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.