Record ID: YORYM-BC4391
Object type: POLISHED AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete stone axehead of Neolithic date, c. BC 3500-1200. The axe is pointed oval in cross-section with lateral facets (flattened upper and lower edges). It tapers towards one of the edges which terminates with a narrower, abraded and chipped butt. The wider cutting edge is missing with a worn break and a sub-oval fracture extetending into the body of the axe. The surfaces are smooth and polished, with some chips and edges missing, which is likely to be caused by post-depositional damage. The axehead is 111.55mm long, 57.46mm wide, 30.66mm thic…
Created on: Thursday 2nd February 2023
Last updated: Thursday 7th March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Scarborough Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-C410F3
Object type: POLISHED AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dudley
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete fragment of a probable polished stone axehead, dating to the Neolithic period (length: 83mm; width: 37.2mm; thickness: 14.9mm; weight: 63.92g). This probable artefact appears to have been made of an igneous rock, possible dolerite. There are various recent scratches on the polished surface.
Created on: Monday 7th March 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WMID-C27B18
Object type: POLISHED AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dudley
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete polished stone axe, dating to the Neolithic period ( length: 75.3mm; width: 37.9mm; thickness: 21.1mm; weight: 82.06g). This finely grained stone could be sandstone or siltstone, as it also has a soft texture. There are various recent scratch marks on the surface, but no extensive evidence of use, posibly indicating that the artefact may not have been used.
Created on: Monday 7th March 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WMID-8582F5
Object type: POLISHED AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pecked and ground coarse stone axe. Neolithic (-3500BC - 2100BC). Mass: 332g, length: 134mm, width: 54mm, thickness: 37mm. Cutting edge at one end. Sub-circular sectioned, tapering butt (Type 5 in "Typology, materials, and distribution of flint and stone axes in Yorkshire", T G Manby, 1988, p.65). Coarse grey/blue surface. A flake has been lost from the butt, exposing a blue/grey surface with brown edges.
Created on: Friday 27th February 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 7th June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Uttoxeter Rural CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-F1D2CD
Object type: POLISHED AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete polished axehead, of Neolithic dating (c. 3300 BC to c. 2200 BC) The polished axehead has been made from a soft sedimentary stone, and it now exhibits a weathered surface. It is sub triangular in shape, with a pointed oval cross ection. The blade and the butt are incomplete, leaving the cutting edge in complete. Some flakes have been removed from the sides and the blade. It measures 155.0 mm in length, with a maximum width of 60.0 mm at the blade, and a minimum width of 22.0 mm at the butt. It is 28.6 mm thick. It weighs 297.3 g. The axehead is a mid grey colour, with …
Created on: Thursday 27th August 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 7th June 2023
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Record ID: WMID-B70CE7
Object type: POLISHED AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A near complete Neolithic polished stone axe/axehead, dating to c. 4000 - 2200 BC. The axehead is formed from a fine grained volcanic tuff, possibly from Langdale although it is not as fine grained as other examples.  It is impossible to say for certain without petrological analysis of the rock. The axe is a pointed oval shape in plan with a wide crescent shaped cutting edge. All the knapping scars have been removed through polishing. The butt end is incomplete and has a small section missing. The cutting edge is also damaged, there is a large semi-circular missing…
Created on: Monday 22nd May 2023
Last updated: Monday 3rd July 2023
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Record ID: WILT-81B427
Object type: POLISHED AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Almost complete Neolithic flint polished axehead, with a chip to the butt end resulting in the loss of one corner. It is c.130mm in length and tapers from c.20mm wide at the butt end to 49mm at the cutting edge. Its maximum thickness is 26mm. The axehead is orangey-brown in colour with light milky patination. The surface of the axe is not entirely smooth - there a number of chips flanking the sides of the body (?since manufacture). A large piece of flint has been gouged from one of the faces - the flint below is rather more orange than brown with little patination, suggesting this happ…
Created on: Thursday 10th June 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WILT-C7A2C7
Object type: POLISHED AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A group of three Neolithic polished axeheads found within several hundred metres of each other. One is complete, the other two are incomplete and consist of the cutting edges only. 1 : 113x 51(max width cutting edge) x29mm, weighs 297.11g, butt end 39mm wide, 13mm thick. Petrolologists report says "We do not get many of these. It is an epidiorite similar to Group I but with no aguite present, the ferromagnesian mineral being hornblende only, which has completely replaced the original pyroxene. There are small patches of feldspar that have been altered to sericite 2 : Incomplete length …
Created on: Thursday 18th November 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WILT-193A14
Object type: POLISHED AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Butt end of a Neolithic polished axehead, the entire surface of which is very light grey/ white in colour, as is the section, suggesting the break was ancient although it appears fresh. Measures 110x62max.x39.5max.mm. The butt end is narrower at 45mm wide and 4mm thick. Weighs 275g (to nearest 5g).
Created on: Friday 11th March 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 27th September 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Durnford', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: WILT-6001F3
Object type: POLISHED AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Neolithic polished axehead, badly chipped and showing some iron staining. The flint is 95% patinated, except for one patch which is a transluscent grey. Its incomplete length is 112mm, its width 52mm at the broken end and narrowing to 40mm in width at the other. It weighs 242.46g and is max 32mm thick. Polished axeheads are sometimes thought of as ritual items, although some have clearly been used and this one looks like it has had a rough time of it!
Created on: Friday 19th August 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 27th September 2016
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Record ID: WILT-2C018C
Object type: POLISHED AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete polished flint axehead, probably dating to c. 4,000-2,400 BC. The axehead is missing both the butt-end and cutting edge, both lost to irregular, patinated breaks. Both sides of the axehead have been polished to create a regular facet, while both faces are convex, createing a sub-rectangular cross section. The flint has patinated white, with some areas of orange iron staining. Length 68.7mm; Width 36.1mm; thickness 19.3mm; weight 61.08g.
Created on: Monday 18th November 2019
Last updated: Monday 18th November 2019
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Record ID: WILT-C88C09
Object type: POLISHED AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete polished Early Neolithic flint axehead dating to c. 4000-3000 BC.  The flint is a mottled light cream/grey and has been polished all over apart from the edges where there are remains of retouch.  The axehead is long, straight in plan with a clear edge and butt end.  In section at the centre point the axehead is a pointed oval.  Retouch:  Extent: long; Type: scaled; Angle: crossed abrupt. There is some later damage at one end. Length 123.4mm, maximum width 37.3mm, maximum thickness 23.8mm.  Weight: 140 grams.&n…
Created on: Monday 27th February 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 8th November 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-AC5EF7
Object type: POLISHED AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Early Neolithic polished stone axehead or possibly an adze. The tool is incomplete (the butt has broken away) and has been ground so that the surface is smooth. The width of the axehead/adze is unusually narrow and it may have been ground for reuse or used as a small adze. The blade edge is complete and is sharp. The stone is a bluish grey colour and is likely to be Langdale stone - known as greenstone. The greenstone comes from the intrusion of a narrow vein of tuff in the volcanic rocks of Great Langdale in Cumbria. The stone was suitable for making highly polished axes as well as r…
Created on: Thursday 22nd December 2005
Last updated: Monday 30th April 2018
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Record ID: SUSS-2081D5
Object type: POLISHED AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A nearly complete polished Neolithic stone axehead (c.3500 - 2351 BC). The axe is an elongated piriform shape in plan with a crescentic cutting edge, and an elliptical profile. It has been finely polished overall but has suffered later modification resulting in a fractured and uneven surface; the butt of the axe has a moderate removal, with extensive removals on both surfaces of the axe at the crescentic cutting edge. Additional moderate retouch is visible along the mesial edges of one surface. The axe has a fine light grey to white colour overall. The axe measures 146.8mm in lengt…
Created on: Monday 18th February 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 30th July 2019
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Record ID: SUSS-D4C246
Object type: POLISHED AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Neolithic polished flint axehead. The axehead has been severely damaged, with numerous flakes having been removed from the polished surface so that only part remains. Of the axehead, only the cutting end remains, with the bulk of the object lost. It is possible that the axehead has been reused at a later date to provide flakes. The axehead is oval in cross section. It tapers sharply from its original width to a triangular butt that has been created through knapping the object down. Length: 71.39mm Width: 56.5mm Thickness: 26.35mm Weight: 108.5g
Created on: Sunday 11th June 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 25th June 2019
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Record ID: SUSS-D12D11
Object type: POLISHED AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Neolithic polished flint axehead dating c. 4000-2200 BC. The blade section is missing from the axehead which has an uneven diagonal break across the body. The axehead is lenticular in cross-section and side profile, with one almost straight long edge and the opposing one gently convex. Both faces are badly plough damaged with many large surface chips, but the surviving edges are intact with some damage to the butt end. The flint is of a mid-grey colour pale grey patches and the polished surfaces have a light milky covering of re-cortification. Measurements: le…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd November 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 24th November 2021
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Record ID: SUR-118527
Object type: POLISHED AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The blade end of a Neolithic ground or polished flint axe made from mottled grey flint.
Created on: Friday 20th January 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: SUR-BDB518
Object type: POLISHED AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Published
The blade end of a large Neolithic polished axe made from light grey mottled flint. The blade is well ground, rounded and smooth and has a flake scar on one side.
Created on: Friday 17th March 2017
Last updated: Monday 30th April 2018
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Record ID: SUR-389306
Object type: POLISHED AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small bifaciall- worked and sharply tapering Neolithic flint axe measuring 102mm. The axe is polished from the blade to the butt. There is a prominent triangular facet on one blade face. The axe is manufactured from a mottled light grey flint now somewhat iron-stained.
Created on: Monday 11th July 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 6th September 2016
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Record ID: SUR-D373BB
Object type: POLISHED AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete polished hardstone axehead of Neolithic date. The axehead is 123.6mm in length and 61.3mm wide, with a lenticular side profile and an oval cross section 37mm thick. The butt is rounded and the sides flare slightly towards the blade end before narrowing into the curved cutting edge. One face demonstrates damage from weathering, whilst the other side remains smooth with visible striations from polishing. This suggests that the axehead has spent considerable time partially buried in riverbed sediment with only one face exposed to the moving water. The axehead is made from…
Created on: Tuesday 12th July 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 12th July 2022
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