Record ID: NARC-E6CDBD
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete flint Axehead of Early Neolithic date (3500-2500 BC). The lithic is sub-rectangular in plan, long and narrow with a slightly wider blade end. The lithic is bi-convex in section creating an ovate cross. Both surfaces have covering scaled flaking with the exception of the blade end which has a long-polished section running approximately 1/3 of the length of the object.  The butt end has been blunted and is slightly rounded with a long smooth negative scar extending on one side approximately 1/4 of the length of the object. There is a shallow negative scar on the blad…
Created on: Tuesday 16th April 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd April 2024
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Record ID: SUR-E67C13
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint axehead of Neolithic date, 133mm in length, struck from a mottled grey flint and bifacially worked. The axehead is symmetrical on two axes and has a lenticular cross section, flaring smoothly to a rounded cutting edge 58.7mm wide. There is a large area of damage to the front edge which may be post depositional in origin. There are no areas of polishing. A patch of white cortex is retained at the centre of one face.
Created on: Tuesday 16th April 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 16th April 2024
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Record ID: SUR-EA0F16
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment comprising the butt end of a flint axehead of Neolithic date, 108.5mm in length, made from a pale brown flint which has been bifacially worked and tapers to a rounded end. The axehead has a lenticular cross section and has broken across the middle. There is no evidence of polishing.
Created on: Thursday 4th April 2024
Last updated: Friday 5th April 2024
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Record ID: YORYM-84D77D
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete knapped stone axehead of late Neolithic date, c. 2700 - 2300 BC.  The axehead is formed of a coarse brown stone. It is sub-ovate in plan; narrower at the butt end with sides which widen to the crescentic cutting edge. The axe has a humped profile and an irregular oval cross section. The surface of one side is pitted. The axehead is 81.2mm long, 44.6mm wide, 22.1mm thick and weighs 92.5g. It is impossible to source axes such as these without a detailed petrological analysis of the rock. This would allow the original source of the rock to be established.
Created on: Monday 18th March 2024
Last updated: Friday 5th April 2024
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Record ID: DOR-E033B8
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint axehead. A flaked axehead. Made on a nodule of pale grey-brown flint, now patinated to matt off-white and with iron staining along the flake ridges. Flaked on both faces from the edges, butt and cutting edge. All the cortex has been removed. The side edges are largely straight. It has a wide, slightly convex, cutting edge formed by flake removals from the edge into the body of the axehead. The axe tapers to the butt and has a lentoid cross section. There is some slight damage to the butt. Date: Neolithic - c. 4000 to 2350 BC Dimensions: 118 mm x 60 mm x 27&n…
Created on: Tuesday 27th February 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 28th February 2024
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Record ID: NMS-B880B5
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Neolithic part-polished, thin butted axe, of lightly patinated light grey flint with a band of darker flint to the butt, the pale buff coloured parts are the slightly coarser inclusions within the flint, one face is streaked with rusty iron scrapes from agricultural machinery, all flake scars appear to be soft hammer struck and nearly all the flakes terminate without hinges to the dorsal face, the ventral face is slightly coarser and exhibits many fine step/hinge terminations to the flakes, this is not unusual with bifaces. The axe itself is in good condition save for some recent damag…
Created on: Tuesday 13th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 13th February 2024
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Record ID: NMS-253946
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete ground and polished axehead, of patinated mottled flint, now a light brown colour with rusty iron streaks to both faces from contact with agricultural machinery, the few remaining visible flake scars now patinated a slightly darker shade of the same. The cutting edge is only slightly curved and asymmetrical in shape, this is likely to be intentional or the result of regrinding this edge over time, only one recent chip to the otherwise still sharp cutting edge, this is much darker than the original surfaces. The lateral edges are sharply faceted and are almost straight fro…
Created on: Tuesday 6th February 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 7th February 2024
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Record ID: NMS-24F387
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete part-polished axehead, of light and mid-grey flint with the remaining visible flake scars now patinated a sandy orange colour. All flakes are well knapped with only a few light hinge/step terminations as would be expected with an axe, the sub-semicircular cutting edge is entirely polished and without recent damage, still sharp, the high points to the flake scars to the body of the axe are also extensively polished, though not entirely ground smooth, the lateral edges are neatly rounded, not facetted, even the butt has had the edges ground and rounded off. A good example. …
Created on: Tuesday 6th February 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 7th February 2024
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Record ID: CORN-289DE3
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A pair of relatively worn greenstone axeheads, of probable late Neolithic - early Bronze Age date. Likely made from blue Elvan.  The larger is the blade half of an axe-head, and the smaller is the blade end of a possible Group 1 adzehead. Greenstones axe or adze heads were commonplace during the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods in Cornwall.  'Greenstone' is actually a general archaeological term, rather than meaning a specific stone. It is commonly used to refer to any green-hued minerals that were used during the Prehistoric, to make tools, jewellery etc.…
Created on: Thursday 25th January 2024
Last updated: Thursday 7th March 2024
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Record ID: SUSS-3F5216
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An almost complete Neolithic flint polished axehead dating c. 4000-2200 BC. The axehead has a lenticular cross section with flake removals evident on both faces, but the surface appears only partially polished. Partial polished surfaces remain on both sides, on the lower face near the cutting edge on one side; and only on a narrow strip running up the centre on the opposing face. There is battering damage on the cutting edge which is completely missing, the remaining surfaces are covered in flake removals with worn arises and red staining on both sides.&n…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd January 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd January 2024
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Record ID: SOM-1B9EFA
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete polished flint axehead dating to the Neolithic period, c. 4000 BC to 2351 BC. Only the cutting edge of the axehead survives and is D-shaped in plan and ovate in section. The cutting edge is noticably sharp. The axehead is made of a light and dark brown mottled flint, and there is a hinge fracture to the front of the axehead. There is also a separate flake taken off the reverse side of the axehead, it is inclear if this is a use break or deliberate break. The polished surface has been visibly worn by natural causes likely during later movement of …
Created on: Thursday 7th December 2023
Last updated: Monday 18th December 2023
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Record ID: BUC-9C959C
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Late Neolithic polished stone axehead, dating from c. 3300-2200 BC. The object is broken, and only the narrower end remains. The axehead is a faceted shape in cross section. The break is worn. The surface has a rough feeling to touch, and is a green colour with patches of brown. It measures 74.6mm in length, 46.4mm at maximum width, 18.5mm in thickness and weighs 108g.
Created on: Friday 1st December 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 14th February 2024
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Record ID: DOR-9C5D42
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete ground and polished stone axehead. Cornish Group I. The surfaces are heavily weathered and quite rough. It has a transverse break across the body and only about half of the axehead remains.The cutting edge is not present. It tapers gently to a slightly rounded and asymmetrical butt. One side has a slight ridge, the other is faceted. It has an elliptical cross section. Date: Neolithic - c. 4000 - 2350 BC Dimensions: 95 mm x 56 mm x 31 mm Weight: 263 g Mik Markham carried out a macro examination of the material of the axehead and noted the following: The material…
Created on: Friday 1st December 2023
Last updated: Saturday 2nd December 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-A3F764
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Bradford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A stone axehead made from epidotized tuff stone, probably sourced in Langdale,  and dating from the Neolithic Period, 4000 BC - 2350 BC. It is flaked and partially polished. The axe has a rounded and polished cutting edge. The sides taper to the square butt. It has a pointed oval cross-section with significant damage to the sides. One face appears to have been polished for the full length, but the other is bulbous towards the butt and may not have been completely polished. The axe is 122mm long, 53.6mm wide and 19.9mm thick. 150.5g. Being found in a r…
Created on: Tuesday 7th November 2023
Last updated: Friday 8th December 2023
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Record ID: SF-8DA279
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Neolithic finely worked polished stone axehead. It is an elongated sub-triangular shape and oval in cross-section, with straight slightly outwards curving sides, a narrow, rounded butt and a blade end that curves outwards only very slightly. It is composed of a coarse-grained basic intrusive rock that has probably undergone metamorphism, speckled white and blue-grey in colour. There is a patch of orange-brown straining on one face. It survives in good condition with only a small amount of damage to the butt end. Dr Emily Banfield (pers. com.) kindly comments …
Created on: Wednesday 25th October 2023
Last updated: Monday 8th January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tostock', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: GAT-7F39C1
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Gwynedd
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A near complete probable polished stone axehead dating from the Neolithic period. The axe is sub-rectangular in plan, oval in cross section. The axehead tapers outwards with slightly convex sides from the narrower butt to the curving cutting edge. The butt of the axe may be slightly truncated. Both faces of the axe have been polished as evident from the smooth surface of the stone as well as visible markings on the faces. There are chippings present on the stone, as well as what appear to be natural grooves and irregularities in the surface. The two nearest axe sources within the …
Created on: Thursday 12th October 2023
Last updated: Thursday 12th October 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barmouth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-5E3C1C
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Neolithic flaked axe head, c.4000-2300 BC. This axehead is made from cream-coloured flint or chert with some iron staining. There are no patches of cortex remaining. The shape is asymmetrical, with one long edge slightly more bulbous than the other, which is straight. In profile, the axe is reasonably similar and balanced. It is very similar in shape to DOR-3F1ECB. The sides appear unfinished and have some post-depositional damage. It is possible that this axehead was to be ground and polished, as it is missing the finer flakes that refine these edges.
Created on: Monday 4th September 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 27th September 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-0E941E
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete and damaged polished stone axehead of Neolithic date, 4000 - 2200 BC. The axe has a narrow btt with is trunctaed by a break. The sides are straight and flaring to the convex cutting edge, making the axe broadly triangular in plan. It is an irregular pointed oval in cross-section, and more lozenge shaped in cross-section at the break. The surface of the axe is flaked but many of these removals are probably later damage, as there are small areas of the polished surface surviving at the cutting end on both faces. The axe may only have been polished at the cutting end. The st…
Created on: Monday 7th August 2023
Last updated: Sunday 20th August 2023
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Record ID: SUR-8F6A5F
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete flint axehead of Neolithic date, 146.6mm in length, struck from an orange brown flint. The axehead has a lenticular cross section up to 37mm thick and tapers in width from 71.4mm at the front end to 19.7mm at the butt. Flaked removals are evident on both sides, but the surface appears only partially polished. One face has a large hinge-fractured removal struck from the front end which probably represents damage from use. The front edge is also lopsided with battering damage on the cutting edge, as well as removal scars from re-sharpening to prolong its lifetime of …
Created on: Thursday 20th July 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 17th January 2024
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Record ID: LVPL-0859A4
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete stone axehead dating to the Neolithic to early Bronze Age period (c.3500-2500). The object survives as the cutting edge only, the butt end terminates in a clear stright cut across the body. The object is miniature in size. It has a sub-reactangular shape with curved end and it sub-triangular in section as the thickness narrows towards the edge of the cutting edge. The cutting edge is curved and thin, one corner survives intact and curves outwards, the opposite corner is worn. The object is composed of a pale cream stone and has a worn, abraded surface. Dimensions: Lengt…
Created on: Wednesday 7th June 2023
Last updated: Friday 9th June 2023
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