Record ID: LVPL-8B9CEA
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
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 e…
Created on: Tuesday 3rd November 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd November 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dinedor', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-21A416
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete polished stone axe dating from the Neolithic period, about 4000 BC - 2200 BC. Only the cutting end survives. It is made from polished tan coloured fine grained stone. It is sub-rectangular in plan and is faceted in cross-section. There is edge damage on the curved convex cutting edge and a large damaged area near the break, probably from plough damage. It is 78.7mm long, 58.9mm wide and 25.7mm thick. 190g. Kevin Leahy (National Finds Advisor) adds that the cracking and crazing visible in the images may suggest that the axe has been burnt. Also, the side facets suggest…
Created on: Tuesday 12th May 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd September 2015
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HAMP-06CEC1
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Late Neolithic (2500-2100 BC) flint polished axehead (or perhaps adze), with damage to the cutting edge and broken some distance before the butt end. It is rectangular in shape although with a pronounced curve, visible in both edges (one concave, one convex). It is pointed oval in cross-section and at the break measures 35.27x15.30mm. At the cutting edge it measures 39.62x9.07mm. The axehead is 67.81mm in length and weighs 66g. The axehead has been polished behind the cutting edge on both faces, although the cutting edge itself is missing due to damage. Behind, flake r…
Created on: Thursday 5th December 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 29th April 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Buriton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NARC-607736
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Neolithic flint axe.
Created on: Monday 11th June 2012
Last updated: Thursday 21st May 2015
Spatial data recorded.