Record ID: WILT-CC24F5
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete Neolithic polished flint axehead (4000 BC-2100 BC). This axehead is narrow and slender. It is pointed oval in plan and side view. The upper half has been flaked on both sides and the lower half is polished. It is possible that the axehead was originally polished overall and may have been remodelled by flaking over the polished area. In plan and side view, the polished part tapers inwards towards the evenly curved cutting edge. Each side of the polished part has been flattened by polishing. This implement is mottled light grey and off-white The axehead is 103.65m…
Created on: Tuesday 27th August 2013
Last updated: Thursday 6th February 2014
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