2024-03-28T09:58:48+00:00https://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/jsonhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/xmlhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/rsshttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/atomhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/kmlhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/geojsonhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/qrcodehttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results11204County of Herefordshire1Unitary AuthorityKnapped/flakedNEOLITHIC1Metal detectoraxe.jpg389041930Centred on fieldGood134031NE25Unitary AuthorityCertain4LVPL38904Restricted Accessx143372634761632.7County of Herefordshire108372015-11-03T13:55:31ZReturned to finderWest MidlandsCirca
An almost complete unpolished flaked axe of Neolithic date and of Scandinavian type. The object has a convex cutting edge and straight parallel sides which taper to a squared off butt end. The cutting edge measures 64mm in width and is 3mm thick. A large oval flake has been removed from one face just above the cutting edge in recent times and is likely due to plough damage. Each face of the object has been worked with flaking.
The flaked sides taper evenly towards the butt end which is rectangular in cross-section. The butt end measures 25.5mm in width and is 22mm thick. The butt end has also been worked and is flaked with one area of recent damage where a flake has been removed revealing a mid-grey colour beneath the toffee brown patina.
The axe has a mottled mid-toffee brown patina and is in very good condition.
The object is unusual being a Scandinavian type and it therefore cannot be certain whether this was an ancient or an antiquarian loss. As is usual for axes this axe was a single find and there are no other finds to place it in context.
Dimensions: 140mm in length, 64mm in width, 25mm thick (at the mid-point of the object), 32.7g.
Vanessa Oakden14010DinedorLVPL-8BAAD7749234Scandinavian1NEOLITHICAXEHEADRestricted Accessfinds-749234116410LVPL-8B9CEACompletex14337images/voakden/1539071PAS5638B9CE001AD642015-11-03T13:42:38ZCertainx1433741930-01-01T00:00:00Z19Regional importance1940-01-01T00:00:00Z2NEOLITHICFlint41426NE1Circa9http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/NEOLITHICCertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:06:58.5Z