Record ID: LEIC-FBCDFE
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Neolithic stone axe, 59mm long, 44mm at its widest point and 17mm thick with a weight of 102grams. The axe is incomplete and is made from Jadeitite. In plan one side is slightly convex while the other side is fairly straight, with slight facets. The blade is fairly straight and symmetrical and the body has traces fo polishing on each face. Following spectroradiometry by members of the project JADE team in France it was concluded that the axe belongged to the Chelles type and the source of the rock was Northern Italy. only around 120 Alpine axes have been found in Britain and Ire…
Created on: Monday 19th September 2016
Last updated: Thursday 4th May 2017
Spatial data recorded.