Record ID: SWYOR-F66988
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a Neolithic polished stone axe or adze made from a volcanic tuff, probably from the Cumbrian Fells, probably Langdale. Only the butt of the axe survives and it is unusually thin and pointed. The fragment is sub triangular in plan. At the wide end is has a straight edge, a break, but patinated to the same colour as the rest of the object.There are very neat side facets which show that the object must be deliberately made. The pointed end tapers in both thickness and width. A diagonal facet across the very tip may be wear or intentional working. The butt shape perhaps …
Created on: Wednesday 6th June 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 20th March 2013
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Record ID: LIN-F82C62
Object type: POLISHED AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A Neolithic polished stone axehead. The axe is sub-rectangular in plan, being of a form which tapers from the shoulders to the butt. The butt is oval in section, and the sides have been flattened. Both sides are slightly convex approximately one third of the way down from the butt, forming a shallow 'waist'. The blade is curved and still sharp, though a small chip is located to one side. The axe is cream-coloured with flecks of grey lines.
Created on: Friday 25th May 2012
Last updated: Monday 30th April 2018
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Record ID: DYFED-4F0623
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Workflow stage: Published
A polished grey stone axehead, oval in section. It is triangular in shape and has a polished smooth surface. It tapers to a smooth point at the butt-end and tapers on only one side towards the cutting edge. There is slight abrasion at the butt-end point and some worn striations on the tapered face of the cutting edge. On the other side of the edge there is some damage, and reddish brown stone is exposed where bits have flaked off. This damage is possibly indicative of use.
Created on: Thursday 17th May 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 8th May 2018
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Record ID: LON-8DC9F7
Object type: MACE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Published
A Neolithic stone polished, banded perforated object or 'mace-head' dating c. 2,900 - 2,100BC. The mace-head is rectangular in plan with rounded ends and an oval cross-section. There is an hour-glass perforation located approximately one third along its length. The carving of the mace-head has been worked so the natural banding of the stone forms transverse stripes. When the mace-head was discovered it was covered in, as the finder describes it, a limescale concretion which came off as he rubbed his thumb over it. This was probably Thames 'race'. There is a patch of black near the dis…
Created on: Thursday 26th April 2012
Last updated: Friday 9th February 2018
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Record ID: LON-7F3887
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete neolithic ground/polished stone axe. The axe is a flattened hexagon in section, with each ridge polished down towards a pointed oval shape and fully polished on both sides. The axe has suffered from various damage and losses; at the butt there is a recent chip but also an older removal or chip, which has been polished over in antiquity. At other end, the cutting edge has been completely removed in one large fracture and on one face there are two connected surface fractures with unpolished ripple marks within. On the other face the axe has been angled inwards towards the …
Created on: Wednesday 25th April 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 20th March 2013
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Record ID: SWYOR-856181
Object type: MACE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Published
Part of a perforated stone mace head or pebble hammer. It was broken in antiquity irregularly through the shaft hole, which is cylindrical and approximately 12 - 15mm in diameter. The shaft hole has been drilled from each side, meeting about halfway across, with the second bore slightly misaligned. The stone is heavily weathered and pitted, as well as cracked. It is almost lozenge shaped in section and a pointed oval in plan. The stone is probably quartzite and is a light yellow grey colour. An important clue to its age is given by the fact that the shaft hole is drilled and not …
Created on: Friday 13th April 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 10th June 2020
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Record ID: HESH-5FC6A4
Object type: TOMB
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete rectangular fragment of worked white marble, probably from the outside of a mausoleum or tomb structure, of Roman dating (1st to 4th Centuries AD). The fragment consists of a rectangular piece of marble, with three smooth sides and three irregular sides (old breaks where it has broken off from a larger piece of marble). It measures 55.25mm in length, 41.44mm wide and 18.03mm thick. It weighs 99.14 grams. Roger White (University of Birmingham) has identified this as a fragment of marble from the outside of a mausoleum or similar tomb structure. It was found from alo…
Created on: Tuesday 6th March 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 18th June 2013
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Record ID: WMID-0F8192
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A knapped / worked fragment from a possible polished Axehead, of probable Late Neolithic dating (3000 to 2100 BC). The possible axe fragment is sub rectangular in plan, with a sub oval cross section. Approximately 50% of the possible axehead fragment are present, consisting of the blade end. Signs of abrasion / plough roll are present on the majority of the surfaces. The possible axehead fragment measures 53.37mm in length, 43.96mm wide and 18.5mm thick. It weighs 52.8 grams.
Created on: Friday 2nd March 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 7th June 2023
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Record ID: CORN-2997D7
Object type: MULLER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Published
Large granite cobble, used as a complete well-worn muller, oval in plan and plano-convex in profile and in section. The upper surface is convex with some wear and pitting and the base has been ground flat during its use as a muller, and then damaged more recently by the plough, judging by the gashes to the base and side of the stone. The sides also have several facets or shallow concavities due to damage. This is one of a group of cobbles found in the same area, made of various materials, that were used as domestic artefacts such as mullers, rubbers and whetstones. All of these would …
Created on: Monday 20th February 2012
Last updated: Friday 18th January 2013
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Record ID: YORYM-543D87
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete stone axehead of Neolithic date. The axehead is triangular in plan and oval in section with extensive damage along one edge. Both faces are largely smooth and polished however both have numerous chipped and broken areas. The cutting edge of the axe remains largely in tact and is still fairly sharp. The axe is comprised of a grey-green fine-grained siliceous tuff - a sedimentary volcanic rock possibly from the Great Langdale quarries in Cumbria. This stone was most probably chosen for its colour and fineness which allowed it to be highly polished. It is likely that axes…
Created on: Friday 10th February 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 26th March 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bridlington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-530EF3
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete stone axehead of Neolithic date. The axehead is sub-oval in both plan and section with extensive damage to one side. One face is smooth and polished while the other has lost much of its original surface due to damage resulting in a rough irregular appearance. The cutting edge of the axe is still fairly sharp with two small damaged notches to either side. The axe is comprised of a grey-green fine-grained siliceous tuff - a sedimentary volcanic rock possibly from the Great Langdale quarries in Cumbria. This stone was most probably chosen for its colour and fineness which…
Created on: Friday 10th February 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 26th March 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bridlington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-151206
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete stone axehead of Neolithic date. The axehead is oval in section with narrow and flattened sides. One face is smooth and polished while the other has a large indentation an two patches which have been scraped. The wear around the edges of this area suggest the damage is old. The axe is comprised of a grey-green fine-grained siliceous tuff - a sedimentary volcanic rock possibly from the Great Langdale quarries in Cumbria. This stone was most probably chosen for its colour and fineness which allowed it to be highly polished. It is likely that axes such as this were high s…
Created on: Tuesday 7th February 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 26th March 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bridlington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-0408E5
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a Late Iron Age to Early Roman Puddingstone beehive quern dating to c.1st Century BC - c.1st Century AD.
Created on: Friday 13th January 2012
Last updated: Monday 16th December 2013
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Record ID: WILT-D801D3
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
A possible fragment of Neolithic polished axehead, the fabric of which is possibly a greenstone with micaceous or quartz inclusions. It measures 55.69x57.40x23.84mm and weighs 72.4g. The object is broken on all edges with one polished face, showing a fault line and a line of iron staining/ residue. The curvature of the object seems possibly a little too round for an axehead, and Ciorstaidh Hayward Trevarthen comments (from images only) that in this case it could possibly be part of a broken macehead. Dr Kevin Leahy also suspects that this is not a axehead as its section lacks sym…
Created on: Wednesday 11th January 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 6th May 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Malmesbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-D754E4
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Neolithic (3500-2100 BC) fine-grain probable greenstone Polished Axehead with damage at the butt end, measuring 118.12mm in length, 53.18mm max.width (cutting end), 30.68mm min.width (damaged butt end), 31.95 max.thickness (centre) and weighing 263.06g. The axehead is rather rectangular in shape with gently flaring sides towards the cutting edge, which has a very shallow curve. The sides of the axe have been polished flat, max.7mm high at the middle of the axe and narrowing to either end on one side while having a more-or-less constant 7mm height on the other. The …
Created on: Wednesday 11th January 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 6th May 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Luckington', grid reference and parish protected.