. The flake has a fairly narrow butt and pronounced bulb on the ventral face with clear rippling (though this is obscured slightly by later wear), suggesting that a small, hard hammer was used. There are no signs of further retouch. The chert is orange-brown in colour and coarse grained. It is fairly worn and pit…
Created on: Wednesday 4th March 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Carhampton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: GAT-53CD22
Object type: ROUGHOUT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Conwy
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Neolithic Graig Lwyd roughout found eroding out of a bank. It has been bifacially-worked and has well-defined flake removals. However, it has been subject to erosion for some time and as such all edges are smooth. This axe is unusually big. It has a dark grey patina, particularly on one face. The remainder of the object has a mottled grey/orange/brown appearance.
Created on: Monday 9th March 2009
Last updated: Monday 26th October 2015
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: GAT-53EBD7
Object type: ROUGHOUT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Conwy
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Neolithic Graig Lwyd roughout found eroding out of a bank. It has been bifacially-worked and has well-defined flake removals. However, it has been subject to erosion for some time and as such all edges are smooth The axe has a prominent butt. A dark greyish-brown patina has built up on parts of the object and contrasts with the light brownish-grey colour of the stone.
Created on: Monday 9th March 2009
Last updated: Monday 26th October 2015
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: YORYM-E4F022
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Neolithic stone axe or adze. The tool has been ground to create a smooth implement.
Created on: Thursday 9th April 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bulmer', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-150063
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Neolithic ground and polished stone axe. The axe is 79.44mm long, 85.31mm wide and 24.96mm thick. It has faceted sides which have been deliberately shaped and polished. There is a central notch in the butt. This may be intentionally shaped to aid hafting. There is evidence of use on the cutting edge, with some damage and some use wear. There are also post depositional scratches and some chips. No close parallel has been found because the axe is squatter than most examples. It weighs 378g. The stone is very fine grained and is purple brown in colour.
Created on: Monday 18th May 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 5th February 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SF-3BD8D2
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete polished stone axe of Neolithic date. The stone is a fine grained dark grey stone with a weathered exterior, perhaps containing olivine and possibly from a source in the Lake District, although this is uncertain without further scientific analysis of the stone (pers. comm. Edward Martin, SCCAS). It is oval in shape with a sharp convex cutting edge and a slight notch in the blade, probably the result of post-depositional damage. It has been polished on all surfaces but pecking is still visible on the sides of the axe and there are several linear rust red plough scars on the s…
Created on: Monday 1st June 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Soham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-799F15
Object type: AXEHEAD ROUGHOUT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An almost complete axehead rough-out of later Neolithic date (c. 2500-2100 BC). This rough-out is very long and heavy and has a biconvex cross-section throughout its length. It looks as if, after the stone had been chosen, the knapper started to make the axe, which never went further than the rough-out state. There is no sign of finished or polished edges or surface and the sides taper to a point rather than the vertically knapped edge that finished Langdale axes have. Clearly, the rough-out was discarded before it was finished for unknown reason. The chips missing from the sides…
Created on: Thursday 2nd December 2010
Last updated: Thursday 9th December 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lakes', grid reference and parish protected.